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reSolve: Skip Counting: How Many Birds?

This lesson explores counting large groups and building skip-counting strategies. Students use their own strategies to work out how many birds are in a picture. They are then encouraged to consider efficient counting strategies and to recount the collection by grouping birds and using skip-counting strategies. The lesson is outlined in detail including curriculum links, vocabulary, materials needed, sample answers, discussion points, extension activities and student resources such as handouts. This sequence is part of the reSolve: Mathematics by Inquiry program.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 1
Audience	Teacher
Purpose	Teaching resource
Format	Downloadable resources
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches	Mathematics investigation
Keywords	positive, skip counting, counting, integers
Curriculum alignment
Curriculum connections	Numeracy
Strand and focus	Number, Build understanding, Apply understanding
Topics	Operating with number
AC: Mathematics content descriptions	ACMNA012 Develop confidence with number sequences to and from 100 by ones from any starting point. Skip count by twos, fives and tens starting from zero
National numeracy learning progression	Quantifying numbers - QuN2 Number patterns and algebraic thinking - NPA1
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Organisation	reSolve Maths by Inquiry
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