CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.A.2
The standard
Count forward beginning from a given number within the known sequence (instead of having to begin at 1).
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics · Counting and Cardinality
What this standard means
Students need to start counting from a number other than 1 and keep the count going in the right order. For kindergarten, this usually means hearing or seeing a number like 6, then saying 7, 8, 9, 10, and so on within the range they know.
Mastery looks like quick, confident counting on from different starting numbers, not reciting only from 1. Students often get stuck because the count sequence is memorized as one long song. If they lose the rhythm, they may restart at 1 or skip numbers after teen numbers.
Ways to teach it
- Hands-on activity: Give students number cards 1 to 20, have them pick one, stand on it, and count forward while stepping to the next cards.
- Prompt: Ask, "If I say 8, what numbers come next? How do you know without starting at 1?"
- Quick assessment: Point to a number on a 1 to 20 chart and ask each student to count five numbers forward.
- Real-world connection: During line-up, name a student's spot number, then have the class count forward from that spot to the end of the line.
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Related standards
- CCSS.Math.Content.1.NBT.A.1
Count to 120, starting at any number less than 120. In this range, read and write numerals and represent a number of objects with a written numeral.
- CCSS.Math.Content.1.NBT.A
Extend the counting sequence.
- CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.A
Know number names and the count sequence.
- CCSS.Math.Content.2.NBT.A.2
Count within 1000; skip-count by 5s, 10s, and 100s.