Can you count to 100 by ones? Can you count to 100 by tens?How can we count to 100 in different ways? What patterns can we find in the numbers?

Activity(pick one):

1. Make you own counting chain

   1. Provide students with a piece of string & beads and have them count to 100. Student will do this out loud touching each bead as they go.

2. Use the number chart

   1. Use a number chart that goes to 100 and have each student point and count out loud.

Open ended question:

What patterns did you notice when counting to 100?

Activity(Pick One):

1. Number-line Jump

   1. Large number line on the floor with students jumping from 10-20, 20-30, etc.

2. Counting Groups

   1. Sets of ten objects(blocks/beads) up to 100 in groups and have the students point and count out loud.

Open ended question:

How does counting by tens make counting to 100 easier? Can you find another way to group objects to count to 100?

Activity(Pick one):

1. Mixed Counting Game

   1. A game where students each get a dice. If they roll a one they count forward by ones. If they roll a two they count forward by tens. They do this all the way to 100. Could be done individually or in pairs.

2. Number Match

   1. Provide Students with number cards from 1-100 and ask them to arrange them in a sequence. Challenge them to find all the multiples of tens.

Open ended question:

Can you create a picture that shows the different ways to count to 100 using both ones and tens? How did you decide when to count by ones and when to count by tens?