Using Tally Marks at Home

Do you remember when you sorted and counted the forks, knives, and spoons

 at your home?

You can watch Ms. Postema sort and count again if you would like:

Now you know how to use tally marks to count and record:

Here is an example of Ms. Postema's tally of her forks, knives, and spoons:

Extension and challenges:
1. How would you tally more than 5?

Just start new set of tally marks and keep on tallying!
Remember to start a new set of tally marks after every 5 things that you tally.

Here is what Ms. Postema's tally marks looked like when she tallied more than 5 spoons:

2. Can you tally different sizes of forks, knives or spoons?
Here is what Ms. Postema's tally marks looked like when she tallied
three different sizes of spoons:

Please share a photo of your tally marks. How many forks, knives, and spoons 
did you count using tally marks to record your counting?