How many?

How did you see it?

What did you notice that helped you figure out how many?

Note: Students may notice how many paint colors in part of the image and work together to determine how many in the whole image. You can ask: How did working in parts help us figure out how many altogether?

K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6+

Seeing mathematics in the world

Attending to and using structure

Connecting quantity and number

Thinking in equal groups

Connecting area and multiplicative thinking