Choral Counting Slide Shows

Let your students can make these geometric patterns for themselves:

Print Multiplication Math Art

Watch this short, informative video  to make the most of the slideshows.

Slide Shows with Optical Illusions

Teacher Tips: Get Started

No matter the age of  your students, start as simply as possible. Your students have to learn Choral Counting before they can use Choral Counting to learn. Your first goal is to reduce the stress and focus on the fun.

  • Each slide show is two to ten minutes long ~ perfect for watching once a day.
  • The first couple of times that your students view the slideshow, have them whisper the numbers as they appear on the screen. Let them practice until they can say the numbers in unison.
  • Some students might benefit from making and referencing Addition Number Charts.
  • If slide show includes optical illusions, there will be directions on the first slide. Begin by sharing the ‘trick’ that makes the optical illusion work ~ students must keep their eyes focused on the numbers in the center of the screen.

Teacher Tips: Do More

  • Students familiar with the sequence could whisper the next number. For example, when skip counting by two, if the screen shows ‘4’~ the students would say ‘6.’
  • You might divide the class into two groups – the first group says the ‘ten’s place’ and the second group says the ‘unit’s place.’ If the number is fifty-four – the first group would say ‘fifty’ and the second group would say ‘four.’ This takes some practice – but what fun – not to mention the students will gain a new appreciation of place value.
  • One way to make the activity more interesting is to have students whisper the number on the screen along with the action being taken. For example, when adding four and the screen shows ‘7’ the students would say ‘seven plus four is-‘ and so on. When counting back, they would say, ‘seven take four is -‘. When multiplying and the screen shows ’20’, students would say, ‘four times five,’ or whichever multiplication fact fit in with the sequence.
  • Invite your students to look for patterns in the number sequences. For example, the order of the numbers in the unit’s digits varies based on the number being added.
  • Once students are expert at the variations above, retire the slide deck for a while. Bring it back after a couple of weeks and see how well they do. If that is too easy, wait longer before using that slide deck again. If they struggle, show that slide deck more frequently.

Choral counting can be a fun and relaxing way to improve your students’ number sense and accuracy with calculations.