Parent guide · Kindergarten Math · Unit 2

Lesson 2.2 Writing 6 to 10

Written for the parent. Read the Say this lines aloud as they are, or in your own words. Answers for you are marked Listen for.

At a glance

Time: 5 sessions of 15–20 minutes
Goal: Write the numerals 6 to 10. Know that 10 is a 1 and a 0.
You need: Counters (dried beans, buttons or pebbles)
A ten-frame (printables pack)
Pencil and crayons
Print: Worksheet A · Worksheet B · the lesson page (it also has a short video (7:57))

Steps

Warm-up
Do this: Ask these out loud. Your child answers out loud; no paper needed.
- Ask: “What number comes just after 3?” Listen for: 4
- Ask: “What number comes just after 4?” Listen for: 5
- Ask: “What number comes just after 8?” Listen for: 9
- Ask: “What number comes just before 5?” Listen for: 4
- Ask: “What number comes just before 1?” Listen for: 0
Teach the new idea
Say this: “Ten is the first number we write with two digits: a 1 and a 0.”
Say this: “Six starts at the top and curls down into a ball; nine is a ball with a straight back.”
Say this: “Ten: the number after nine, written 10.”
Show how
Show: How many? Count and write the number.
$10 dots$
Say this: “Touch each one and count: 1, 2, 3, … 10.”
Answer: 10
Show: Fill in the missing number: 7, 8, ___, 10
Say this: “The numbers go up by 1 each time.”
Say this: “8 + 1 = 9”
Answer: 9
Practice together
Do this: Your child does these with you. Let them try first; help only after a real try.
Ask: How many? Count and write the number.
$7 dots$
Listen for: 7
If stuck: Touch each one and count: 1, 2, 3, … 7.
Ask: How many? Count and write the number.
$6 dots$
Listen for: 6
If stuck: Touch each one and count: 1, 2, 3, … 6.
Ask: How many? Count and write the number.
$8 dots$
Listen for: 8
If stuck: Touch each one and count: 1, 2, 3, … 8.
7 more practice items on the lesson page, and on Worksheet A and Worksheet B.
Watch for
- Mixing up 6 and 9. Six has its ball on the bottom; nine has its ball on top.
Game: Ten-Frame Flash
Fill a ten-frame with buttons, show it for three seconds, then cover it. Your child says how many. Five-and-some-more patterns become quick.
Narration
Say this: “Tell me what you learned today. Show me with your hands or the counters if you like.”
Listen for: Write the numerals 6 to 10.; Know that 10 is a 1 and a 0.
Daily habit
Count to 20 aloud. Then hold up fingers for a number and have your child say it without counting.

Spread over the week

5 sessions of 15–20 minutes. Stop while it is still going well.

Session 1. Warm-up, then teach the new idea (steps 1 and 2).
Session 2. Warm-up again, then show how with the examples.
Session 3. Practice together, then play the game.
Session 4. More practice on the worksheet, and the daily habit.
Session 5. Quick check: narration and a few practice items. Move on when it is mostly right.