Addition within 10 using concrete and pictorial strategies (K.OA.A.1, K.OA.A.5)
Exercise Difficulty 1 ~1 min math.gK.s.ex_07

Build And Count

Prompt

Put 4 yellow counters on the rug. Now put 3 red counters next to them. Count them ALL. How many in all?

M-K-S-EX-07-A Manipulative Physical / non-image

Photo of 4 yellow and 3 red two-color counters on a rug, separated by a small gap, before being combined and counted.

How it's presented
mode manipulative
Answer criteria
type numeric
value
7
Hints
  1. Count slowly — 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
  2. Touch each counter as you say the number.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Counts only the new counters (3)
  • Skips a counter and gets 6
Used in lessons