Welcome back! As we move into the busy holiday season, teaching can feel more hectic than ever. Between schedule changes, special events every other day, and keeping students focused, it’s hard to find time for everything that still needs to happen—especially progress monitoring!
Getting into the end of the calendar year is when my IEP meetings and need for data collection really ramp up. Progress monitoring so many different objectives can feel SO overwhelming! Trust me, I’ve been there (and honestly, I’m still there). All I want is something simple, little to no prep, and easy to use with my students. That’s why I’ve worked on developing easy-to-follow systems that help me stay consistent—even during the busiest weeks of December.
Today I want to share my K–1 Number Sense & Counting Progress Monitoring Bundle. This resource includes six weeks of easy data collection on a variety of foundational math skills. I personally like to keep all my data for each skill on one sheet, so I’ve included an all-in-one teacher recording page for every skill, along with answer keys to make recording student responses quick and accurate.
There are ready-to-print student sheets for each week of data collection. For the sheets I reuse with students, I print them all once and keep a binder ready to pull whenever I need it. This bundle also supports tracking common IEP goals and objectives in early numeracy, making it a go-to tool for special education teachers, interventionists, and anyone collecting Tier 2/3 data.
Skills included:
- Rote Counting up to 100 (two teacher recording options)
- Counting Backward from 20
- Number Identification (1–10, 1–20, 21–40, 41–60, 61–80, 81–100)
- 1:1 Correspondence Counting (1–5, 1–10, 11–20)
- Writing Numbers (0–20, 0–50, 50–120)
- Comparing Numbers (1–20, 1–50, 50–120) with two student options: circled comparison or < >
- Ordering Numbers (1–20, 1–50, 50–120, plus before/after practice)
🎄 Ideal to use for:
- Special education progress monitoring
- Tracking IEP goals and objectives
- RTI/MTSS data collection
- Kindergarten & 1st grade assessments
- Intervention and small group work
During my small group time, I pick one student each day and complete data collection for whichever skill they’re currently working on. Because it only takes a few minutes, I can easily pull a student while others are doing a warm-up or starting our math activity for the day.
Throughout the week, I simply move down my student list. For certain skills, students can even complete the sheet themselves, which lets me use it as a quick warm-up for multiple learners while still collecting consistent data. Even in December, this routine helps me stay on top of everything without feeling scattered.
❄️ Ready to Strengthen Number Sense This Winter?
If you’re looking for an easy way to stay on top of December data collection—and support students with strong number sense during one of the most challenging months of the year—check out the full bundle here:
👉 K–1 Number Sense & Counting Progress Monitoring Bundle
Only need a skill or two? Each skill is also available separately:
👉 Rote Counting up to 100 & Counting Backward from 20
👉 Number Identification (1–10, 1–20, 21–40, 41–60, 61–80, 81–100)
👉 1:1 Correspondence Counting (1–5, 1–10, 11–20)
👉 Writing Numbers (0-20, 0-50, 50-120)
👉 Comparing Numbers (1–20, 1–50, 50–120) with two student options: circled comparison or < >
👉 Ordering Numbers (1–20, 1–50, 50–120, plus before/after practice)
I hope this becomes a tool you can add to your December toolbox!
