Compare Groups by Counting Math Games

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In this series of games, your students will learn to identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group. The Count Objects learning objective — based on CCSS and state standards — delivers improved student engagement and academic performance in your classroom, as demonstrated by research. This learning objective directly references K.CC.C.6 as written in the common core national math standards.

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Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group. Use matching and counting strategies. Include groups with up to ten objects.

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Jelly Flavorhills Estimated Duration: 10 minutes The player plays as a colorful, flavorful jelly bouncing down Jelly Flavor Hills! Find power ups and collect seeds and answer questions to gain new flavors and colors!

Number Play - Ten Estimated Duration: 10 minutes Explore one-to-one correspondence between the number of objects in the play area with its ordinal value. Explore different representations of a number in its written, oral, and numerical symbolic forms in English and a second language of or your choice. Organize groups into interesting sizes, and then, without changing the number of objects, create new groups to reinforce conservation of cardinality. All of this within 10!

Number Play - Twenty Estimated Duration: 10 minutes Explore one-to-one correspondence between the number of objects in the play area with its ordinal value. Explore different representations of a number in its written, oral, and numerical symbolic forms in English and a second language of or your choice. Organize groups into interesting sizes, and then, without changing the number of objects, create new groups to reinforce conservation of cardinality. All of this within 20!

Number Play - Game Estimated Duration: 10 minutes Challenge yourself with counting to identify how many objects are on the screen. Do this with the objects always on the screen, or with a quick look to test out your subitizing skills.

Number Play - Lab Estimated Duration: 10 minutes Use this interactive whiteboard to feely explore numbers up to 20 in your own way, without feedback. Combine different objects types, practice addition or subtraction, or create ten-frames to reinforce efficient grouping methods.

Counting Stars Estimated Duration: 5 minutes Twinkle Stars have been dropped by Mathling Santa, and it will soon be day and they cannot be up in the sky still! Mathling Santa's helper needs to do his best to count all the stars to return them back to Santa. In this game by Zapzapmath, students will learn how to count up to 20 using Stars.

Counting Quest Estimated Duration: 5 minutes Today we are going to work on our counting! Count to answer "how many?" questions about as many as 20 things arranged in a line, a rectangular array, or a circle, or as many as 10 things in a scattered configuration; given a number from 1-20, count out that many objects.

Magical Forest Deluxe Estimated Duration: 15 minutes Find yourself in a magical forest full of treasures and adventures. Collect coins and berries, answer questions, earn points! Good luck!

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