EARLY COUNTING AND GROUPING
PROBLEM ANSWERS AND VARIATIONS.
Early Counting and
Grouping 1
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(3 4 5 6 etc)
(Change the start number and allow children to solve again!)
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(6 5 4 3 etc)
(Change the start number and allow children to solve again!)
Early Counting and
Grouping 4
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(7) (Change the number and allow children to solve again!)
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(7) (Change the number and allow children to solve again!)
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(4, 4 comes after 3 and before 5)
(Change the numbers and the missing number and allow children to solve again!)
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(4) (Change the number of stickers and allow children to solve again!)
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(4) (Change the number of dots and allow children to solve again!)
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(5) (Change the number of dots and allow children to solve again!)
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(3 fingers, 3 pencils, 3 dogs, etc)
Early Counting and
Grouping 5
Early Counting and
Grouping 6
(Change the number and allow children to solve again!)
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or 3 or 4 in each etc)
(Change the items and allow children to solve again!)
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(5 – 5 dots, 5 flowers, 5 triangles)
(Change the number and allow children to solve again!)
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Early Counting and
Grouping 7
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(1) (Change the start number and allow children to solve again!)
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(1) (Change the start number and allow children to solve again!)
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(5) (Change the number and allow children to solve again!)
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(1) (Change the start number and allow children to solve again!)
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(1) (Change the number and allow children to solve again!)
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(5) (Change the number and allow children to solve again!)
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(4) (Change the start number and allow children to solve again!)
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(1) (Change the number and allow children to solve again!)
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Video (i)
Early Counting and
Grouping 7
Video (ii)
Early Counting and
Grouping 8
Video (i)
Early Counting and
Grouping 8
Video (ii)
Early Counting and
Grouping 9
etc )
(Change the number and allow children to solve again!)
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(Change the number and allow children to solve again!)
Early Counting and
Grouping 10
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(Any number that could reasonably held in 1 hand, possibly up to 10)
(Change the item and allow children to solve again!)
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(Yes, children estimate there are more than 4 pencils)
(Change the number of children and the number of pencils and allow children to solve again!)
Early Counting and
Grouping 11
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(Children select different combinations of 2)
(Change the number of stickers and allow children to solve again!)
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(Children select different combinations of 3)
(Change the number of dots and allow children to solve again!)
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(Children select different combinations of 4)
(Change the number of dots and allow children to solve again!)
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Early Counting and
Grouping 12
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(1 and 6, 2 and 5, 3 and 4) (Change the number and allow children to solve again!)
(4 and 4) (Change the number of apples and the number of bowls and allow children to solve again!)
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(1 and 6, 2 and 5, 3 and 4) (Change the number and allow children to solve again!)
(4 and 4) (Change the number of apples and the number of bowls and allow children to solve again!)
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(Lola 1 and April 6, Lola 2 and April 5, Lola 3 and April 4) (Change the number and allow children to solve again!)
(1 and 8, 2 and 6, 3 and 5) (Change the number of apples and the number of bowls and allow children to solve
again!)
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(3 and 4 is 7) (Change the number of shells and allow children to solve again!)
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(3 and 4 is 7) (Change the number chairs and allow children to solve again!)
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(3 and 2 is 5) (Change the number goals and allow children to solve again!)
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(5 and 3 is 8) (Change the number of children and allow children to solve again!)
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(4) (Change the number of shells and allow children to solve again!)
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(4) (Change the number of chairs and allow children to solve again!)
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(3) (Change the number of chairs and allow children to solve again!)
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(3) (Change the number of goals and allow children to solve again!)
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(2) (Change the number of children and allow children to solve again!)
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(2) (Change the numbers of blocks and allow children to solve again!)
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(3) (Change the numbers of boys and girls and allow children to solve again!)
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(2) (Change the numbers of shells and allow children to solve again!)
Video 1
Early Counting and
Grouping 12
Video 2
Early Counting and
Grouping 12
Video 3
Early Counting and
Grouping 13
Early Counting and
Grouping 14
Early Counting and
Grouping 15
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