Free Grade 3 Counting Lesson Plans
Free Grade 3 lesson plans for Counting: 12 real questions with a full answer key and worked solutions. Counting on means saying the next numbers in order, adding the same amount each time. Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s is the first step towards times tables.
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25 min
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Learning objectives
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- RememberIdentify counting
Identify counting accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- UnderstandExplain counting
Explain counting accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- ApplyCalculate counting
Calculate counting accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- AnalyseCompare counting
Compare counting accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
Prerequisites
Close these gaps first — each has its own free lesson, worksheet and quiz.
How Counting works
Counting on means saying the next numbers in order, adding the same amount each time. Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s is the first step towards times tables.
12 practice questions
Easy to hard, 24 marks in total. Try them first, then open the answers.
- 1.Count on in 2s: 10, 12, 14, 16, __, __[1]
- 2.Count on in 2s: 16, 18, 20, 22, __, __[1]
- 3.Count on in 2s: 20, 22, 24, 26, __, __[1]
- 4.Count on in 2s: 0, 2, 4, 6, __, __[1]
- 5.Count on in 2s: 32, 34, 36, 38, __, __[2]
- 6.Count on in 5s: 95, 100, 105, 110, __, __[2]
- 7.Count on in 5s: 50, 55, 60, 65, __, __[2]
- 8.Count on in 5s: 100, 105, 110, 115, __, __[2]
- 9.Count on in 5s: 80, 85, 90, 95, __, __[3]
- 10.Count on in 5s: 105, 110, 115, 120, __, __[3]
- 11.Count on in 10s: 400, 410, 420, 430, __, __[3]
- 12.Count on in 10s: 240, 250, 260, 270, __, __[3]
Show answers and working
1. 18, 20
Each number is 2 more than the one before. 16 + 2 = 18 18 + 2 = 20
2. 24, 26
Each number is 2 more than the one before. 22 + 2 = 24 24 + 2 = 26
3. 28, 30
Each number is 2 more than the one before. 26 + 2 = 28 28 + 2 = 30
4. 8, 10
Each number is 2 more than the one before. 6 + 2 = 8 8 + 2 = 10
5. 40, 42
Each number is 2 more than the one before. 38 + 2 = 40 40 + 2 = 42
6. 115, 120
Each number is 5 more than the one before. 110 + 5 = 115 115 + 5 = 120
7. 70, 75
Each number is 5 more than the one before. 65 + 5 = 70 70 + 5 = 75
8. 120, 125
Each number is 5 more than the one before. 115 + 5 = 120 120 + 5 = 125
9. 100, 105
Each number is 5 more than the one before. 95 + 5 = 100 100 + 5 = 105
10. 125, 130
Each number is 5 more than the one before. 120 + 5 = 125 125 + 5 = 130
11. 440, 450
Each number is 10 more than the one before. 430 + 10 = 440 440 + 10 = 450
12. 280, 290
Each number is 10 more than the one before. 270 + 10 = 280 280 + 10 = 290
Worked examples
Count on in 2s: 14, 16, 18, 20, __, __
- Each number is 2 more than the one before.
- 20 + 2 = 22
- 22 + 2 = 24
- Answer: 22, 24
Count on in 2s: 6, 8, 10, 12, __, __
- Each number is 2 more than the one before.
- 12 + 2 = 14
- 14 + 2 = 16
- Answer: 14, 16
Count on in 10s: 470, 480, 490, 500, __, __
- Each number is 10 more than the one before.
- 500 + 10 = 510
- 510 + 10 = 520
- Answer: 510, 520
Interactive practice
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Common mistakes
What learners typically get wrong, and how to fix it.
Says the starting number as the first count when counting on.
Correction: Point to the start number, then say the NEXT number as 'one'.
Loses the pattern when crossing a ten (e.g. 28, 29, 20).
Correction: Use a 100 square so the child sees the row change.
Teacher tips
- · Use a 100 square and colour each skip-count pattern in a different colour.
Parent tips
- · Count stairs in 2s or cars in 5s on a walk.
Real-life applications
- · Counting coins in 5s and 10s, counting pairs of socks in 2s.
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- What should a learner already know before this?
- Start with Whole Numbers. Each one has its own free lesson, worksheet and quiz.
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- What comes next after Counting?
- Move on to Number Recognition, Number Formation, Integers, Fractions, which build directly on this idea.
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