Counting for Unit 1

As we begin our first math unit: "Counting with Friends" we will focus on counting, recognizing numbers, and 1-to-1 correspondence. 
Students need to be able to: 

• count by 1's to 100
• count by 10's to 100
• Start at any given number and count up by 1's (i.e. "start at 4 and count up")
• write numbers 0-20 in order (some reversals are okay, like a backwards 2, these are developmental, but when writing double digit numbers like, "12", students cannot write "21" and say "12".)
• count objects out loud up to 20
• tell what is 1 more or 1 less than a given number 
• sort by color and tell how many groups there are and how many are in each group

These skills are on going throughout the year, but are expected to be mastered prior to 1st grade. Please work on these skills at home, too!