Counting Bugs

Unit designed by Christy McBee Smith,

Gordon County School System, 2006

Standards Addressed:MKN1: Students will connect numerals to the quantities they

represent. a. Count a number of objects up to 30.MKP1: Students will solve problems that arise in

mathematics and in other contexts. b. With the use of manipulatives, solve routine word problems

related to all appropriate kindergarten math standards.MKP5: Students will create and use pictures, manipulatives,

models, and symbols to organize, record, and communicate mathematical ideas.

Stepwise Instructional Task WorksheetEarly Elementary Mathematics Numbers: Bugs

Insect handheld stamps created by hot gluing

wooden pegs to the backs of flat stamps

Colored dots placed where students need to stamp their insects.

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Number stickers on picture to help students identify and/or match numbers.