Place value within 100 - Counting to 100 - Presentation

In this comprehensive lesson on place value and counting to 100, students build upon their existing knowledge of counting to 50 and explore various strategies to count more efficiently. The lesson begins with a discussion on the previous strategy used for counting to 50, setting the stage for the day's learning objective. To reinforce their understanding, students engage in a series of activities that involve practical applications of counting and representing numbers. They are tasked with counting objects such as cubes and monkeys, using ten frames and counters to represent their quantities, and determining the most efficient ways to count them. The lesson emphasizes the importance of grouping objects, particularly in tens, to simplify the counting process.

The lesson plan includes interactive counting exercises using a 100 square grid, where students practice counting forwards and backwards from various starting points, enhancing their fluency in number sequencing. Additional activities challenge students to identify and correct mistakes in number sequences, fostering their reasoning skills. For independent work, students are encouraged to represent pictures with ten frames and use the 100 square grid to find numbers that fall between given pairs. The lesson also includes problem-solving scenarios where students must spot and discuss potential errors in hypothetical homework assignments, further developing their critical thinking and understanding of place value within the context of counting to 100.