How many?

How many?

pennies dimes and nickles

For Teachers

Ask

How many?

How do you know?

How do you see it?

Grades

K, 1, 2

Extend

After the class has discussed the questions above, you can extend this activity by providing students with a collection of dice and posing the following question:

How could moving the dice help you to count? Roll a group of dice and see what ways of grouping or arranging the dice help you to count the dots.