Student Instructions
Today you will be completing Counting On Trains to practice the counting on strategy. Your goal is to play for 5-10 minutes and complete as many trains as you can!
You will need 10 connecting cubes that are the same color, and 5 that are a second color. (Total of 15 cubes)
1. Click button to start.
2. Spin the spinner by pressing ▶️ play then
pause button. Build a train of connecting cubes that is as long as the number you spun using one color.
3. Using your second color, build a train that is 2 cubes long.
4. Put your trains together.
5. Show your work by taking a
photo, or using the
highlighter, or using the digital connection cubes on the
page.
6. Write the number sentence to match your cubes below your model using the
,
, or
tool.
7. Say the entire fact aloud with the answer.
8. Work for 5-10 minutes. Duplicate the train
page if needed.
9. On the last
page, click the
microphone and read each fact aloud with the answer. If you are not sure of the answer share your thinking. You may use any tool to show your work.
10. Click
the check to submit your work.
Teacher Notes (not visible to students)
Based on John SanGiovanni's Mastering the Basic Facts