Wyoming Math K.CC.4a

MathKindergartenCounting and Cardinality

The Standard

Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality. Use one-to-one correspondence when counting objects.

2023 Wyoming Mathematics Content and Performance Standards · Count to tell the number of objects.

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students touch or move each object as they say one number word. After counting, they tell how many objects are in the group.
What Mastery Looks Like: Given seven scattered buttons, a student moves them one at a time while counting aloud, without skipping or repeating one. When asked how many, they say seven without starting over.
Common Misconceptions: Students may say number words faster than they touch objects, leaving some uncounted. They may count an object twice or start over when asked how many there are.
How to Assess It: Scatter six counters and say, "Move each counter onto this paper as you count. How many counters are there?"

Lesson moves

Give students eight cubes and an egg carton; have them place one cube in each cup while counting aloud, then name the total.
Show six stickers on a card and ask students to explain how they could count without missing or repeating one.
Play Count and Cover: students roll a dot die, move that many buttons onto a mat one at a time, and name the total.
Set out five cups at snack time; ask a student to touch and count each cup, then bring that many napkins.

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