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Rote counting to 100

Rote count forwards and backwards from 0 to 100, beginning from 0, 1, or any given number, by ones

Suggested ages 5–6

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Learning journey

Your child is building essential counting skills — learning that numbers have meaning, that each number represents a specific quantity, and beginning to compare groups to see which has more or fewer objects.

Evidence of understanding

  • Recite the number sequence 1–100 without skipping or repeating
  • Count backward from 20 to 0
  • Count forward starting from a number other than 1 (e.g. 'start at 23')

Assessment prompt

Can Rote counting to 100 count out loud all the way from 0 to 100 — and if you say "start from 47", can they carry on from there without going back to the beginning?

Standards alignment

K.CC.1US · ccss-math

Count to 100 by Ones and Tens

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics · K

K.CC.2US · ccss-math

Count Forward From a Given Number

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics · K

Maths/Y1/NPV/1GB · uk-nc-2013

Count to 100

The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document · Key Stage 1