Kindergarten Task: Sammy's Pets

This uit is used to help students learn how to count. The Kindergarten Task is called Sammy's Pets.

PDF icon Kindergarten Task: Sammy's Pets

Standards & Objectives

Essential and guiding questions: 

Assessing Questions:

  • Which group of cubes represents the number of dogs and which represents the number of cats?
  • Why did you start with 7 cubes?
  • Describe how you found the answer to the problem.

Advancing Questions:

  • What are other solutions to this problem?
  • Is it possible for Sammy to have the same number of cats and dogs? Why or why not?

Activity/Task Variations

Blooms taxonomy level: 
Understanding
Originator: 
Tennessee Department of Education