Counting Stars

From Curious George

Counting Stars
19 minPre-KK1st2ndMath
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Summary

George looks up at the night sky and tries to count the twinkling stars. He practices counting a big group of things, one at a time.

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Discussion questions

Talk about it

Even a huge group can be counted one at a time. George gives each star one number, in order, to find out how many.

  1. Why was it tricky for George to count the stars?
  2. What trick helps you count a big group without losing your place?
  3. What's the biggest number you can count to?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: count, number, group, order.

Try it: Draw 10 stars. Touch and count each one out loud, then write the total.