Counting accurately

In math, the students have been practicing counting accurately and practicing different strategies to count accurately.  One way is to "count and scoot" where they physically move each object to a different spot as they count to indicate that the object has been counted.  Another strategy is to "count and touch" which is good for items that are printed on paper that can't be moved.  For small quantities, we can count and touch with our fingers, but for larger amounts, we practice counting and putting a mark on each object once it is counted.

Here are some pictures of some partner work around counting accurately.  Each team (pair of children) had numbers 6-10 and a paper full of pumpkins to cut out and place accurately above the numbers.  It was more challenging than they thought the task would be!