Choral Counting

What is Choral Counting?

Choral Counting is a routine in which students count orally by a given number as the teacher records the count on the board. After counting, the students are asked to look at the chart of numbers and answer the question - "What patterns do you notice?" Using different colored markers, each pattern is recorded as it is noticed. The purpose of a choral count is not only to practice rote counting, but also to engage students in reasoning, predicting, looking for patterns, and justifying what they notice in the count.  

Key Features of Choral Counting

• Students count together

• Teacher records the number sequence in a pre-planned, organized manner

• Count far enough to notice repetitions/patterns

• Students share what they notice

• Facilitate conversation to push student thinking

Auto generate a count sequence using this GeoGebra tool.

(You can project the tool or screenshot the final count to use while you write the numbers on the board or chart paper.)