Counting in Tens - Powerpoint

Designed for Year 1 students, the "Counting in Tens" teaching resource provides a series of worksheets and PowerPoint slides aimed at enhancing understanding of number and place value, particularly through multiplication and division. The materials prompt students to calculate the total number of items such as sweets, socks, apples, fish, pencils, and grapes by counting in tens. Each question sets a scenario with a specific number of items in a group and asks how many groups there are in total. For example, if there are 10 sweets in each jar and there are 3 jars, students will calculate that there are 30 sweets altogether. This method of counting in tens is applied across various examples to reinforce the concept.

The resource further challenges students with scenarios where a character named Dolly requires a certain number of items. Students must determine how many groups of ten she needs to reach her desired total. For instance, if Dolly wants 20 fish and there are 10 fish in each bowl, students work out that she needs 2 bowls. Additional exercises involve counting in tens on a hundred square grid, starting from different numbers, and shading the numbers that Dolly would say. This activity helps students to observe patterns in numbers when counting in tens, such as the tens digit increasing by one with each new number, while the ones digit remains the same. These exercises aim to build a foundational understanding of counting in tens, a key skill in early mathematics education.