Counting to 120: Quick Warm-Up starts mid-sequence on purpose. Students fill gaps in number tracks that begin at 43, 78, 107 and 115, write the neighbors of 59, 80, 99, 109 and 119 in a before-and-after table, then repair a fragment of the 120 chart where 64, 75 and 84 anchor the missing cells. A friendly owl holds the banner up top.
1.NBT.1
“Count to 120, starting at any number less than 120. In this range, read and write numerals and represent a number of objects with a written numeral.”
Tracks starting at 43, 78, 107 and 115 exercise counting from any number, and the chart fragment has students writing numerals past 100.
Four six-box tracks with gaps, each starting mid-sequence: at 43, at 78, at 107 and at 115, so the count crosses 80, 110 and the run up to 120.
A three-column table asks for 1 less and 1 more around 59, 80, 99, 109 and 119. Three of the rows cross a tens or hundreds boundary.
A 3 by 3 fragment of the 120 chart shows only 64, 66, 75, 84 and 86. The printed reminder gives the moves: right counts by 1s, down counts by 10s.
Daily count launcher
Use one track per day as the pre-lesson count-aloud, then set the written sheet on day four to tie the week together.
Listen at the boundaries
The rows around 99, 109 and 119 cross the boundaries students stumble over most. Hear them said aloud before collecting.
Chart puzzle as pairs
Set Part 3 as partner work with a full 120 chart available for checking only after both agree.
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