What’s in a Name?

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They made marks on the wall - one mark for each cow going out, then struck out one mark for each cow coming back home. This helped them know if any cows were missing.

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You can: 1) Make marks or tallies, 2) Use stones or tokens, 3) Match each object with something else (like fingers), 4) Group them in sets, 5) Draw pictures or symbols for each object.

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They were worried because the marks showed that 2 cows had not returned home. This meant 2 cows were missing and might be lost somewhere.

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The longest name is the one with the most letters. For example, 'elephant' (8 letters) is longer than 'cat' (3 letters). You count each letter in the name to find the longest one.

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1) Write down the first letter of each name, 2) Count how many names start with 'A', then 'B', then 'C', and so on, 3) The letter that appears most often as the starting letter is the most used one.

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A number name is writing a number in words. For example, 56 is 'fifty-six'. To count letters, spell out the number in words and count each letter: f-i-f-t-y-s-i-x = 8 letters (don't count the hyphen).

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The numbers with the longest names are 'seventy-seven', 'twenty-three', 'thirty-three', etc. Many numbers tie for longest, typically having 11-12 letters when written out.

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Example: Kitchen items can be grouped by: 1) Material (metal spoons, plastic bowls) OR 2) Use (cooking tools, eating tools). The same objects can be grouped differently based on different properties.