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6.A.ECa

Count with understanding and recognize “how many” in small sets up to 5.

The House Project

The House Project

Project Approach, Project Examples
Helping Children Take Surveys

Helping Children Take Surveys

Lesson Planning in the Context of Projects, Project Approach
All About Gardens

All About Gardens

Project Approach, Project Guides
Investigating Wheels

Investigating Wheels

Project Approach, Project Guides
Going Camping

Going Camping

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Where the Chick Came From

Where the Chick Came From

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Observing Chickens on the Playground

Observing Chickens on the Playground

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Counting Crackers

Counting Crackers

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Counting Chickens

Counting Chickens

Benchmark Videos, Videos
Counting Up, Down, and All Around!

Counting Up, Down, and All Around!

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Math and the Project Approach

Math and the Project Approach

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
children counting candy

Path to Math: Word Problems for Preschoolers

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Path to Math: More Word Problems for Preschoolers

Path to Math: More Word Problems for Preschoolers

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
number toys

Path to Math: More Numbers

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Path to Math: Beginning Numbers

Path to Math: Beginning Numbers

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
number toys

Learning Math Through Games

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Math

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Math

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets

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