How do you teach counting by 5's and 10's? Any cute songs or games to make learning this fun?! I am working

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with a small group children with special needs. Any ideas are welcomed. Thanks!

Answer 1

Jack Hartmann has  a CD that does counting by 5's and 10's.  His stuff is great!!

http://www.jackhartmann.com/math.htm

Answer 2

I would use a "One hundreds" chart. Have them point to each of the numbers. Pointing (including tactile/Sensory) will help them to remember the numbers. I'm not 100% sure that they are called "one hundreds" charts, but do you know what I'm talking about? It's a square that has all the "10's" on the left side, and counts to one hundred. Anyways....I would also try making it into a rhythm (I don't know any specific songs) and you could even have them clap in between or slap their knees between numbers. Ex. - five (slap knees) ten (stomp feet), fifteen (slap knees) twenty (stomp feet). Anything that involves all of their senses will help them remember better.

Answer 3

My son is working one counting by ones, twos,fives, and tens. So I copied the hundreds chart 4 times. I colored all the squares on the first one. Then on the next one just the twos, etc. Then I took a file folder and glued one on each side. Then I lamanted it. Now he has a cute little folder that he can use to count with. He really enjoys it. Coloring the squares helps him see what number comes next without getting frustrated. Hope this helps.

Answer 4

I found that because of my child's interest in money that learning to count by 5's (nickels) and 10's (dimes) had more meaning for him and he quickly picked it up.

I've used the following for skip counting.

*  Hap Palmer has a CD out there called Can Cockatoos Count by Two's- that song in particular covers skip counting by more ways than 2s.

*  Adding movement- clap hands, slap thighs.

*  Adding musical instruments-  I have had children some children quietly shake maracas for four beats and on the fifth beat everyone "yells" 5 (or the next number in the sequence) and plays their instrument.  It sometimes helps to "whisper" 1-2-3-4 and then yell 5, whisper 6,7,8,9 and yell 10.  Etc.

*  Bouncing and rolling balls.  One child says the first number in the sequence and rolls to their partner and they say the second number in the sequence.

*  I've created train tracks or other theme related pictures with chalk on the pavement and wrote or had the children write the numbers in the sequence and we jumped and said the words.  A fun one is an icecream cone.  In the cone write 5s and in each scoop at the next number in the sequence.

*  Provide textured numbers in the sequence so they can touch them as they say them.  Writing the numbers in sand/salt in the correct order.  You can make a child-friendly number line to help the child by adding some kangaroo clip art and creating a dashed line up and around each number to represent a kangaroo jumping.

*  I've also used a laminated (or in a sheet protector) hundreds chart and had them circle the numbers in the sequence.  On the same note, I've created a "play sheet" where the numbers are all there except for the numerals that I'm focusing on and they could either write the number or add a numeral manipuative.  For example I would have boxes with 1,2,3,4 and leave the 5th box empty.  Then they go back and point to each of the numerals they wrote and say the numbers in order.

Good luck!