A Counting Game
See how many groups of 10 you can make!
Goal:
Goal:
Let's play a sorting and counting game to help with this concept.
RULES: You are only allowed to use the words from one to ten when you count. You are not allowed to use words like eleven, thirteen, twenty, etc.
MATERIALS: You can play this with a partner or team. If you don't have someone to play with, just practice on your own. Each player should get a pile of counters (beans, pennies, candies, or some other small objects). You should have at least 30 total counters. Divide them evenly among players.
PLAY: Each player takes one counter from their own pile and adds it to the center of the table. As you place a counter, say the total number of objects. You can only say the number in groups of tens and ones. For example, eleven is said as "ten and one," twelve is said as "ten and two," twenty is "two tens," twenty-five is "two tens and five," and so on. Whenever a whole ten is made, those ten counters are bundled together into its own pile. Click through the slideshow to see how this works. Then try it!
RULES: You are only allowed to use the words from one to ten when you count. You are not allowed to use words like eleven, thirteen, twenty, etc.
MATERIALS: You can play this with a partner or team. If you don't have someone to play with, just practice on your own. Each player should get a pile of counters (beans, pennies, candies, or some other small objects). You should have at least 30 total counters. Divide them evenly among players.
PLAY: Each player takes one counter from their own pile and adds it to the center of the table. As you place a counter, say the total number of objects. You can only say the number in groups of tens and ones. For example, eleven is said as "ten and one," twelve is said as "ten and two," twenty is "two tens," twenty-five is "two tens and five," and so on. Whenever a whole ten is made, those ten counters are bundled together into its own pile. Click through the slideshow to see how this works. Then try it!
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The first person says "1" one.
The next person says "2" ones.
The next person says "3" ones.
The next person says "4" ones.
The next person says "5" ones.
The next person says "6" ones.
The next person says "7" ones.
The next person says "8" ones.
The next person says "9" ones.
The next person says "1" ten.
The next person says "1" ten and "1" one.
Continue on with the game until you've used at least 30 counters. |
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Question
How many piles of ten would there be if you had 50 counters on the table?
There would be 5 piles of counters, so 5 tens.