12th Day of School

In second grade, we are working hard to learn all about numbers.  One routine we have is counting the days of school. We are keeping track by filling in a box for each day.

Today was the 12th day of school:

This shows us that today is 12 because we have 1 ten and 2 ones filled in.  Right now, we could still sit and count by ones to find the total number of days in school. But, as our numbers get bigger, naming them will necessitate no longer counting by ones - but rather seeing the groups of ten and then the ones.  We have a lot of days ahead of us to count - 168 more, in fact!

- Liz