1st grade counting
lesson plan ...(please print out)
Goal
Have children or child recognize the digits 1-10. Zero is
not a difficult concept to grasp but it will be left
to 1st grade counting lesson plan #2.
Basics
What is base 10 math? Answer: Numbers 0-9 (or 1-10).
What are the order that the first 10 numbers come in?
Answer: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
Print out for each math
student
1 A
2 AB
3 ABC
4 ABCD
5 ABCDE
6 ABCDEF
7 ABCDEFG
8 ABCDEFGH
9 ABCDEFGHI
10 ABCDEFGHIJ
Have children associate each letter of the
alphabet with a finger.
Ideas:
Write the number AND the letter on a bandaid and wrap each one around a finger.
Put the number and the letter on household or classroom objects such as "A" AND
"1" on a single apple, "2" AND "B" on two balls, etc.