Kindergarten · Week 1 of 36 · Math
Count 1–5 with one-to-one touch counting
1. Hook
- Tap Read the lesson aloud (or a grown-up reads).
- Look at the pictures. Follow the numbered steps.
- Do the tap-and-try lab on this page. Do not skip it.
- Fill the short answers with a grown-up nearby.
- Do the quiz. Then teach it back in your own words.
You are at home on a computer or tablet. Everything you need is on this page.
Line up 5 toys. Touch each one and say a number. What number do you say last?
Then: lab → guided → quiz → teach it back. The lab is the lesson, not a decoration.
2. Teach
Today we learn: Count 1–5 with one-to-one touch counting.
Standards alignment: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC (domain-level; works with any state’s standards)
STEM this week is Count 1–5 with one-to-one touch counting: try it, then check a second way.
- Say one number for each object you touch.
- The last number you say tells how many.
- Counting order is always 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Put toys in a line. Touch the first toy and say 1. Touch the next and say 2. Never skip a toy and never touch one twice.
When you finish, the last number is the total. If you said 4 last, there are 4 toys.
Moving each toy to the side as you count helps you not count it twice.
- Put 3 blocks in a row.
- Touch block 1: say "one."
- Touch block 2: say "two."
- Touch block 3: say "three."
- The last number is 3, so there are 3 blocks.
Count 4 spoons, then 5 socks, then 2 cups. Touch and move each one. Say how many.
Saying numbers faster than you touch, so the count is too big. One touch, one number.
You count to know how many plates to set or how many cookies to share.
No classroom teacher today — this page is the lesson. A grown-up sits nearby. Model once, wait 10–20 seconds, then let the child try.
Try it — this is the game
Tap, move, listen. This is the experiment. Then we quiz what you just did.
Play & explore
Hands-on practice for this lesson. Your progress saves automatically.
Your work — type it here
Type the answer. Then tap Check my work. This is the assignment — not optional reading.
3. Guided practice
Try these with me — type the missing word, then check.
Reveal the thinking
Touch each one once and say one number. The last number is how many.
4. Independent practice
Work the set. Check when finished — this is practice (mastery quiz is next).
5. Mastery check
Scored quiz — results save to your gradebook.
Show the math — don't only tap a letter
The lab is the worked example you can move. Then the quiz checks that you own Count 1–5 with one-to-one touch counting.
A grown-up sits nearby. This page is the teacher. A grown-up sits nearby. This page is the teacher.
6. Reflection / teach-back
Teach-back: Explain Count 1–5 with one-to-one touch counting in your own words. Give one example and name the usual mistake.