Tally Marks!

We have been working hard to review our Kindergarten math concepts.  Right now, the kiddos are working on representing numbers in several ways.  We have talked about showing a number using pictures, number words, addition and subtraction sentences, and tally marks.  To help us remember how to draw and read tally marks, we learned this chant:

1,2,3,4, number 5 shuts the door!
6,7,8,9, number 10 draws the line!

Here we are hard at work, using craft sticks to represent numbers in tally marks.

Along with this skill, we are practicing counting by 2's, 5's and 10's.  Be sure to let your Firstie show off their counting skills at home!  They have been working hard.