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Session 3 of 8
Counting What
We Find! 🔢
Today we count the objects in our sorted groups.
We write the number AND draw dots to show how many!
🔍 Data Science for Young Minds · Grade 1
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Our Plan
What We Will Do Today
- 🎯 Can you catch the teacher's counting mistake?
- ☝️ Learn to count one-to-one — touch each one!
- ⚫ Draw dots to show how many
- 🗂️ Count our sorted groups
- 🐸 Brain break — count with our bodies!
- ✏️ Write the number and draw dots on our worksheet
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Watch Carefully!
Did I Count Right? 🕵️
Your teacher is counting some objects out loud right now.
Listen carefully. Did the teacher count right?
Put your hand up if you hear a mistake! ✋
Counting carefully matters — a mistake changes the number!
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Lesson 1
Count One at a Time ☝️
Touch each object. Say one number for each one.
Touch ☝️ → Say a number 🗣️ → Move to next one
Never skip one. Never count one twice!
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Lesson 1
Write the Total 🔢
When you finish counting, the last number you said is the total.
5
There are FIVE objects in this group.
Write the number on your worksheet. That is how many are in the group!
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Lesson 2
Draw Dots to Show How Many ⚫
One dot = one object. Draw a dot for EACH object you counted.
Count your dots to check! Do they match the number you wrote? ✅
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Lesson 2
Why Draw Dots? 🤔
Dots are a picture of how many things there are.
Number alone
4
You have to know what "4" means
Number + dots
4
You can SEE it and check it!
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Activity Time!
Count Your Groups! 🗂️
Get your sorted groups from today. For EACH group:
- ☝️ Touch each object and count out loud
- 🔢 Write the total number on your worksheet
- ⚫ Draw that many dots in the dot box
- ✅ Count the dots to check!
- 🔁 Repeat for every group
⏱ You have 10 minutes. Go slowly — careful counting is better than fast counting!
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Counting Helper
Tips for Counting Right 💡
- ☝️ Touch each object as you count — use your finger!
- 📐 Move each counted object to a separate pile
- 🔁 It is ALWAYS okay to count again to check
- 📝 Write the number right after you finish
- ⚫ Draw one dot at a time — don't rush!
There is no prize for going fast! Slow and careful is the right way. 🐢✨
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🐸
Brain Break — Count with Your Body!
Your teacher will call a number.
Do that many jumps — count out loud as you go!
Jump 5! Clap 3! Stomp 7! 🦘
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Debrief
What Did Your Numbers Say? 🔢
- Which group had the most objects?
- Which group had the fewest objects?
- Did counting a different way change your total?
- Did your dots match your number?
Numbers tell us how many. That is data! 📊
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Worksheet Time
Write and Draw ✏️
On your worksheet for each group:
- 🏷️ Write the group name
- 🔢 Write the total number
- ⚫ Draw dots — one dot for each object
- ✅ Check: do your dots match your number?
You can draw dots in a row or a circle — any way that helps you count them! 😊
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Words We Learned
Our New Words 📚
Count 🔢
Say one number for each object as you touch it
Total ✅
The number you end up with after counting all the objects
How many ❓
The question we ask to find the total
Number 🔢
The word and symbol that tells how many (1, 2, 3…)
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Share!
Tell Us One Number! 🗣️
"How many were in your biggest group?"
You can:
- 🗣️ Say the number out loud
- ✋ Hold up that many fingers
- ✏️ Show your worksheet
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Amazing Work! 🎉
Session 3 Done! ⭐
- ✅ We counted objects in sorted groups
- ✅ We touched each one — one number at a time
- ✅ We wrote the total number
- ✅ We drew dots to show and check our count
🔮 Next time — Session 4: We will ask the whole class a YES or NO question and record the answers! 🙋