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The Chicken Problem

From Peg + Cat · 2013

The Chicken Problem
13 minPre-KK1stMath
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Summary

Peg and Cat have a really big problem: 100 chickens have escaped the coop and they have to get every single one back in. Counting all the way to 100 — and keeping track so none are missed — saves the day. This is the show's signature episode and a perfect intro to counting to 100.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Getting 100 chickens back in the coop means counting carefully.

  1. Why is it tricky to count all the way to 100?
  2. How can you keep from counting the same chicken twice?
  3. How would you know when every chicken was back inside?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: count, one hundred, keep track, all of them.

Try it: As a class, count out loud to 100 by tens (10, 20, 30…) and clap on each ten.

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