Counting to 10. By the end of the year, children should be able to count to 100. 

Counting objects to tell how many there are. 

Comparing two groups of objects to tell which group, if either, has more (Group size of up to 20).

Understanding which of two written numbers between 1 and 10 is greater (6 is greater than 2). 

Acting out addition and subtraction word problems. Drawing pictures to show and solve the problems. For example, four children are standing in a row when two walk away. How many children are left?

Adding with a sum of 10 or less. Subtraction from a number 10 or less. 

Adding and subtracting very small numbers quickly and accurately (3+1).

Gather small similar items to create a “counting collection”. Have your child count the items out loud. (“One raisin. Two raisins.”) You can use any small object you have at home. 

Ask your child “how many?” questions. (“How many raisins are in this pile? How many in that pile?”) Keep the amounts fairly small, inside the range of counting words your child can say in order. 

Split the collection into two groups to ask greater than/ less than/ equal to questions. (“Are there more raisins in this group or that one?”)

Ask your child to count objects into piles of 10 objects. Begin by asking your child to practice rote counting to 10, and then from 10 to 20. Then practice counting by 10 to 100 (10, 20, 30…100).