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 Applied Math Level 1

 Counting is when you account for the total number of things. There are several activities one can do to learn to count. Using everyday items as manipulatives can help students see and experience basic math concepts. A teaching approach might be using manipulatives such as dice, cards, marbles, geometric shapes, Lego blocks, checkers, dominoes, etc, as part of games. 

 Several activities can help one learn to count. Using everyday items as manipulatives can help students see and experience basic math concepts. A teaching approach might be using manipulatives such as dice, cards, marbles, geometric shapes, Lego blocks, checkers, dominoes, etc., as part of games. 

• Counting Up to 12 Items

• Counting What's Left

• Counting Up to 12 Items Continued

• Count by 2's and 5's

• Counting by 2's

• Counting by 5's

• Count by 2's and 5's Continued

• Count by 10's and 12's

• Counting Bigger Amounts

• Counting by 10's

• Dozens

• Counting by Dozens

• Count by 10's and 12's Continued

• Rearranging

• Counting Continued

Here are some engaging hands-on activities to teach Applied Math to adults, focusing on counting concepts, along with materials for each:

Counting Up to 12 Items

• Activity: Provide participants with small objects (e.g., buttons, beans, or blocks) and ask them to count up to 12 items. Use visual aids like number cards to reinforce counting.

• Materials:

  • Small objects (buttons, beans, blocks).

  • Number cards.

  • Containers for sorting.

Counting What's Left

• Activity: Present a scenario where participants start with a certain number of items and remove some. Ask them to count what's left.

• Materials:

  • Small objects.

  • Worksheets with subtraction scenarios.

  • Pens.

Count by 2's and 5's

• Activity: Provide participants with grouped items (e.g., pairs of socks or stacks of coins) and ask them to count by 2's and 5's.

• Materials:

  • Pairs of items (socks, coins).

  • Counting charts.

  • Markers.

Counting by 10's and 12's

• Activity: Use larger groups of items (e.g., bundles of pencils or eggs in dozens) and ask participants to count by 10's and 12's.

• Materials:

  • Bundles of pencils or eggs.

  • Counting charts.

  • Markers.

Counting Bigger Amounts

• Activity: Provide participants with larger collections of items and ask them to count using grouping strategies (e.g., grouping by 10's or dozens).

• Materials:

  • Large collections of items (e.g., beads, blocks).

  • Containers for grouping.

  • Worksheets.

Rearranging

• Activity: Ask participants to rearrange items into different groupings (e.g., rows, stacks) and count them in each arrangement.

• Materials:

  • Small objects.

  • Sorting trays.

  • Markers.

Counting Continued

• Activity: Combine all counting methods into a single exercise. Participants count items using different strategies (e.g., by 2's, 5's, 10's, and dozens) and compare results.

• Materials:

  • Mixed collections of items.

  • Counting charts.

  • Pens and markers.

These activities are designed to make learning applied math interactive and practical.