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Counting Tally Marks Task Cards | Preschool Math (20 Cards)
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Counting Tally Marks: cut-apart cards for centers, scoot or early finishers. Answer key included.
What’s inside this download
- 7 printable pages of Counting Tally Marks task cards
- 20 problems for PreK
- Cut-apart cards for centers, scoot or early finishers
- Answer key included
- One print-ready PDF, US Letter
Why choose this over a free worksheet
- Bundles of five, shown clearly
- Counts to 20
- Tally cards can be dealt out a few bundles at a time
Printing, license and file formats
- One PDF, US Letter 8.5 × 11 in. On A4 choose “fit to page”
- One teacher or one household. Print unlimited copies for your own students, this year and next
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How do I get the files?
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Why get the bundle
- Tally marks tie counting to skip counting by fives. A bundle lets children see both ideas together.
The problem
Four lines, then a slash: that is five
Tally marks are a counting code. The fifth mark crosses the first four, and children who have not seen that count it as another line.
The slash is the fifth
A child counts four upright lines plus a slash as five lines, so 5 becomes 6. The slash joins the bundle, it is not a separate count.
Counting every mark again
Without grouping in fives, a child recounts each line each time. The bundles are there to save counting.
Where one bundle ends
Six tally marks look like one bundle and one stray line. Children need to see 5 and 1 more.
Cards show tally marks from 1 to 20 and ask how many. Children count fives first, then the extras, instead of tapping each line.
What’s inside
7 pages of Counting Tally Marks, ready to print.
Cut-apart cards for centers, scoot or early finishers. One instruction line and a name line on every page.
Task Cards
Cut-apart cards for centers, scoot or early finishers.
Counting Tally Marks
Written for PreK.
Print and go
US Letter, black and white, answer key included.
Look inside
Same layout on every page, so kids stop re-learning the instructions.
How it works
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Print
Any printer, plain paper, black and white. Print one page or the whole stack.
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Hand out
Morning work, centers, small groups, the kitchen table. Same format every day, so the routine sticks.
US Letter 8.5 × 11 · PDFOutcomes
Count tally marks up to 20
Count by fives, then add the extras.
- 1 tally marks
- 2 tally marks
- 3 tally marks
- 4 tally marks
- 5 tally marks
- 6 tally marks
- 7 tally marks
Who it’s for
Built for the kitchen table and the classroom.
Parents & homeschool
Make tally marks while counting snacks or toys. Draw the slash on the fifth and count the bundles.
Teachers
Use in pre-K and K as a counting center. Fits graphing and data work later.
Early data
A first look at a way to record counts.
Questions
Before you buy.
How high do the marks go?
Up to 20, so children see four bundles of five.
Is writing the marks included?
The cards focus on counting marks that are drawn.
How do I get the file?
The download link appears right after checkout and lands in your inbox at the same time. One PDF with 7 pages. No account needed.
Can I print it more than once?
Yes. One teacher or one household can print unlimited copies for their own students, this year and next.
Will it print in color?
The pages are designed to print in black and white, so they print clean on any home or school printer and do not eat a cartridge.
What if it isn’t right for us?
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Counting Tally Marks: cut-apart cards for centers, scoot or early finishers. Answer key included.
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