Number Sense - Counting

Skip Counting by Tens in the Clothing Store


Students explore pretend play at a clothing store, practicing counting by tens and using ten-dollar bills in a fun, hands-on way.

In This Lesson

Through pretend play at the clothing store, the student will learn to count by tens and practice using ten-dollar bills.


Activity Prep

  • Download & print the PDF below

  • Scissors (*Please help with scissors as needed.)

  • Ten-dollar cards from the previous lesson

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How to Play

Number of Players: 

  • 1 - 2 Shoppers (co-op)

  • Teacher as the cashier

Setup: 

  1. Download and print the PDF.

  2. Cut out the item cards.

  3. The cashier will display all the item cards on the table.

  4. The shoppers will start with at least 10 ten-dollar bills each.

Playing: 

  1. Take on the roles of shoppers and the cashier.

  2. The shoppers will select ONE item card as if they are shopping.

  3. The shoppers will bring the item card to the cashier to pay.

  4. The cashier will tell them the total cost.

  5. The shoppers must pay with the correct number of ten-dollar cards while counting aloud.

  6. Feel free to switch roles.


 

Common Core

  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.A.1 (Count to 100 by ones and by tens.)

  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.A.2 (Count forward beginning from a given number within the known sequence (instead of having to begin at 1).

  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.B.4 (Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.)

  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.NBT.A.1 (Compose and decompose numbers from 11 to 19 into ten ones and some further ones, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record each composition or decomposition by a drawing or equation (such as 18 = 10 + 8); understand that these numbers are composed of ten ones and one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine ones.)


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