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This page provides examples of Counting Workstations aligned with Texas Math Standards, NCTM early math guidelines and research by the US Math Recovery Council. The stages align with the Early Childhood Assessment in Mathematics (ECAM) and the Numeration Continuum. These workstations can be used by teachers or parents to support students' progress within a stage, or to facilitate movement to the next stage on the ECAM continuum. There are also, Numeration Workstations , Addition and Subtraction Workstations, Multiplication Workstations, and Division WorkstationsFor more information on using workstations as an ongoing routine to develop math fluency in Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade classrooms see here. Note that all counting supports structuring which leads to Addition and Subtraction. Being able to count forwards and backwards from any given number without prompts, stress counting, songs or gimmicks is the foundation of all math understanding.
Stage A: AVMR FNWS Level 0 to 1, BNWS Level 0 to 1, NID Level 0 to 1, Structuring Level 0-1
These children are just beginning to learn the ‘counting by ones’ sequence. They can recite small sections of the counting sequence. When counting objects, they are just beginning to coordinate one object with each number name.
Next Steps:
- Recite the counting sequence beyond ten
- Coordinate counting objects with number names to at least ten
- Use materials to make sets to show a given number less than ten
Possible workstations :
Google Slides and Jam Boards:
Stage B: AVMR FNWS Level 2 to 3, NID Level 1 to 2, Structuring Level
These children are confident counting to ten. They can recite the counting sequence beyond ten, coordinate counting objects with number names to at least ten and can use materials to show a given number less than ten.
Next Steps:
- Develop proficiency in counting more than 20 objects
- Oral count by ones to at least thirty
Possible workstations :
Google Slides and Jam Boards:
Addition within 20 using Frames Jam Board
Number Strips 8 - 20 (extend range built in) Jam Board
Stage C: AVMR FNWS Level 4 to 5, BNWS Level 0 to 1, NID Level 2 to 3
These children are proficient at counting objects by ones. They know the counting sequence to at least thirty and can coordinate counting objects with number names beyond twenty.
Next Steps:
- Count forward by ones within 100
- Count backwards by ones from ten
Stage D: AVMR FNWS Level to 1 (extending the range to Level 2,3,4) , BNWS Level 1 to 2, NID Level 2 to 3
These children can mentally manipulate the ‘counting by ones’ sequence. They can start the counting sequence at numbers other than one, and count on by ones.
Next Steps:
- Count forward by tens, fives, and twos
- Count backwards by ones from twenty
Stage E: AVMR Add & Subtraction Construct 3 to 4, FNWS & BNWS Level 4 to 5, NID Level 2 to 3 or 3 to 4
These children are beginning to count in various intervals (skip count). They can skip count forward by twos, fives and tens. They can count backward by ones from twenty.
Next Steps:
- Crossing over to Composite thinking
- Skip count by fives and tens from any 2-digit number
- Count backward by ones from any 2-digit number
- Count backward by tens from decade numbers
- Count mixed collections of coins within one dollar
Possible workstations :
Google Slides and Jam Boards:
Stage F: AVMR Add & Subtraction Construct 3 to 4, FNWS & BNWS Level 4 to 5 , NID Level 2 to 3 or 3 to 4
These children are proficient with counting in various intervals. They can skip count by various numbers, and can count by fives and tens starting at any number. They can count backward by ones from larger numbers.
Next Steps:
- Skip count forwards and backwards by ones, tens, and hundreds from any 3-digit number
- Count mixed collections of coins greater than one dollar
Possible workstations :
Continue Coin Scoop (with mixed collections greater than $1.00)
Google Slides and Jam Boards:
Stage G: AVMR Add & Subtraction Construct 3 to 4, FNWS & BNWS Level 4 to 5, NID Level 2 to 3 or 3 to 4
These children fluently count through and across hundreds. They can count forwards and backwards by ones, tens and hundreds within 1,000 starting at any number. They use many skip counting sequences.
Possible workstations :
(encourage students to group objects in collection by 3's, 4's, 6's, 7's, 8's, and 9's to further develop skip counting by various numbers)
*AVMR - Add+Vanced Math Recovery, FNWS - Forward Number Word Sequence, BNWS- Backward Number Word Sequence, NID- Number Identification
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