Tens and hundreds · Ages 7–8
Counting 136 objects?
Does your child recount a big pile and get three different numbers? This free printable offers another way to count: groups of ten, then of a hundred, with pasta, cups and bags.
Download the printable (PDF, 2 pages)US Letter size. Print single-sided, at 100% (actual size). Black and white is fine.
Page 1, for you
- Why they lose track when recounting a big pile.
- The key idea, in a simple diagram: groups of ten and of a hundred.
- What each digit of 136 is worth, and what the zero does.
- The materials and two activities to do at home.
- Three questions to ask instead of correcting.
- A quick check, a few days later.
Page 2, for your child
- Predict, sort, count, check, explain.
- A second number, 206, to understand the zero.
- A family challenge.
- Labels to cut out: 100 for the bags, 10 for the cups.
Our videos for parents
This printable goes with the “Counting 136 objects without losing track” episode of “Understand the concept,” our video series for parents. Watch the episode on Ludip’s YouTube channel.
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