Taking a hands-on approach to learning math, a group of learners engaged in an interactive counting collections activity. The lesson began with a demonstration of different counting strategies, showing students various ways to organize and tally numbers. Inspired by these methods, they worked in pairs to sort through their own collections — ranging from buttons to cubes — and determine the total count.
Each pair was challenged to find at least three different ways to count their items, using strategies such as grouping by tens, tallying and breaking numbers into smaller parts. As they tested out their methods, discussions unfolded about efficiency, accuracy and patterns in numbers.
The excitement grew as the students shared their results on the whiteboard, explaining their approaches and final totals. By exploring multiple strategies and engaging in peer discussions, they strengthened their understanding of numbers while developing problem-solving and collaboration skills.
