Strategy
Counting by Fives
Practice the usage of multiples of fives in daily life with coins and clocks!
This activity has been revised and was originally created by Mary Jane Clark and published in the Perkins Activity and Resource Guide (1st edition, 1992). The second edition is available for purchase.
This activity teaches students the value of a nickel, as well as beginning time concepts. Lessons include Concept Development and English Language Arts.
- Nickels
- Braille clocks
- The student practices counting by fives daily until he is able to count by fives to 100 independently.
- Give the student nickels to count into a container. Emphasize that each nickel is worth five cents.
- Give the student a clock, and have him move the minute hand of the clock from number to number while counting by fives. Emphasize that each number represents five more minutes of time.
- Have the student practice counting by fives to 10, 25 and 100. Ask the student which coins represent 10 and 25 cents, and what bill equals 100 cents.
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