Count Quest Master Guide Teacher Resource Sequence: Count Quest
Count Quest Master Guide
Multi-Sensory Pacing, Scripts, and Assessment for Kindergarten (2 Students)
Target Audience & Setup
Designed specifically for intensive 2-student instruction (Student A & Student B). This program relies on heavy physical tactile cues: playdough, tracing sand, high-contrast touch-points (green starting dots, orange touch-dots), and systematic backward/forward vocal rhythm.
Daily Session Structure
Warm-Up: Digital Slides (5m)Concrete: Tactile Mat (12m)Abstract: Exit Ticket (8m)Review: Game/Wrap (5m)
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Session 1: The Number Zoo (0 to 5)
Target Skill
Recognize & match quantities 0–5. Touch-point counting 1–5. Count forward to 10.
Material Prep
Playdough (red/blue), 0-5 Zoo Playdough Mats, Lesson 1 Slides, green & orange markers.
Step-by-Step Script
[1] Slide Warm-Up (5 min): Open Session 1 Slides. Lead students in choral counting: "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!" Ask Student A to tap the screen for "3", Student B to tap for "5". Repeat.
[2] Playdough Tracing (12 min): Give students the Playdough Mats. "Roll your playdough into a long snake. Now press it onto the giant number 3. Start at the GREEN dot . Go around and around! Now, look at the animals. Let's make 3 tiny playdough balls and squash them onto each animal. Count as you squash! 1... 2... 3!"
[3] High-Contrast Touch-Points (5 min): Demonstrate on the mat how to touch the high-contrast points. "Look at number 3. It has 3 orange dots. Let's press our index finger on each orange dot and count: One, Two, Three! Fantastic."
[4] Exit Ticket Practice (8 min): Hand out the Zoo Count Exit Ticket. Assist students with high-contrast dot placement if they struggle. Record accuracy on Page 5.
Multisensory Pivot (If student struggles)
If a student cannot match the quantity, physicalize it. Have them stand up and take 3 giant elephant stomps while chanting "1, 2, 3!". Then return to the playdough mat to squash the balls.
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Teacher Guide Sequence: Count Quest
Count Quest Master Guide
Multi-Sensory Pacing, Scripts, and Assessment for Kindergarten (2 Students)
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Session 2: Sky-High Numbers (6 to 10)
Target Skill
Recognize & match quantities 6–10. Touch-point tracking for double-digit numbers. Count forward to 15.
Material Prep
Tactile Sand/Salt trays, Session 2 Slides, Sky-High Tracing Cards, green & orange visual markers.
Step-by-Step Script
[1] Warm-Up Counting (5 min): Project Session 2 Slides. Practice forward counting to 15. Have students perform a "reach for the sky" stretch on each number. "1, 2, 3 (reach), 4, 5 (reach)... up to 15!"
[2] Tactile Tracing (12 min): Give students the Sky-High Tracing Cards and a shallow tray of sand or salt. "We are going sky-high! Take your pointer finger. Place it on the GREEN starting dot of the giant 8 card. Trace down, around, and back up. Feel that texture! Now, shake your sand tray and write an 8 in the sand with your finger. Make it big!"
[3] Double-Tap High-Contrast Cues (5 min): Introduce double touch-points on numbers 6–10. Numbers like 8 and 9 have visual rings or dots. "Look at 8. It has 8 orange touch dots. Let's tap them together: One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight! Tap twice for the double rings."
[4] Exit Ticket (8 min): Hand out the Sky Match Exit Ticket. Instruct students to trace with pencil and circle the corresponding set of objects.
Multisensory Pivot (If student struggles)
If a student is struggling to write 8, have them paint it in the air with giant arm swings first. Choral chant: "Make an S, but do not wait, climb back up to make an eight!" Then trace again on the card.
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Teacher Guide Sequence: Count Quest
Count Quest Master Guide
Multi-Sensory Pacing, Scripts, and Assessment for Kindergarten (2 Students)
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Session 3: Ocean Deep (11 to 15 & Countdown)
Target Skill
Count forward to 15. Count backward from 10 to 0. Master ten-frame filling and subtraction.
Material Prep
Session 3 Slides, Ocean Ten-Frame mats, blue plastic gems or coins (15 per student).
Step-by-Step Script
[1] Deep Sea Warm-Up (5 min): Open Session 3 Slides. Practice forward counting up to 15. Then, stand up and practice the "Submarine Dive" countdown from 10 to 0: "10, 9, 8... 0! Splash!" squatting lower on each number.
[2] Ten-Frame Pearls (12 min): Hand out the Ocean Ten-Frame mats and blue gems (pearls). "We are collecting ocean pearls! Look at your first mat. It says 12. Let's place blue pearls onto our double ten-frame. Put them in order, top row first: 1, 2, 3... 10. Now we need more! 11, 12! How many are left over? Two! Excellent."
[3] Physical Countdown (5 min): Slide one pearl off at a time to model countdown from 10. "We have 10 pearls. Let's take them off one-by-one and count backwards: 10 (take off), 9 (take off), 8... 0! Now we have empty frames!"
[4] Exit Ticket (8 min): Complete the Submarine Blastoff Exit Ticket. Students count the items and write the corresponding double digits with starting guide points.
Multisensory Pivot (If student struggles)
If backward counting is hard, use the "Drop the Gem" method. Drop physically loud metal washers or blocks into a tin bucket as they count backwards from 10. The audio feedback reinforces the subtraction.
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Teacher Guide Sequence: Count Quest
Count Quest Master Guide
Multi-Sensory Pacing, Scripts, and Assessment for Kindergarten (2 Students)
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Session 4: Cosmic Launch (16 to 20 & Countdown)
Target Skill
Count forward to 20. Count backward from 20 to 0. Master number identification 0-10 under speed.
Material Prep
Session 4 Slides, Cosmic Countdown game board, small spaceship markers, 20 counters.
Step-by-Step Script
[1] Rocket Warm-Up (5 min): Open Session 4 Slides. Clap and count forward to 20. Then, prepare for the ultimate "Rocket Blastoff" countdown: "20, 19, 18, 17... 3, 2, 1, 0! BLASTOFF!" Jump up as high as possible on 0.
[2] Cosmic Countdown Game (12 min): Give students the Cosmic board game. "Place your spaceship marker at star 20. We need to navigate back to Earth (0). Roll the dice or pull a card, move backward, and call out the numbers loud! If you land on a meteorite, identify the high-contrast touch points on numbers 0–10 to escape!"
[3] Space Walks (5 min): Combine forward and backward motion. "Now move forward 3 steps: 12, 13, 14. Oh no! Space debris! Jump backward 2 steps: 13, 12. Great job staying on track!"
[4] Exit Ticket (8 min): Hand out the Space Cadet Exit Ticket. Assess counting to 20, backward from 10, and number matching. Fill out final tracking matrices.
Multisensory Pivot (If student struggles)
If counting from 20 is too overwhelming, segment it. Have the student count backward from 15 to 10 first. Re-establish success there before attempting the full 20 to 0 drop.
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Data tracking Sequence: Count Quest
2-Student Progress Monitoring Sheet
Record accuracy and prompt level (I = Independent, G = Gestural, V = Verbal, P = Physical)
Student A Name:
Student B Name:
Weekly Skill Tracker
Target Skill Student A Student B Observations / Notes Matches Quantity 0-5 Score: ___ / 5 [I] [G] [V] [P] Score: ___ / 5 [I] [G] [V] [P] ________________________ Identifies Numbers 0-5 Score: ___ / 5 [I] [G] [V] [P] Score: ___ / 5 [I] [G] [V] [P] ________________________ Counts Forward to 10 Max Count: _____ [I] [G] [V] [P] Max Count: _____ [I] [G] [V] [P] ________________________ Matches Quantity 6-10 Score: ___ / 5 [I] [G] [V] [P] Score: ___ / 5 [I] [G] [V] [P] ________________________ Identifies Numbers 6-10 Score: ___ / 5 [I] [G] [V] [P] Score: ___ / 5 [I] [G] [V] [P] ________________________ Counts Forward to 15 Max Count: _____ [I] [G] [V] [P] Max Count: _____ [I] [G] [V] [P] ________________________ Counts Backward 10 to 0 Yes / No [I] [G] [V] [P] Yes / No [I] [G] [V] [P] ________________________ Counts Forward to 20 Max Count: _____ [I] [G] [V] [P] Max Count: _____ [I] [G] [V] [P] ________________________ Counts Backward 20 to 0 Yes / No [I] [G] [V] [P] Yes / No
Prompting Legend: I (Independent): No support needed. | G (Gestural): Teacher points/gestures toward tactile cues. | V (Verbal): Direct instruction/verbal reminders. | P (Physical): Hand-over-hand tactile guidance.
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Number Zoo Slides SESSION 1
Count Quest Sequence
The Number Zoo
Let's explore numbers 0 to 5, master forward counting to 10, and count cute animals together!
Tactile & Touch-Point Learning
Slide 1 of 5
Let's Warm Up: Count to 10!
Choral Chant & Clap
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Teacher Script: "Clap on each number! Let's build speed from 1 up to 10!"
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Spotlight Number: 3
Touch-Points & Tracing
3
Start
Trace from green dot • Count orange touch points
How many lions? Let's count!
🦁 One
🦁 Two
🦁 Three!
Tactile Check: Touch each lion and tap the orange points on your physical mats!
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Spotlight Number: 5
Touch-Points & Tracing
5
Start
Trace from green dot • Count orange touch points
How many monkeys? Let's count!
🐒 1
🐒 2
🐒 3
🐒 4
🐒 5!
Did you know? Number 5 has 5 special touch-points to help your fingers remember!
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Zoo Match Game!
Active Participation
Set A:
🐘 🐘
Count!
Set B:
🦒 🦒 🦒 🦒
Count!
2
Which set has 2 animals?
4
Which set has 4 animals?
Student A: Find the matching number for Set A! • Student B: Find the match for Set B!
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Number Zoo Playdough Mats Printable Activities
Number Zoo Playdough Mats
Multi-Sensory Tactile Learning for Numbers 1 to 5
How to Use These Mats:
Laminate or Sleeve: Place each mat inside a heavy-duty plastic sleeve or laminate for reuse.Roll the Dough: Have students roll playdough into long "snakes" and use them to construct the giant number.Trace the Path: Guide fingers to trace the playdough path, starting strictly at the Green Dot.Squash and Count: Model rolling tiny playdough balls and squashing them onto each animal and inside the ten-frame blocks.Tap Touch-Points: Push fingers down onto the Orange Dots while vocalizing each count.
START
Green Starting Cue Put playdough / pencil here first.
Orange Touch-Points Physically tap to count.
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NUMBER ZOO
Session 1 • Playdough & Touch-Point Mat
Name: ______________________
Date: _________
1. Trace & Roll
1
START
2. Ten-Frame squash
3. Place 1 Elephant
🐘
Squash playdough ball here!
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NUMBER ZOO
Session 1 • Playdough & Touch-Point Mat
Name: ______________________
Date: _________
1. Trace & Roll
2
START
2. Ten-Frame squash
3. Place 2 Giraffes
🦒
🦒
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NUMBER ZOO
Session 1 • Playdough & Touch-Point Mat
Name: ______________________
Date: _________
1. Trace & Roll
3
START
2. Ten-Frame squash
3. Place 3 Lions
🦁 🦁 🦁
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NUMBER ZOO
Session 1 • Playdough & Touch-Point Mat
Name: ______________________
Date: _________
1. Trace & Roll
4
START
2. Ten-Frame squash
3. Place 4 Zebras
🦓 🦓 🦓 🦓
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NUMBER ZOO
Session 1 • Playdough & Touch-Point Mat
Zoo Count Exit Ticket Zoo Count Exit Ticket
Lesson 1 Assessment: Numbers 0 to 5
Name: ______________________
Date: _________
Directions: Count the animals in each box. Write the number on the lines. Use the Green Dot as your starting point. Tap the grey dots to count!
1. Count the Lions
🦁
🦁
🦁
Write the Number
3
2. Count the Monkeys
🐒
🐒
🐒
🐒
🐒
Write the Number
5
3. Count the Animals here
Empty Cage (Nothing inside!)
Write the Number
0
Count Quest • Session 1 Evaluation Accuracy: ____ / 3
Sky High Slides SESSION 2
Count Quest Sequence
Sky-High Numbers
Let's fly up high! Learn numbers 6 to 10, practice counting forward to 15, and trace in the clouds!
Air-Tracing & Sand-Tray Tracing
Slide 1 of 5
Reach for the Sky: Count to 15!
Stretch & Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15!
Teacher Action: On each count, stand on tiptoes and reach higher. "Can we reach all the way to 15?"
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Spotlight Number: 8
Touch-Points
8
START
Trace from green dot • 8 orange touch points!
How many cloud planes? Count them!
✈️
✈️
✈️
✈️
✈️
✈️
✈️
✈️
Tactile Check: "Make an S, but do not wait, climb back up to make an eight!" Trace in your sand tray.
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Spotlight Number: 9
Touch-Points
9
START
Trace from green dot • 9 orange touch points!
How many happy clouds? Count them!
☁️ 1
☁️ 2
☁️ 3
☁️ 4
☁️ 5
☁️ 6
☁️ 7
☁️ 8
☁️ 9!
Rhythm: "A loop and a line, that's how we make a nine!" Trace with your eyes closed!
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Sky Balloon Match Game!
Active Review
Set A:
🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈
Count!
Set B:
🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈
Count!
6
Which set has 6 balloons?
7
Which set has 7 balloons?
Student A: Point to Set A and match! • Student B: Point to Set B and match!
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Sky High Tracing Cards Sky-High Tracing Cards (6 & 7)
Lesson 2 Tactile Cards • Cut along the dotted center lines
Name: ______________________
Number Card 6
6
START
Count the Clouds:
☁️ ☁️ ☁️ ☁️ ☁️ ☁️
Touch each cloud as you count to 6!
Number Card 7
7
START
Count the Balloons:
🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈
Touch each balloon as you count to 7!
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Sky-High Tracing Cards (8 & 9)
Lesson 2 Tactile Cards • Cut along the dotted center lines
Name: ______________________
Number Card 8
8
START
Count the Helicopters:
🚁 🚁 🚁 🚁 🚁 🚁 🚁 🚁
Touch each helicopter as you count to 8!
Number Card 9
9
START
Count the Birds:
🐦 🐦 🐦 🐦 🐦 🐦 🐦 🐦 🐦
Touch each bird as you count to 9!
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Sky-High Tracing Cards (10)
Lesson 2 Tactile Cards • High-Contrast Tracing & Counting
Name: ______________________
Number Card 10
10
START
START
Count the Stars:
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Touch each star as you count to 10!
Double Ten-Frame Practice "Try placing these cards side by side! Have Students A and B build 10 stars using the 10-card, then add 5 more star items underneath to transition into Session 3's high-contrast teen numbers."
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Sky High Exit Ticket Sky-High Exit Ticket
Lesson 2 Assessment: Numbers 6 to 10
Name: ______________________
Date: _________
Directions: Count the items in the box. Trace the numbers on the left using the Green Dot as your starting point. Circle the matching set!
1. Trace the Number
6
Circle the set of 6
🎈🎈🎈
🎈🎈
2. Trace the Number
8
Circle the set of 8
☁️☁️☁️☁️
☁️☁️☁️☁️
3. Trace the Number
9
Circle the set of 9
⭐|⭐|⭐
⭐|⭐
Count Quest • Session 2 Evaluation Accuracy: ____ / 3
Ocean Countdown Slides SESSION 3
Count Quest Sequence
Ocean Countdown
Let's dive deep! Learn numbers 11 to 15, practice our submarine countdown from 10 back to 0, and build double ten-frames!
Dual Ten-Frame & Backward Rhythm
Slide 1 of 5
Submarine Dive: Count Backward!
Vocal Countdown
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0!
Submarine Action: Start standing tall. Take a step down or crouch lower on each number. On "0!", yell "SPLASH!" and sit on the floor.
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Spotlight Number: 12
10 and 2 More!
12
START
START
Trace from green dots • Tap touch points
Double Ten-Frame Model:
First Frame: 10 Pearls (Full)
🔵 🔵 🔵 🔵 🔵 🔵 🔵 🔵 🔵 🔵
Second Frame: 2 Pearls More
🔵 🔵 ⚪ ⚪ ⚪
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Spotlight Number: 14
10 and 4 More!
14
START
START
Trace from green dots • Tap touch points
Double Ten-Frame Model:
First Frame: 10 Pearls (Full)
🔵 🔵 🔵 🔵 🔵 🔵 🔵 🔵 🔵 🔵
Second Frame: 4 Pearls More
🔵 🔵 🔵 🔵 ⚪
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Pearl Count-Off!
Interactive Group Task
🐚
Group A
10, 9, 8, 7, 6...
Take pearls away backwards
⚓
Sub Dive
5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0!
Sink down to the sea floor!
🐚
Group B
11, 12, 13, 14, 15!
Add pearls forward
"Tap your desks or stamp your feet as we drop backwards! Ready... go!"
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Ocean Pearl Ten Frames Ocean Pearl Double Ten-Frames
Lesson 3 • Place blue gems, shells, or blocks on the frames
Name: ______________________
Deep Sea Task: Look at each teen number. Fill the top ten-frame completely with 10 pearls. Then, add the extra ones in the bottom frame!
Target Number: 11 10 and 1 more
1
Target Number: 12 10 and 2 more
Target Number: 13 10 and 3 more
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Ocean Pearl Double Ten-Frames
Lesson 3 • Place blue gems, shells, or blocks on the frames
Name: ______________________
Target Number: 14 10 and 4 more
Target Number: 15 10 and 5 more
Tactile Countdown Track (10 to 0) Place 10 gems, then slide off backwards!
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0!
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Ocean Countdown Exit Ticket Sub Dive Exit Ticket
Lesson 3 Assessment: Countdown from 10 & Teen Numbers
Name: ______________________
Date: _________
Directions:
Task 1: Help the Submarine Dive! Count Backward from 10.
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
2
0
Task 2: Count the Pearls & Write the Teen Number.
🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵⚪⚪⚪ ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪
Write total here
🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵🔵⚪ ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪
Write total here
Count Quest • Session 3 Evaluation Accuracy: ____ / 4
Cosmic Launch Slides SESSION 4
Count Quest Sequence
Cosmic Launch
Prepare for blastoff! Learn numbers 16 to 20, practice the ultimate countdown from 20 back to 0, and match deep space constellations!
Ultimate Countdown (20 to 0) • Master Review
Slide 1 of 5
Rocket Countdown: 20 to 0!
Ultimate Space Challenge
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
BLASTOFF!
Vocal Chanting: "Clap slow at 20, then clap faster and faster as the rocket flies down! Jump high on BLASTOFF!"
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Spotlight Number: 17
10 and 7 More!
17
START
START
Trace from green dots • Tap orange points
Double Ten-Frame Model:
First Frame: 10 Stars (Full)
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Second Frame: 7 Stars More
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⚪ ⚪ ⚪
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Spotlight Number: 20
Two Full Ten-Frames!
20
START
START
Trace from green dots • Tap orange points
Double Ten-Frame Model:
First Frame: 10 Stars (Full)
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Second Frame: 10 Stars (Full)
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
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Cosmic Match Review!
Active Review
Set A:
🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀
10!
Set B:
🛸 ⚪ ⚪ ⚪ ⚪ ⚪ ⚪ ⚪ ⚪ ⚪
1!
10
Which set has 10 spaceships?
1
Which set has 1 spaceship?
"Excellent! We have successfully completed all four sessions of Count Quest! High five!"
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Cosmic Countdown Game Cosmic Countdown Game Board
Session 4 Tactile Game • Move spaceships from Orbit (20) back to Earth (0)
Players: 2 (A & B)
How to Play: Use a coin or small rocket token. Place tokens on Orbit 20 . Roll a die or spin a spinner. Move backwards down the track. If you land on a ☄️ Meteorite , draw a Constellation Card and call out the touch-point total to escape!
START 20 Orbit
19
18
17 ☄️
16
11
12
13
14
15
10
9 SINK -1
8
7
6
1
2
3 ☄️
4
5
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED 0 Welcome to Earth!
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Constellation Escape Cards (0-10)
Cut out these cards. Use during the board game when landing on ☄️ spaces
Constellation 2
2
GO
⭐⭐
Tap to Count
Constellation 3
3
GO
⭐⭐⭐
Tap to Count
Constellation 4
4
GO
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Tap to Count
Constellation 5
5
GO
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Tap to Count
Constellation 0
0
GO
Empty sky
Zero Stars!
Escaping Orbit:
If a player rolls and cannot count backwards accurately, their peer partner must model by physically tapping the orange constellations on these helper cards. Cooperate to land!
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Cosmic Launch Exit Ticket Cosmic Launch Exit Ticket
Lesson 4 Assessment: Numbers 16 to 20 & Final Check
Name: ______________________
Date: _________
Directions:
1. Count all the glowing stars
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⚪⚪⚪
Write Number
2. Count all the rockets
🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀
🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀
Write Number
3. Match the numbers (0 to 10)
⭐ One Star
1
Count Quest • Session 4 Final Evaluation Total Mastery Accuracy: ____ / 3
