Last week, I had two students who were struggling with counting down from 30 all the way to one. I worked with them at the round table and had both of the students on the side of me. I set the box of counting bears on the table and told them to take out a handful of bears. I had them line up their handfuls together and count it out to see how many they had. After that, I asked them how many they would need (so I was incorporating addition and subtraction into it as well). After they got out all 30 bears, I counted with them starting from 30 all the way down to 1. They seemed to get a hand on it so then I asked them to do it by themselves one at a time. They seemed to struggle but they eventually got the hang of it. After they could say it, I had them write it on the white boards. I had them write 1-30 first to see if they could write their numbers. After they got it correct, I had them write it 30-1. They seemed to not be able to write it backwards. After they watched me write it, they could do it. So after they got it correct after watching me, I had them write it again to see if they could do it by themselves. It took them a little while, but they could do it.
Last week I ran into my first problem, and luckily I solved it and worked through it!
Last week I ran into my first problem, and luckily I solved it and worked through it!