Construction Site Counting: Cones, Bricks, and Trucks

Give each thing just one number as you count.

One number for each

Write one number for each thing. Start at 1. Go in order.

Count the orange cones.

cone cone cone cone

Count the red bricks. Some numbers are already written.

brick 1 brick 2 brick brick 4 brick brick

Mia already counted 5 shovels. She points at 3 more shovels, one at a time. Write the number she says for each one.

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Each dot is a bolt. Touch each bolt one time and say one number for it.

I say numbers, one for each bolt.

Keep the numbers in order

Say the numbers in order. Do not skip a number. Do not mix them up.

The workers are counting trucks. Match each count to the number that comes next.

Ava counts 8 sandbags. She says, “1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10.” She skipped 2 numbers. Circle the 2 numbers she skipped.

Gus counts 5 traffic cones. He touches each cone one time. He says, “1, 2, 4, 3, 5.” What went wrong?

A. He skipped a cone.B. He said 3 and 4 in the wrong order.C. He said one number too many.

Check the count

Each thing gets just one number. Check how the workers counted.

Each worker counts some dump trucks. Look at how many trucks there are and the numbers the worker says. Sort each count.

Dana counts 4 buckets in a row. She says a number each time she touches a bucket. By mistake, she touches the first bucket two times. What does she say?

A. 1, 2, 3B. 1, 2, 3, 4C. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

10.

Eli counts 6 hard hats on a shelf. He says one number for each hat he touches, but he misses one hat and does not touch it. What does he say?

A. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5B. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7C. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

11.

There are 5 wheelbarrows. Ben counts them and says, “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.” What should Ben do to count the right way?