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
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Start with a number named by the teacher and say the numbers that follow. Keep the sequence in order without going back to 1.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can begin at different numbers within the practiced range and continue in order. The student does not need to count from 1 first.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may restart at 1 when given another starting number. They may repeat the starting number, skip a number, or mix up teen numbers.
How to Assess It
- Give this oral exit prompt: “Start at 8 and say the next six numbers.” Note whether the student continues without returning to 1.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give students number cards and have them build a six-card counting chain that begins with a card you choose.
Ask partners, “If we start at 12, what comes next, and how do you know without counting from 1?”
Play a circle game where students pass a beanbag and say the next number, beginning with a teacher-chosen number.
Number pretend bus seats, then have students call the seat numbers in order starting from any occupied seat.
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Where This Standard Sits
Before This Standard
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What This Unlocks
Mastery here sets students up for these next.
- CCSS.Math.Content.2.NBT.A.2
Counting on from any starting number supports extending the number sequence and recognizing skip-count patterns within 1000.
- CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.5
Counting on for addition requires starting the count at an addend and continuing the number sequence accurately.
- CCSS.Math.Content.1.NBT.A.1
Counting on from a given number is required to count to 120 starting from any number less than 120.
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