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Grade 1 · Math · Unit 9 of 10

Quick Counting

See a number at a glance and count on.

What your child practises

Practises seeing small amounts at a glance on dice and ten frames, and counting on from a starting number instead of counting everything again.

Nunavut Curriculum approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Number · naming familiar arrangements of 1 to 10 dots, and counting on

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practise.

  1. Know small groups at a glance.
  2. To count on, start with the bigger number.
  3. Say the next numbers: 5, then 6, 7, 8.

Example: Start at 5. Count on 3. Where do you land? Say 5. Count on: 6, 7, 8. You land on 8. Answer: 8

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Look at a dice face with 4 dots in the corners. How many?

    • 5
    • 3
    • 4

  2. Question 2

    A ten frame has a full top row and 2 on the bottom. How many?

    • 6
    • 7
    • 5

  3. Question 3

    A ten frame has 1 empty space. How many dots?

    • 9
    • 1
    • 8

  4. Question 4

    Start at 4. Count on 2 more. Where do you land?

    • 7
    • 5
    • 6

  5. Question 5

    Count on from 9 with 1 more. What number is it?

    • 11
    • 8
    • 10

  6. Question 6

    Which is faster for 6 and 2: count all from 1, or start at 6?

    • count only to 2
    • count all from 1 to 8
    • start at 6 and count on 2

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