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Title: Estimation
Date: Day 1 (Monday, October 5, 2015)
Year Level: Grade 1-2
Overall Time Frame: 1 hour
Big Idea: Numbers are all around us and are essential to mathematics.
Integration with Other Subjects: Art, LA (read aloud)
Anticipated Challenges:
- Students may play with the food. Set up clear expectations for the cereal before
handing it out.
- have pre-organized baggies of materials for the students to use to avoid fights for
materials.
- There will be transitions within the lesson. Ensure that you clearly set out the
expectation prior to moveing.
Diverse Learner Needs:
Low: Use colour coded
sheets to distinguish
between grade groups.
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
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- Bring out the baggies of items and have students make an estimate as to how many they
think are in the bag. Have them record their estimates on their mini-whiteboard by
circling the number they think is in the baggie.
- Count the number of items in the baggie and have the students do a self-reflection
about how close their estimations were.
- Repeat this for the other baggies. Encourage the students to use the previous baggies
as a referent to help them estimate the amounts in the new baggies. Ask students if
they think there are more or less in the baggies than the last one.
- Have the students do a Think-Pair-Share with the person sitting next to them and
explain why/how they estimated the number of objects.
- Have students return to their seats.
Lesson: (45 minutes)
- After the students have returned to their seats, write the words Skyscape, Cityscape
and Landscape on the whiteboard. Have the students see what smaller words they could
see in the bigger word. (sky, city, land).
- Show students pictures of skyscapes, cityscapes and landscapes on the smart board.
Have the students point out things that they see in the photos. Record their observation
on the whiteboard under the appropriate heading.
- Once you have gone through all of the photos, explain that the students will be creating
their own -scapes. Have the students choose some of the objects that they
brainstormed for the type of -scape they want to create. They will have to draw these
objects onto construction paper, then estimate how many cereal pieces they will need to
cover their objects/picture.
- Grade 1s choose 2 objects, Grade 2s choose 3.
- Handout construction paper for each students (grade 1s get the smaller sheet as they
dont estimate to the same amount), and their estimating planning sheet. Have students
draw their objects on their page, large enough that they take up a good portion of
their -scape.
- After drawing their pictures, students will use your sample with the sets of 10 of each
cereal type to estimate how many pieces of cereal they will need to cover their
picture/objects.
- Once students have drawn their objects onto their sheet and estimated how many pieces
of cereal they will need to cover their photo/objects, they are to show you their picture
and estimation sheet and you will hand them their cereal supplies.
- Students will arrange the cereal onto their sheet to cover their picture/objects. Once
they have filled in their page, they will raise their hands and you will go around and
take photos of their creations. By not glueing the pieces down, the students will be able
to manipulate them making it easier to count how many of each type of cereal they
used.
- After you take a picture of their creations, have the students count how many cereal
pieces they actually used to cover their photo and write this number in the correct
place on the planning sheet.
- Have discussions with the students as they are filling out their planning sheets to see
how they choose their estimations as well as how they determined how many pieces
they used all together.
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Math
Closure:
- Self reflection; have students reflect with how well they estimated how many cereal
pieces they would need to complete their picture.
Reflections and Next Steps:
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Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Prior to class: ensure that there are at least some sets of 6 items around the room;
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- Give each student 6 counters. Have them arrange them like our flashcard.
- Show the students the number six and explain how to create it. Have the students write
the 6 with their fingers in the air. They can trace 6 on the floor
- Have students pair up with their neighbour and hand out a handful of blocks to each
pair with an 6 card and = card.
- Have students work together to make equations with the blocks and numeral cards.
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Ensure that you remind both students to count the number of blocks before making it
equal 6.
Explain the Number 6 worksheet and have students begin to work on it. We will work on
this worksheet together.
Explain and demonstrate the game that the children will be playing once they complete
the math estimation worksheet. Remind students what games expectations are.
- Roll and Cover: Student are given a game board and a D6. Students roll the die and
cover what ever number shows on their die. Try to cover all of the numbers. Students
may colour their game board when they are done.
Once finished the lesson, the students may return to their desk and continue to work on
the cereal-scape estimations from the previous day.
If any student seems unsure during the lesson, coach them more one-on-one (or in small
groups) during the remaining class time. If class is over, take them aside briefly during
recess to talk about the concepts and help them then. Be sure not to take their entire
recess, as the students still need fresh air and to run around.
Closure:
- Encourage students to think of how they can connect 6 to their life. Send home a
note with parents to help their child connect 6 to their life, give an example from
your own life.
- Create Something: Hand out colour-coded pages to the students and have them put
their name on it. Taking the pages somewhere in the back of the room, have students
create 6 with counters/blocks/etc. Look at their creations during recess.
Reflections and Next Steps:
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Prior to class: ensure that there are at least some sets of 7 items around the room;
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- Have students think about where in they life they see the number 7. (pets, house/street
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number, cousins, etc; Heloise, Lincoln 7 letters in their name) (record these connections
to use a reference for the book)
Show the students the number seven and explain how to create it. Have the students
write the 7 with their fingers in the air. They can trace 7 on the floor
Pass out mini-whiteboards with printing guide lines. Have them practice writing 7 on
their whiteboard.
Explain and demonstrate the game that the children will be playing once they complete
the math worksheet. Remind students what games expectations are.
- Spin and Cover: Student are given a game board and a spinner with a paperclip.
Students use the paperclip and a pencil to make the arrow of their spinner. Students
cover cover whatever number shows on their spinner. Try to cover all of the numbers.
Students may colour their game board when they are done.
Explain the Number 7 worksheet and have students begin to work on it. Students will
continue to work on this for the rest of class. Once this sheet is completed they will be
able to play the game.
If any student seems unsure during the lesson, coach them more one-on-one (or in small
groups) during the remaining class time. If class is over, take them aside briefly during
recess to talk about the concepts and help them then. Be sure not to take their entire
recess, as the students still need fresh air and to run around.
Closure:
- Encourage students to think of how they can connect 7 to their life. Send home a
note with parents to help their child connect 7 to their life, give an example from
your own life.
- Snowball Assessment: Hand out slips of colour-coded paper and have students draw
pictures of 7 objects and write their name. Have them crumple up the paper and toss
it in the air. Students will collect another paper from their grade-mate and see if the
answer is correct. Discuss with the creator why if the answer is wrong if it is.
Reflections and Next Steps:
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Prior to class: ensure that there are at least some sets of 8 items around the room;
(books, pencils, etc.)
- Review topics weve already discussed; (counting to 20, skip counting by 2s to 10,
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formation of numbers 1-6, comparing numbers, talk about the previous days closure and
have students tell you ways they found to connect 7 to their life)
Read: 8: An Animal Alphabet by Elisha Cooper. Explain to students that on every page
there are 8 of a certain type of animal. Have the students try to find the 8 of each
animal on each page.
After reading, tell students that we will be talking about the number 8. Hand out
Number Bags and encourage students to play with the items in the bag. Have them
share what they discover in the bags and how it is connected to the number 8.
Encourage students to do a walk around the class and find sets of 8. Remind them
before they begin moving that they need to use quiet voices and steps since the grade
2s are busy working on other things. Give students a couple of minutes to wander the
classroom looking for 8 either the number or sets.
Gather the students back at the back corner and have them share some of the
examples of 8 that they found.
Have students think about where in they life they see the number 8. (pets, house/street
number, cousins, etc) (record these connections to use a reference for the book)
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Math
- Show the students the number 8 and explain how to create it. Have the students write
the 8 with their fingers in the air. They can trace 8 on the floor
- Pass out mini-whiteboards with printing guide lines. Have them practice writing 8 on
their whiteboard.
- Explain and demonstrate the game that the children will be playing once they complete
the math worksheet. Remind students what games expectations are.
- Build a Turkey: Hand out mini-whiteboard, a marker and a D8. The students will create
turkeys using their dice. Each die roll allows them to draw another part of their
turkey. Students can only draw a part if they roll the correct number. For the items
the you need more than 1 (wing, eye, etc) students will need to roll that number
multiple times.
- 1: Head, 2: Wing (x2), 3: Eye (x2), 4: Beak, 5: Wattle, 6: Leg (x2), 7: Tail Feather (x8),
8: Neck
- Explain the Number 8 worksheet and have students begin to work on it. Students will
continue to work on this for the rest of class. Once this sheet is completed they will be
able to play the game.
- If any student seems unsure during the lesson, coach them more one-on-one (or in small
groups) during the remaining class time. If class is over, take them aside briefly during
recess to talk about the concepts and help them then. Be sure not to take their entire
recess, as the students still need fresh air and to run around.
Closure:
- Encourage students to think of how they can connect 8 to their life. Send home a
note with parents to help their child connect 8 to their life, give an example from
your own life.
- Exit slip: Hand out slips of paper with various groupings of objects. Have students
circle the set/s of 8.
Reflections and Next Steps:
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Prior to class: ensure that there are at least some sets of 9 items around the room;
(books, pencils, etc.)
- Review topics weve already discussed; (counting to 20, skip counting by 2s to 10,
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formation of numbers 1-6, comparing numbers, talk about the previous days closure and
have students tell you ways they found to connect 8 to their life)
Read: Hide and Seek by Janet Wong. This book doesnt explicitly point out that the
pages shows the number, have the students find the number through the objects on the
page.
After reading, tell students that we will be talking about the number 9. Hand out
Number Bags and encourage students to play with the items in the bag. Have them
share what they discover in the bags and how it is connected to the number 9.
Gather the students back at the back corner and have them share some of the
examples of 9 that they found.
Have students think about where in they life they see the number 9. (pets, house/street
number, cousins, etc) (record these connections to use a reference for the book)
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Math
- Show the students the number 9 and explain how to create it. Have the students write
the 9 with their fingers in the air. They can trace 9 on the floor
- Pass out mini-whiteboards with printing guide lines. Have them practice writing 9 on
their whiteboard.
- Explain and demonstrate the game that the children will be playing once they complete
the math worksheet. Remind students what games expectations are.
- Tenzi: Students are each given 9 dice. The object of the game is to have all of the
dice say the same number. Students can make their first roll then see what number
they have the most of and choose to try to roll 9 of that number. Students are
allowed to change their number throughout the game if they change their mind.
Students may work with partners and see who can get 9 numbers that are the same
first.
- Explain the Number 9 worksheet and have students begin to work on it. Students will
continue to work on this for the rest of class. Once this sheet is completed they will be
able to play the game.
- If any student seems unsure during the lesson, coach them more one-on-one (or in small
groups) during the remaining class time. If class is over, take them aside briefly during
recess to talk about the concepts and help them then. Be sure not to take their entire
recess, as the students still need fresh air and to run around.
Closure:
- Encourage students to think of how they can connect 9 to their life. Send home a
note with parents to help their child connect 9 to their life, give an example from
your own life.
- Exit Slip: Have students draw sets of 9 items on a piece of paper. Share their sets
with their neighbours and have students have discussion on why they are a set or
nine or why they are not.
Reflections and Next Steps:
___________
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Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Prior to class: ensure that there are at least some sets of 10 items around the room;
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- Explain and demonstrate the game that the children will be playing once they complete
the math worksheet. Remind students what games expectations are.
- Roll and Colour Number Grid: Hand students a grid with the numbers 1 to 10 randomly
dispersed on it and a D10. Students roll the dice. Whatever number they land on,
they count that many squares of that number and colour them in the appropriate
colour. For example, if students roll a 7, the find seven squares with the number 7 in it
and colour all 7 black.
- Explain the worksheet and have students begin to work on it. Students will continue to
work on this for the rest of class. Once this sheet is completed they will be able to play
the game.
- If any student seems unsure during the lesson, coach them more one-on-one (or in small
groups) during the remaining class time. If class is over, take them aside briefly during
recess to talk about the concepts and help them then. Be sure not to take their entire
recess, as the students still need fresh air and to run around.
Closure:
- Encourage students to think of how they can connect 10 to their life. Send home a
note with parents to help their child connect 10 to their life, give an example from
your own life.
- Have numerous students show 10 on the whiteboard at the same time either
symbolically or pictorially.
Reflections and Next Steps:
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
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Math
Grade 1
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Lesson:
- Review: skip counting (by 2s, 5s and 10s), numbers 1-10, ordinals numbers
- Read: Emilys First 100 Days of School by Rosemary Wells. Show students the book.
Students would have already heard the book during the first couple days of school.
Have the students pay attention to the connections that Emily makes to the days of
school and other numbers around her as you read. Do not really the entire book, it will
be suffice to only read up to the number 10.
- Explain to the class that you will be creating a class books together for each of the
grades. Their books will be about connecting numbers to our lives just like Emily did.
- Explain that the grade 1s will be connecting numbers to their lives and the grade 2s
will be connecting ordinals.
- Remind students that theyve already done this during their math classes during the
last couple of weeks by connecting the number we were learning about to their lives,
and that some of their parents even helped them.
- Show students a copy of a book you created about your life using connections to
numbers and ordinal numbers that you found. Before you begin reading, encourage the
students to think about what you connected your life to.
- Read both copies of the books. Have the students brainstorm different areas that we
can connect numbers to our lives. (grandparents, siblings, cousins, house number, street
number, counting objects in house, etc.) Write their suggestions on the SmartBoard.
- If the students are having trouble thinking of ways that they can connect the numbers
to their lives, point out the different comparisons you made in your book. Also have them
think about the connections that they already made to the numbers.
- After you have brainstormed various areas that we can connect the numbers to our
lives, show the Assessment Task outline on the SmartBoard so the students know what is
expected of them in the project. Read through both projects for the students.
- To chose numbers, write the numbers from 1-10 and 1st-10th on the board. Draw
students popsicle sticks and allow them to choose what number they want to work with.
- Hand out the writing pages and allow the students to begin working on their sentences.
- As the students are working, go around the room and discuss the connections that the
students are making. If the students are having problems thinking of connections, remind
them of the connections that they have already made to their lives. Bring out your
records of connections that the students made during the previous week.
- Students will continue to work on these until the end of class. Further class time will
be given the following day. Students will be expected to finish their pages by the end
of tomorrows class. Assess the pages that the students create, then bind them into a
book to show the students later in the unit.
- If students finish their page, and their picture is coloured, they can be given two
smaller cutouts which they will decorate with their number. These cutouts will be put
together to create the front and back cover of the book.
Closure:
- Have students share what some of the connections they have made to their number.
Reflections and Next Steps:
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
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Math
- Show students the copy of a book you created about your life using connections to
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numbers and ordinal numbers that you found. Before you begin reading, encourage the
students to think about what you connected your life to.
Bring up the page on Notebook outlining their suggestions for things we can connect our
lives to.
Hand out the writing pages and allow the students to begin working on their sentences.
As the students are working, go around the room and discuss the connections that the
students are making. If the students are having problems thinking of connections, remind
them of the connections that they have already made to their lives. Bring out your
records of connections that the students made during the previous week.
Students will continue to work on these until the end of class. Further class time will
be given the following day. Students will be expected to finish their pages by the end
of tomorrows class. Assess the pages that the students create, then bind them into a
book to show the students later in the unit.
If students finish their page, and their picture is coloured, they can be given two
smaller cutout which they will decorate with their number. These cutouts will be put
together to create the front and back cover of the book.
Once these pages are decorated, they may practice some of the math games that weve
already learned.
Closure:
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Review topics weve already discussed; (Skip counting by 2s to 10, 5s to 50, 10s to 100,
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- Give each child a card with an equal sign and have them create a balanced equation
with the blocks (using 1-10 blocks on each side). Have them share what they did.
- Have the students create another equation using the equal sign and blocks. Have a few
students explain their equation to the group.
- Have the students replace one side of the equation with a number card that represents
how many blocks are on the side of the equation. Repeat this a couple of times.
- Have students create another equation with the blocks, equal sign and one number card.
Have them describe their equation to the class. Have them replace the other side with
the blocks with a number card. Repeat this a couple of times.
- Explain and demonstrate the game that the children will be playing once they complete
the math worksheet. Remind students what games expectations are.
- Balancing Act: Shuffle the number cards and put them in a pile face up on the left
side of the balance scale game board. Shuffle to decks of cards together and deal out
3 cards to each player. Players 1 lays down a playing card that matches the numeral
card on the balance scale. If they do not have a card, they pick up cards from the
card pile until they are able to play. The player may also play an action card (Jack:
Take the top numeral card and place it on the bottom, then continue your turn; Joker:
Select a player to pick up 2 cards, then continue your turn; Queen: Trade hands with
another player, then take your turn; or Pass, King: skip your turn) Action cards can
only be played once per players turn. See if you can get rid of all your cards. If the
playing card pile is out of cards, shuffle in the played cards.
- Explain the Number 10 worksheet and have students begin to work on it. Students will
continue to work on this for the rest of class. Once this sheet is completed they will be
able to play the game.
- If any student seems unsure during the lesson, coach them more one-on-one (or in small
groups) during the remaining class time. If class is over, take them aside briefly during
recess to talk about the concepts and help them then. Be sure not to take their entire
recess, as the students still need fresh air and to run around.
Closure:
- 2 Facts and a Fib: write two truths on the board and one fib and have the students
tell which is the lie. Have them explain why it is a lie.
Reflections and Next Steps:
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Review topics weve already discussed; (counting to 20, skip counting by 2s to 10,
-
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Math
- Explain and demonstrate the game that the children will be playing once they complete
the math worksheet. Remind students what games expectations are.
- Chutes and Ladders: Students roll a D6 and move that many squares forward on the
game board. If they land on a slide, they move down to the square the slide ends on.
If they land on a ladder square, they can climb up the ladder. Who can make it to 100
first?
- Explain the Number 10 worksheet and have students begin to work on it. Students will
continue to work on this for the rest of class. Once this sheet is completed they will be
able to play the game.
- If any student seems unsure during the lesson, coach them more one-on-one (or in small
groups) during the remaining class time. If class is over, take them aside briefly during
recess to talk about the concepts and help them then. Be sure not to take their entire
recess, as the students still need fresh air and to run around.
Closure:
- Laundry Day: Label the four corners with laundry detergent brands. Tide (drowning in
information), Gain (understanding basics but missing keep parts), Bold (fairly confident,
just missing details), Cheer (sure of success). Students go to the corner that best
represents their feelings on topic.
Reflections and Next Steps:
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Review topics weve already discussed; (counting to 20, skip counting by 2s to 10,
formation of numbers 1-10, comparing numbers, equal sign, equation)
- Review that to be balanced means for both sides of the equal sign to have the same
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amount of cubes. Explain that each side of the equal sign is like its own house,
everything on one side of the equal sign is in the same house.
Continue the concept from the day before. Using the unifix cubes, have the students
help you create an equation. Start by putting 1-5 unifix cubes into a pile on one side of
the equal sign (in the house). Ask a student how many cubes you would need to put on
the other side (in the house) in order for the equation to be balanced.
Replace one side of the cubes with a numeral which represents their number. Have a
student help you choose which numeral.
Ask if we still have a balanced equation, do we have the same number represented on
either side? Do we have the same number represented in each house?
Show the students the plus sign, explain that the plus sign tells us we need to add the
groups together, it makes it seem like one single group.
Have the students repeat what the plus sign does/means; add the groups together to
form a single group.
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Math
- Split up your pile of cubes and place the plus sign between the two groups. Explain that
even though there are multiple groups on the one side of the equal sign, everything on
that side is still in the same house, they may be in different rooms, but theyre still all
in the same house.
Have students help you read out the equation that you created. Ask if it is still
balanced, do we still have the same amount of blocks in each house?
Repeat this with another number. Begin with using a numeral between 1 and 5, place
this on one side of the equal sign (in one of the houses). Ask students how many cubes
you need in the other house to make the equation balanced/even? Place this many cubes
on the other side of the equal sign.
Split up your cubes into two groups and place the plus sign in the middle. Ask students
if the equation is still balance/even. Have them help you read out the equation.
Repeat again with the students working in groups to determine the answer. Tell students
that you have 4 cubes on one side of the equal side (in one house).
Have them place the numeral 4 in one of their houses. Ask them to balance their
equation (put 4 cubes in their other house).
Have them split up their cubes saying 3 cubes are in one room, how many cubes are in
the other room.
Ask students if they have made a balanced equation. Have each group read out their
equation to you.
Have students create their own equations using the same format; put a numeral card in
one side of the house, how do I balance it? Split the cubes between rooms and add the
plus sign. As students are working on this, go to each group and see how they are
understanding the concept.
Explain and demonstrate the game that the children will be playing once they complete
the math worksheet. Remind students what games expectations are.
- Addition Maze: Roll a D6 and move that many spaces on the game board. Answer the
question on the space you land on. If you get it right, grab a counter. How can make it
to the finish line first? Who can get the most counters?
Explain the worksheet and have students begin to work on it. Students will continue to
work on this for the rest of class. Once this sheet is completed they will be able to play
the game.
If any student seems unsure during the lesson, coach them more one-on-one (or in small
groups) during the remaining class time. If class is over, take them aside briefly during
recess to talk about the concepts and help them then. Be sure not to take their entire
recess, as the students still need fresh air and to run around.
Closure:
- Self-Reflection: Thumbs up or to the side with how well students feel they have
mastered the concept.
Reflections and Next Steps:
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Numbers
Math
Title: Adding to 5
Date: Day 12 (Thursday, October 22, 2015)
Year Level: Grade 1
Overall Time Frame: 30 minutes
Big Idea: Numbers are all around us and are essential to mathematics.
Integration with Other Subjects:
Anticipated Challenges:
- Have pre-organized baggies of materials for the students to use to avoid fights for
materials.
- There will be transitions within the lesson. Ensure that you clearly set out the
expectation prior to moving.
Diverse Learner Needs:
Low: Use colour coded
sheets to distinguish
between grade groups.
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Review topics weve already discussed; (counting to 20, skip counting by 2s to 10,
formation of numbers 1-10, comparing numbers, equal sign, equation, addition sign)
- See if the students can rearrange the equation so that the sets remains constant but in
a different place and the equation stays balanced (3+2=5, 2+3=5, 5=3+2, 5=2+3). Explain
that it doesn't matter what order the numbers come in, the number stays the same, this
is called conservation of number.
- Have students work together to create equations with the blocks and the individual = ,
+ and number cards. Have one student create an equation with one number missing and
have their partner complete the equation using either blocks or the numeral cards.
- Go around to each group as they are doing this and observe what they are doing and
have conversations with them about what they are doing and why. Record these
observations.
- Explain and demonstrate the game that the children will be playing once they complete
the math worksheet. Remind students what games expectations are.
- Dominos: Shuffle the Domino Cards together and deal 2 to each student. Lay one face
up on the playing mat and the rest in a pile face down to the side. Students take
turns adding a domino card from their hand that they can play on either end of the
exposed domino. If players cannot lay down a card, they pick up a new card and it is
the other player's turn. Try to use all of your domino cards.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Explain the worksheet and have students begin to work on it. Students will continue to
work on this for the rest of class. Once this sheet is completed they will be able to play
the game.
- If any student seems unsure during the lesson, coach them more one-on-one (or in small
groups) during the remaining class time. If class is over, take them aside briefly during
recess to talk about the concepts and help them then. Be sure not to take their entire
recess, as the students still need fresh air and to run around.
Closure:
- Observational: walk around the room as the students are working and see how the
students are doing. Make notes where possible.
Reflections and Next Steps:
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Review topics weve already discussed; (counting to 20, skip counting by 2s to 10,
formation of numbers 1-10, comparing numbers, equal sign, equation, addition sign)
- See if the students can rearrange the blocks so that the sets remains constant but in a
different place and the equation stays balanced (3+2=5, 2+3=5, 5=3+2, 5=2+3). Explain
that it doesn't matter what order the numbers come in, the number stays the same, this
is called conservation of number.
Have students work together to create equations with the blocks and the individual = ,
+ and number cards. Have one student create an equation with one number missing and
have their partner complete the equation using either blocks or the numeral cards.
Go around to each group as they are doing this and observe what they are doing and
have conversations with them about what they are doing and why. Record these
observations.
Explain and demonstrate the game that the children will be playing once they complete
the math worksheet. Remind students what games expectations are.
- Capture 4: Using the Capture 4 Game Board and cards, students will draw a card from
the pile and determine the missing addend (Ten-Frames and counters may be used).
Once the missing part of the equation is determined, students find that number
anywhere on their game board and cover it with a counter, their partner must agree
that the number is correct. Try to get 4 in a row.
Explain the worksheet and have students begin to work on it. Students will continue to
work on this for the rest of class. Once this sheet is completed they will be able to play
the game.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- If any student seems unsure during the lesson, coach them more one-on-one (or in small
groups) during the remaining class time. If class is over, take them aside briefly during
recess to talk about the concepts and help them then. Be sure not to take their entire
recess, as the students still need fresh air and to run around.
Closure:
- Exit Slip: Hand students colour coded sheets of paper with 3 equations written out,
but with some gaps and missing numbers. Have students fill in the blanks and solve
the equations.
Reflections and Next Steps:
___________
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Title: Counting to 20
Date: Day 14 (Monday, October 26, 2015)
Year Level: Grade 1
Overall Time Frame: 30 minutes
Big Idea: Numbers are all around us and are essential to mathematics.
Integration with Other Subjects:
Anticipated Challenges:
- Have pre-organized baggies of materials for the students to use to avoid fights for
materials.
- There will be transitions within the lesson. Ensure that you clearly set out the
expectation prior to moving.
Diverse Learner Needs:
Low: Use colour coded
sheets to distinguish
between grade groups.
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Review topics weve already discussed; (counting to 20, skip counting by 2s to 10,
formation of numbers 1-5, comparing numbers, equal sign, equation, plus sign)
- Read: When Sheep Cannot Sleep: The Counting book by Satoshi Kitamura. As you read
the story, have the student point out things that they notice on each page. Have them
count the different objects on each page. Can they find each number from 1 to 22?
- Create baggies for each of the numbers 11 to 19 out of unit blocks. Allow each child to
pick a baggie to count at their spot. (make note of any students who made a ten.
- Ask students if anyone lost track of where they were counting. Discuss with the
students the idea that sometimes counting large numbers is difficult because you look
track of the number. Have student first count a set of 10 and explain that it easier to
count large numbers by splitting them into sets of 10 and adding the sets of 10.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Give each student a Tens/Ones Chart. Ask students if they know what 2-digits mean. (A
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number with 2 different numbers which make it up) Explain that we use Tens/One
Charts to help us show bigger, 2-digit numbers.
Explain that there are two columns in the Tens/Ones Charts, and each with a heading.
Point out the two columns and explain that we show how many ones there are under
the Ones heading, and that below the Tens heading, we show how many sets of 10
are in a number.
Show students the rod and explain that the smaller pieces they have are called units
and are used to represent 1 and the sticks are called rods and represent a set of 10.
Have the students place their unit cubes in the Ones column and to separate a set of 10
out of the units. Explain that once we get 10 ones, we no longer have ones but we have
a set of 10. Ask students what they think we should do, (the Ones column only holds 1s
and the Tens column is where we put 10s.
Show the students that they regroup and trade their 10 units to get a rod (from the
Base 10 blocks). Have the students regroup and trade their 10 unit blocks for a rod.
Then show students how you read a Tens/Ones Chart to make it into a numeral. Ask
students how many rods they have on their chart, then write a 1 below it in the Tens
column. Ask students how many units they have on their chart, then write that number
in the Ones column. Ask students what number you created. Explain that the numbers
are made up of 1 ten, and however many ones. Show on yours and have the students
repeat with their own chart.
Take a Three-Minute-Pause to stop the lesson and ensure that all the students
understand what they are being taught. This may involve a self-reflection.
Have the students retrace their rod for 10 units and scramble up their units then swap
places with another students and count the sticks on their classmates chart. Repeat the
steps of creating 10 out of the units, trading it for a rod and creating the numeral. Have
the students share what their numeral is in terms of tens and ones.
Once the students have gone to the different number sets, point out two students
charts. Ask the class what one has more blocks on their Chart. Have the students turn
to their neighbour and explain how they know which is largest.
Pull the students back together and ask for a student to volunteer (or select a student)
to tell the class how they knew which was the biggest number. Explain that when we
look at two different numbers, we look at the number in the Tens place first and see
what is the bigger number. If the Tens are the same, they look at the ones.
Pick two other students charts and repeat this process.
Print a number from 11-19 on your white board and have the students share how they
are created in terms of number of 10s and ones.
Explain and demonstrate the game that the children will be playing once they complete
the math worksheet. Remind students what games expectations are.
- The Trading Game: Each student receives a game board, a baggie of coloured disks (20
of each colour) and a die. Students roll the die and take that many yellow disks and
place them in the yellow column of their chart. They roll the die again and grab the
coloured disks that they need. When the students reach 10 yellow disks, they trade
the 10 in for 1 blue disk. They continue to roll the die, trading 10 yellow for 1 blue, 10
blue for 1 red, 10 red for 1 green.
- Students can work with a pair if they would like.
Explain the worksheet and have students begin to work on it. Students will continue to
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Math
- Students have to verbally describe what they are doing, I am trading my 10 yellow
disks for 1 blue disk.
- If any student seems unsure during the lesson, coach them more one-on-one (or in small
groups) during the remaining class time. If class is over, take them aside briefly during
recess to talk about the concepts and help them then. Be sure not to take their entire
recess, as the students still need fresh air and to run around.
Closure:
- Three-minute Pause: Teacher stops at any point during the lesson and takes three
minutes to review what has been said and ask clarifying questions.
Reflections and Next Steps:
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Title: Counting to 20
Date: Day 15 (Tuesday, October 27, 2015)
Year Level: Grade 1
Overall Time Frame: 30 minutes
Big Idea: Numbers are all around us and are essential to mathematics.
Anticipated Challenges:
- Have pre-organized baggies of materials for the students to use to avoid fights for
materials.
- There will be transitions within the lesson. Ensure that you clearly set out the
expectation prior to moving.
Diverse Learner Needs:
Low: Use colour coded
sheets to distinguish
between grade groups.
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Review topics weve already discussed; (counting to 20, skip counting by 2s to 10,
formation of numbers 1-5, comparing numbers, equal sign, equation, plus sign)
- Explain to students that you will be talking about the same thing as the day before
because you noticed a lot of students seemed confused.
- Begin by bringing out a Tens/Ones chart and re-explain the chart to students; there are
two columns, in the first column we place our sets of 10. Pause and show students a
single stick and a set of 10. Ask students which of the two is a set of 10. Ask students
where you should put the set of 10.
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Numbers
Math
- Point to the Ones column and explain that is where we put single objects. Again hold up
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the two examples, the single and the set of 10. Ask students what one is a single
object? Where should it go?
Point out to students how we form numbers based on our objects. Place a set of 10 in
the Tens column and 4 ones in the one column. Go around to each student and ask them
what number you have represented in the chart. Have them first share how many 10s
and how many 1s, then have them put them together to form a single number.
Repeat this with another number using the stick manipulatives. Have each student tell
you what number youve represented and have them explain how they know.
Draw a picture using 10s an 1s on your board in the same style that the worksheet is in.
Draw a chart using the pictures rather than the words to help make this more visual.
Ask students to help you count how many 10s and how many 1s you have on the chart.
Have them look for the specific pictures. Record these numbers on the board to create
your numeral. Point out how we use the numbers to create our numeral.
Repeat this a couple of time with other numbers, then change the picture headings with
word headings. Have students now tell you have many 10s and how many 1s we have.
Record these numbers on the board to create your numeral.
Now do the same idea, but beginning with a numeral. Ask students how many 1s we have.
Explain that out 1s spot is always the far right number. Draw this number of sticks.
Ask students how many tens we have in our numeral. Explain that the 10s spot is always
the second number counting from the right.
Repeat this with multiple questions, asking each student to help you figure out the
answer.
Explain and demonstrate the game that the children will be playing once they complete
the math worksheet. Remind students what games expectations are.
- The Trading Game: Each student receives a game board, a baggie of coins (20 pennies,
10 dimes, 10 loonies and 10 $10 bills) and a die. Students roll the die and take that
many pennies and place them in the penny column of their chart. They roll the die
again and grab the pennies that they need. Students continue to roll the die and take
that many pennies, regardless of how many pennies they currently have. When the
students reach 10 pennies, they trade the 10 in for 1 dime. They continue to roll the
die, trading 10 pennies for 1 dime, 10 dimes for 1 loonie, 10 loonies for 1 $10 bill. Who
can end up with the most money?
Explain the worksheet and have students begin to work on it. Students will continue to
work on this for the rest of class. If they run out of time during class, they will work
on it the following day during the Grade 1s lesson (prior to the grade 1 lesson, quickly
review the expectations for the worksheet and the game). Once this sheet is completed
they will begin to play the game.
Closure:
- Three-minute Pause: Teacher stops at any point during the lesson and takes three
minutes to review what has been said and ask clarifying questions.
Reflections and Next Steps:
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Review topics weve already discussed; (counting to 20, skip counting by 2s to 10,
formation of numbers 1-5, comparing numbers, equal, plus sign and meaning)
- Review the plus sign. Ask students what we use the plus sign for (to put groups
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together; to put objects into a group). Show students the minus sign, tell them that we
use the minus sign to take objects away from groups.
Use concrete examples using the students. Have 5 students stand up and face the
remaining students. Ask students who are wearing blue to sit down. How many left the
group? How many are still there. Show students how to make the example into an
equation using only pictures and numerals. Review what equation means and equality.
Explain that the answer is the amount that is left after the objects are taken away.
Show another example having different students stand in a group and asking students to
sit down based on some attribute. Have the students help you determine what the
subtraction sentence would be.
Have the kids work in small groups (3-4) to create another subtraction problem using
their group. Have them share this with the class and have the other group determine
the subtraction equation. Have the groups compare the sentences they created and
discuss any differences.
Ask students while you are showing examples if the answer that we are left with will
be larger or smaller than the number we began with. Have the students share their
reasonings.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Using the balance scale, show the equation and explain how both sides of the equation
are equal. (if you do what the expression says, both sides will be equal).
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Review the minus sign; have students tell you what it means. (Used to remove objects)
- Lay down two house pages with an equal sign between the two. The students have seen
the house before and know the houses means both sides of the equal sign are the same.
Have them review with you what the equal sign means (the same) and what each house
represents. If they do not remember > everything in the house is under one roof, even
if things are in different rooms (we used this concept when talking about addition,
anything in the house counted as one thing even if it was in another room. [2+3]=[5]
both houses had 5 altogether, we just had 2 in the kitchen and 3 in the bedroom.
Students seemed to understand this concept better than two sides of the equal sign. If
the houses are too confusing while transitioning to subtraction, just remove them.)
- Show students an equation (with numerals; 5-3=__). Ask students how many they think
we should begin with. Have them explain why they think that is what we should start
with. Go through a few students asking the same question and seeing what their
response is. If they are unsure when you ask, ask if they need a minute and ask
someone else and come back to them later. Hearing other students might help them
understand.
- After asking a few students, and theyve reached a consensus, put that many objects on
one side of the equal sign in a house.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Draw their attention back to the equation you wrote on the board and ask how many
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objects we need to remove from the house. Again go through a few students having
them explain how many they think we need to remove and to share their reasoning.
After you have asked a few students, demonstrate how to use the Circle Arrow to take
the agreed upon number of objects away. Verbally explain what you are doing. Explain
that this action/process is called Subtraction.
Ask how many objects are left. Where should you put the number in the equation?
Record the answer on the equation you made
Repeat this process again with another equation. (Only subtracting from the numbers
1-5)
Next, pair students up and give each pair their own Circle Arrow; working as a class,
have the students practice doing 4-1 using their own Circle Arrow with their partner;
first starting with 4, removing one item with the Circle Arrow, then determining how
many are left. Verbalize each action.
If time permits, write a series of expressions on the board; 3-2, 5-4, 4-1, 2-1, 5-3
Have the pairs work on the expressions together, verbalizing what they are doing. As
they are doing this, go to each group and have them explain what they are doing to
solve the expression. (there should hopefully be enough expressions on the board for
students to work through them while you are working with groups. If students seem to
be finished all of them, write a couple more on the board for them to work on until you
can come to them.
Explain and demonstrate the game that the children will be playing once they complete
the math worksheet. Remind students what games expectations are.
- Subtract-A-Graph: Students will need a spinner with 5 sections, a mini-whiteboard,
counters and Subtract-A-Graph board. Player 1 spins the spinner twice and subtracts
the smaller number from the larger number. Students will record their difference on
their chart game board with a checkmark. Their partner must agree with their
difference before recording it. Players alternate turns. The point of the game is to get
an entire column (10) filled in on their graph.
Explain the worksheet and have students begin to work on it. Students will continue to
work on this for the rest of class. Once the sheet is completed they may play the game.
Closure:
- Mini-whiteboards: give each student a mini-white board and have the students create
and answer their own subtraction problem starting from 5.
Reflections and Next Steps:
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Review topics weve already discussed; (counting to 20, skip counting by 2s to 10,
formation of numbers 1-5, comparing numbers, equal, equation, plus, minus)
- Review the minus sign from the day before. Have students tell you what they remember
about it.
- Starting with 5 objects, use your Circle Arrow to remove 2 objects. Explain that this is
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called Subtraction. Ask students how many are left? Have the students help you
create a subtraction sentence for the equation you just showed them.
Repeat this with 4-4.
Then have the students practice doing 2-1 using their own Circle Arrow, copying down
the equation that they are creating on a mini-whiteboard.
Repeat with 3-1.
Tell the students to place their Circle Arrow on the floor beside them. They should not
be touching it for the next part of the lesson. If students are having trouble keeping
their arrow down, take the arrows back and tell them they can use it again later after
they show you that they are ready to use the materials properly.
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Numbers
Math
- Draw 5 objects on your whiteboard. Show them how we can use the same concept as
the Circle Arrow on paper by circling the object we are removing and drawing an arrow
away, then counting the ones left un-circled. (Cover the removed objects with your hand
to further show visually that these objects have been removed.
Practice with a couple of equations, having the students follow along with you and tell
you the steps that you need to take.
Explain and demonstrate the game that the children will be playing once they complete
the math worksheet. Remind students what games expectations are.
- Sub Track: Each student is given a mini-whiteboard and a spinner with 5 sections. On
their white-board they will write down the numbers 0-5. Students will spin their
spinner twice and subtract the lower number from the larger number. They will then
need to determine the difference between their numbers and cross this number off
on their board. Players continue to spin their spinner and determine the difference. If
at any point, their difference is already crossed out of their board, students receive a
strike (marked by an x on the bottom of their white board). Once students receive 3
strikes they start over. See if students can get all of their numbers crossed out
before they get 3 strikes.
Explain the worksheet and have students begin to work on it. Students will continue to
work on this for the rest of class. If they run out of time during class, they will work
on it the following day during the Grade 1s lesson (prior to the grade 1 lesson, quickly
review the expectations for the worksheet and the game). Once this sheet is completed
they will begin to play the game.
Tell students they can use their Circle Arrow again, or hand them back if you had to
take them.
Have the students practice examples with a partner, discussing what they are doing out
loud to one another.
Finally, have the students practice some equations on their own using a list of equations
you post on the whiteboard. Go around to each student as they are doing these practice
and observe what they are doing. Have conversations with each student. Record
observations.
Once you have observed and had conversations with a student, you may dismiss them
back to their desk to work on the worksheet.
If any student seems unsure during the lesson, coach them more one-on-one (or in small
groups) during the remaining class time. If class is over, take them aside briefly during
recess to talk about the concepts and help them then. Be sure not to take their entire
recess, as the students still need fresh air and to run around.
Closure:
- Observational/conversation: walk around the room and observe/talk with students
about what they are doing. Record notes.
Reflections and Next Steps:
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Review topics weve already discussed; (counting to 20, skip counting by 2s to 10,
formation of numbers 1-5, comparing numbers)
- Review with the students what it means to be equal. Talk about both sides of an
equation have to be equal.
- Review addition problems with the class. Have students tell you what a plus sign does.
(we are putting things together in the group).
- Hand each student 10 counters. Put some addition expressions on your mini-whiteboard
and have students create the equation with the counters. Have students share how they
solved the question with the class. Repeat for a few expressions.
- Do some questions orally and have students create the equation with the counters. Have
students share how they solved the question with the class. Repeat for a few
expressions.
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Numbers
Math
- Review subtraction problems with the class. Have students tell you what a minus sign
does. (We take things away from the group).
- Put some subtraction expressions on your mini-whiteboard and have students create the
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equation with the counters. Have students share how they solved the question with the
class. Repeat for a few expressions.
Do some questions orally and have students create the equation with the counters. Have
students share how they solved the question with the class. Repeat for a few
expressions.
Put both addition and subtraction question on your white board and point out to
students that we must be careful to look at what signs are being used. Point to
different questions and ask students if they should add or subtract. Ask them how they
know.
Explain and demonstrate the game that the children will be playing once they complete
the math worksheet. Remind students what games expectations are.
- Fill er Up: Students need 2 0-5 spinners and a Fill er Up game board. Students will
spin both spinners and chose to either add them together or subtract them. Based on
their decision, they will record either the sum or difference on their game board with
their equation. The first person to fill up their entire chart wins. (10 of each number)
Explain the worksheet and have students begin to work on it. Students will continue to
work on this for the rest of class. If they run out of time during class, they will work
on it the following day during the Grade 1s lesson (prior to the grade 1 lesson, quickly
review the expectations for the worksheet and the game). Once this sheet is completed
they will begin to play the game.
If any student seems unsure during the lesson, coach them more one-on-one (or in small
groups) during the remaining class time. If class is over, take them aside briefly during
recess to talk about the concepts and help them then. Be sure not to take their entire
recess, as the students still need fresh air and to run around.
Closure:
- Observational/conversation: walk around the room and observe/talk with students
about what they are doing. Record notes.
Reflections and Next Steps:
___________
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Review topics weve already discussed; (counting to 20, skip counting by 2s to 10,
formation of numbers 1-5, comparing numbers)
- Review with the students what it means to be equal. Talk about both sides of an
equation have to be equal. Review the plus/addition sign and the minus/subtraction sign.
Have students tell you what each sign tells you to do; add more or subtract/take away.
- Hand each student 5 counters. Put multiple addition and subtraction expressions on your
whiteboard and have students create the equation with the counters.
- As students are doing this, go to each student and show them one of the question on
your mini whiteboard and have them tell you what they need to do with it (add or
subtract) and have them show you how to solve it. Have them do at least one addition
and one subtraction problem
- For those who are not working with you, have them try all of the questions on the
board. Have them think to themselves or in quiet whisper voices what each sign tells
them to do.
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Numbers
Math
- After you have gone through each student, tell that students that you are going to try
to trick them. Ask different addition and subtraction questions mixed together and see if
the students are able to tell if it is an addition or subtraction question and can do the
correct operation.
- Explain and demonstrate the game that the children will be playing once they complete
the math worksheet. Remind students what games expectations are.
- Fill er Up: Students need 2 0-5 spinners and a Fill er Up game board. Students will
spin both spinners and chose to either add them together or subtract them. Based on
their decision, they will record either the sum or difference on their game board with
their equation. The first person to fill up their entire chart wins. (10 of each number)
- Explain the worksheet and have students begin to work on it. Students will continue to
work on this for the rest of class.
- If any student seems unsure during the lesson, coach them more one-on-one (or in small
groups) during the remaining class time. If class is over, take them aside briefly during
recess to talk about the concepts and help them then. Be sure not to take their entire
recess, as the students still need fresh air and to run around.
Closure:
- Three-minute-Pause; stop the lesson at any point and do a quick self-reflection and
answer any questions the students may have on the concept.
Reflections and Next Steps:
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Review with students some of the concepts weve already talked about.
- Counting to 20 (including skip counting), subitize (with flashcards), comparing two sets,
the equal/plus/minus sign, what is an equation.
- Read: Math Fables by Greg Tang, focusing on the story about 6, Tools Gold. Before
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reading, encourage the students to be thinking of the different pairs which create 6.
Discuss these pairs after the story.
After reading, give each student a bowl with 6 counters in it. Explain to the students
that they will shake and drop the counters onto the ground from about a foot (there is
no need to throw them in the air first) Once they have tossed them, they will put their
hands on their head and show they are ready for the next instruction.
Have each child share the different combinations that landed (how many red, how many
blue)
If any of the students did reverse groupings (ie. 2&4 and 4&2) draw attention to these
groupings and ask the students what they notice about them. (same number in each
group, just a different order).
Ask students what they notice about the total number of counters in each grouping. (It
never changes.) Explain that this is because you can group the counters in different
ways but it doesn't change the total amount. This is called conservation of number.
Explain that conservation is just a fancy way of saying that it doesn't change the
number. Ask if it matters what order the numbers come in? (no; conservation)
If all of the groups (0&6, 1&5, 2&4, 3&3) have not been created, allow the students to
drop the counters again; continue until all sets have been made.
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Numbers
Math
- Draw attention to the reverse pairs again; ask again if it matters what order the
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numbers come in; Show the students that there are really only 4 different groupings for
6; 6&0, 5&1, 4&2, 3&3 if we take off the duplicates
Take one of the examples that the students created and use it to show the 4 Stories
of 10 (ie. 0+6=6, 6+0=6, 6-0=6 and 6-6=0).
- Ask students to show where the largest number in the equation goes. (when we add,
we put things together and put it at the end, when we subtract we begin with the
largest number and take some away.
Have the students work with a partner beside them to create another 4 Story Family
with one of the groupings. Have some of the groups share what they put for their
stories.
Have the students create four fact families for the remaining grouping.
Ask the entire class to do 3+3 together. What do they notice about this story group
(there are only 2 stories, not 4)
Explain and demonstrate the game that the children will be playing once they complete
the math worksheet.
- In/Out: Hand each students 6 rocks and a play mat. Students will drop the rock on
the play may and record the amount of beans that landed within the object. They
will determine how many beans landed outside of the object, then count the beans to
double check their answer.
Explain the Combinations of 6 worksheet and have students begin to work on it.
Students will continue to work on this while you teach the grade 2s their lesson. Once
this sheet is completed they will begin to play the game.
Closure:
- Team-Pair-Solo: Work on a problems first as a class, then as pairs, then individually.
Reflections and Next Steps:
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Review topics weve already discussed; (counting to 20, skip counting by 2s to 10,
formation of numbers 1-10, comparing numbers, equal, equation, plus, minus)
- Review what we learned about the day before. See if students remember the
combinations. If they do not, allow them to create them again using the counters.
- Ask students if the order changes the total amount. Explain that this is called
Conservation of Number.
- Ask students how knowing the different combinations for 6 help us with addition. (if we
know the combinations, its easier to find the answer).
- Practice the combinations of 6 by doing a drill with them. Call out one number and
having the students call out the partner number. Have students leap-frog into the air
when they call the partner number.
- Explain that they just did addition by knowing that (ie 4 & 2) were partner numbers for
6.
- Have the students help you create the Four Stories for each combination to make the
connection between the combinations and addition.
- Ask students where the largest number is in each of the equations. Have them explain
why it is in this place (addition on its own because youre putting numbers together,
subtraction first because you are taking away from the total.)
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Review topics weve already discussed; (counting to 20, skip counting by 2s to 10,
formation of numbers 1-10, comparing numbers, equal, equation, plus, minus)
- Review what we learned about the days before. Have students share with you what the
partners for 6 are; 6&0, 5&1, 4&2, 3&3
- Point out that reverse groupings (2&4 and 4&2) are the same, they are just in a
different order. Ask if the order changes the total amount. Explain that this is called
Conservation of Number.
- Ask students how knowing the different combinations for 6 help us with subtraction. (if
we know the combinations, its easier to subtract one number and know the difference).
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Practice the combinations of 6 by doing a drill with them. Call out an equation starting
with 6 and removing a number, have the students call out the partner number. Have
students leap-frog into the air when they call the partner number. (ie. Theres 6 apples,
___ takes 3
Explain that the students just did subtraction by knowing the partner numbers for 6.
Have the students help you create the Four Stories for each combination to make the
connection between the combinations and subtraction. Ask student what they realize
about the groupings, and how the combinations can help us with our subtraction.
Ask students where the largest number is in each of the equations. Have them explain
why it is in this place (addition on its own because youre putting numbers together,
subtraction first because you are taking away from the total.)
Give students other examples of subtraction from 6 such as 5-3. Ask if it is a
combination of 6? Are the numbers in the equation close to a combination of 6? (yes,
3&3) How can we use our knowledge on the combinations of 6 to help us subtract 3
from 5? Repeat this with other equations.
Explain and demonstrate the game that the children will be playing once they complete
the math worksheet.
- Subtraction Shakedown: Working in partners, give each student 2 D6. Students roll
their dice together and subtracts their smaller number from their larger. Whoever
has the smallest difference wins a point. Students can keep track of their points on
either a piece of scrap paper or a whiteboard. If there is a tie for the lowest
difference, both students roll their dice again and determine their difference. See
who can get the most points by the end of the playing time.
Explain the worksheet and have students begin to work on it. Students will continue to
work on this while you teach the grade 2s their lesson. Once this sheet is completed
they will begin to play the game.
Closure:
- Self-Reflection: Thumbs up or to the side with how well students feel they have
mastered the concept.
Reflections and Next Steps:
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Review with students some of the concepts weve already talked about.
- Counting to 20 (including skip counting), the equal/plus/minus sign
- Give each student a cup with 7 counters in it. Explain to the students that they will
shake and drop the counters onto the ground from about a foot (there is no need to
throw them in the air first) Once they have tossed them, they will put their hands on
their head and show they are ready for the next instruction.
Have each child share the different combinations that landed (how many red, how many
blue)
If any of the students dropped reverse groupings (ie. 2&5 and 5&2) draw attention to
these groupings and ask the students what they notice about them. (same number in
each group, just a different order).
Ask students what they notice about the total number of counters in each grouping. (It
never changes.) Explain that this is because you can group the counters in different
ways but it doesn't change the total amount. This is called conservation of number.
Explain that conservation is just a fancy way of saying that it doesn't change the
number. Ask if it matters what order the numbers come in? (no; conservation)
If all of the groups (0&7, 1&6, 2&5, 3&4) have not been created, allow the students to
drop the counters again; continue until all sets have been made.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Draw attention to the reverse pairs again; ask again if it matters what order the
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numbers come in; Show the students that there are really only 4 different groupings for
7; 7&0, 6&1, 5&2, 4&3 if we take off the duplicates
Take one of the examples that the students created and use it to show the 4 Stories
of 10 (ie. 0+7=7, 7+0=7, 7-0=7 and 7-7=0).
- Ask students where the largest number in the equation goes. (when we add, we put
things together and put it at the end, when we subtract we begin with the largest
number and take some away.
- Have individual students create the various stories and write where each number
goes.
Explain and demonstrate the game that the children will be playing once they complete
the math worksheet.
- Super 7: Using the Super 7 Cards, have students one at a time draw a card and
determine the missing number needed for the equation to total 7. Students find that
number on the board and cover it with a counter.
Explain the Combinations of 10 worksheet and have students begin to work on it.
Students will continue to work on this while you teach the grade 2s their lesson. Once
this sheet is completed they will begin to play the game.
Since the students are somewhat familiar with this concept from working on it with
combinations of 6, if you finish the lesson early, allow the students to go to their desks
to work on the worksheet. During this time, have individual students show you their
counting abilities (by 1s and 2s to 20) and subtilizing.
Closure:
- Three-minute Pause: Take a moment in your lesson to review what you have taught
and allow students to ask clarifying questions.
Reflections and Next Steps:
___________
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Review topics weve already discussed; (counting to 20, skip counting by 2s to 10,
formation of numbers 1-10, comparing numbers, equal, equation, plus, minus)
- Review what we learned about the day before. See if students remember the
combinations. If they do not, allow them to create them again using the counters.
- Ask students if the order changes the total amount. Explain that this is called
Conservation of Number.
- Ask students how knowing the different combinations for 7 help us with addition. (if we
know the combinations, its easier to find the answer).
- Practice the combinations of 7 by doing a drill with them. Call out one number and
having the students call out the partner number. Have students leap-frog into the air
when they call the partner number.
- Explain that they just did addition by knowing that (ie 4 & 2) were partner numbers for
7.
- Have the students help you create the Four Stories for each combination to make the
connection between the combinations and addition. Ask student what they realize about
the groupings, and how the combinations can help us with our addition.
- Ask students where the largest number is in each of the equations. Have them explain
why it is in this place (addition on its own because youre putting numbers together,
subtraction first because you are taking away from the total.)
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Explain and demonstrate the game that the children will be playing once they complete
the math worksheet.
- Roll and Flip: Players work with partners and receive 1 D4 and 2 deck of cards with
only the numbers 1 to 3 on them. Each player rolls their dice and flips over one card.
Players add their numbers and determine their sum. The player with the greatest
sum takes their players card. If the sums are the same, each player flips an addition
card and adds it to their sum. How many points can you gain in the game.
- Explain the worksheet and have students begin to work on it. Students will continue to
work on this while you teach the grade 2s their lesson. Once this sheet is completed
they will begin to play the game.
- If there is time remaining after both lessons have been taught, take students aside and
assess them on their counting by 1s, 2s and subitizing.
Closure:
- Self-Reflection: Thumbs up or to the side to show how the students feel with the
concept we learned today.
Reflections and Next Steps:
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Review topics weve already discussed; (counting to 20, skip counting by 2s to 10,
formation of numbers 1-10, comparing numbers, equal, equation, plus, minus)
- Review what we learned about the days before. See if students are able to share what
the different combinations of 7 are. If students do not remember, allow them to use
seven counters and recreate these combinations by dropping the counters and recording
how many red and how many blue sides land.
- Ask if you need to include the reversal combinations. Ask students if the order changes
the total amount. Explain that this is called Conservation of Number.
- Ask students how knowing the different combinations for 7 help us with subtraction. (if
we know the combinations, its easier to subtract one number and know the difference).
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Practice the combinations of 7 by doing a drill with them. Call out an equation starting
with 7 and removing one number, have the students call out the partner number. Have
students leap-frog into the air when they call the partner number. (ie. Theres 7 apples,
___ takes 3
Explain that the students just did subtraction by knowing the partner numbers for 7.
Have the students help you create the Four Stories for each combination to make the
connection between the combinations and subtraction.
Put the numbers for a 4 story combination on the whiteboard and have the students
create the 4 stories on their own white board. Have them explain why they did it how
they did; why is the biggest number where it is? (addition on its own because youre
putting numbers together, subtraction first because you are taking away from the total.)
Explain and demonstrate the game that the children will be playing once they complete
the math worksheet.
- Subtraction Chutes and Ladders: Using a D6, students will roll the die and subtract
that amount from 7. Students will move the difference along their path on the Chutes
and Ladder board. If they land on a ladder, they travel up the ladder. If the square
they land on has a chute, they slide down to the bottom of the slide.
Explain the Combinations of 10 worksheet and have students begin to work on it.
Students will continue to work on this while you teach the grade 2s their lesson. Once
this sheet is completed they will begin to play the game.
Closure:
- Have students pair up with a grade partner and have them take turns explaining the
concept that we learned today to their partner.
Reflections and Next Steps:
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Review with students some of the concepts weve already talked about.
- Counting to 20 (including skip counting), subitize (with flashcards), comparing two sets,
the equal/plus/minus sign, what is an equation.
- After reading, give each student a bowl with 9 counters in it. Have the students drop
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the counters from a short height. Record how many red and blue counters land.
If all of the groupings have not been created yet, have the students repeat this to
create the missing groupings.
If any of the students did reverse groupings (ie. 4&5 and 5&4) draw attention to these
groupings and ask the students what they notice about them. (same number in each
group, just a different order)
Ask students what they notice about the total number of counters in each grouping. (It
never changes.) Explain that this is because you can group the counters in different
ways but it doesn't change the total amount. This is called conservation of number.
Explain that conservation is just a fancy way of saying that it doesn't change the
number.
Show the students that there are really only 5 different groupings for 9; 9&0, 8&1,
7&2, 6&3, 5&4
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Review topics weve already discussed; (counting to 20, skip counting by 2s to 10,
formation of numbers 1-10, comparing numbers, equal, equation, plus, minus)
- Review what we learned about the day before. See if students remember the
combinations. If they do not, allow them to create them again using the counters.
- Ask students if the order changes the total amount. Explain that this is called
Conservation of Number.
- Ask students how knowing the different combinations for 8 help us with addition. (if we
know the combinations, its easier to find the answer).
- Practice the combinations of 8 by doing a drill with them. Call out one number and
having the students call out the partner number. Have students leap-frog into the air
when they call the partner number.
- Explain that they just did addition by knowing that (ie 4 & 4) were partner numbers for
8.
- Have the students help you create the Four Stories for each combination to make the
connection between the combinations and addition. Ask student what they realize about
the groupings, and how the combinations can help us with our addition.
- Ask students where the largest number is in each of the equations. Have them explain
why it is in this place (addition on its own because youre putting numbers together,
subtraction first because you are taking away from the total.)
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Explain and demonstrate the game that the children will be playing once they complete
the math worksheet.
- Fair Game Addition: Students will work in pairs and will need 4 D4 and a D6
between the two of them. Each player rolls 2 D4 and determines their sum. One
students rolls the D6. If the six lands on an odd number, the lowest sum wins, if it
lands on an even number, the highest sum wins. Students may keep track of their
points on either a scrap piece of paper of a whiteboard.
- Explain the Combinations of 8 worksheet and have students begin to work on it.
Students will continue to work on this while you teach the grade 2s their lesson. Once
this sheet is completed they will begin to play the game.
Closure:
- Before you dismiss students back to their desks to work, go over the concept of the 4
stories for the combinations of 8. Asks student how they think knowing the
combinations of 8 can help us with addition and subtraction? (this will be discussed more
in the following days of classes)
Reflections and Next Steps:
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Review topics weve already discussed; (counting to 20, skip counting by 2s to 10,
formation of numbers 1-10, comparing numbers, equal, equation, plus, minus)
- Review what we learned about the days before. Have students share these combinations.
Point out that reverse groupings (2&6 and 6&2) are the same, they are just in a
different order. Ask if the order changes the total amount. Explain that this is called
Conservation of Number.
- Ask students how knowing the different combinations for 8 help us with subtraction. (if
we know the combinations, its easier to subtract one number and know the difference).
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Practice the combinations of 8 by doing a drill with them. Call out an equation starting
with 8 and removing one number, have the students call out the partner number. Have
students leap-frog into the air when they call the partner number. (ie. Theres 8 apples,
___ takes 3
Explain that the students just did subtraction by knowing the partner numbers for 8.
Have the students help you create the Four Stories for each combination to make the
connection between the combinations and subtraction. Ask student what they realize
about the groupings, and how the combinations can help us with our subtraction.
Ask students where the largest number is in each of the equations. Have them explain
why it is in this place (addition on its own because youre putting numbers together,
subtraction first because you are taking away from the total.)
Give students other examples of subtraction from 8. Ask if it is a combination that we
know? Is it close to a combination that we know? How can we use our knowledge of
combinations of to help us solve the problem?
Repeat this with other equations.
Explain and demonstrate the game that the children will be playing once they complete
the math worksheet.
- Subtraction Snap: Students will work with a partner and will receive 1 D4 each. At
the same time, each player will roll their die. Players will subtract the smaller
number from the larger number. The first person who says the correct difference out
loud scores 1 point. In the event of a tie, no players score. Students may keep track
of their score either on a piece of scrap paper or a whiteboard.
Explain the worksheet and have students begin to work on it. Students will continue to
work on this while you teach the grade 2s their lesson. Once this sheet is completed
they will begin to play the game.
Closure:
- Three-minute Pause: stop your lesson at any point and review what you have taught.
Ask questions to your students to ensure that they are understanding and allow them
to ask clarifying questions of you.
Reflections and Next Steps:
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Review with students some of the concepts weve already talked about.
- Counting to 20 (including skip counting), subitize (with flashcards), comparing two sets,
the equal/plus/minus sign, what is an equation.
- Read: Math Fables by Greg Tang, focusing on the story about 9, Antics. Before reading,
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encourage the students to be thinking of the different pairs which create 9. Discuss
these pairs after the story.
After reading, give each student a baggie with 9 counters in it. Have the students come
up with different ways that they can arrange the 9 counters using only two separate
groups.
Have each child share what different groupings they made with their counters.
Encourage students who haven't shared yet to see if they could create groups that the
other students haven't created yet. (Encourage the students first that the one they did
create was a good grouping)
If all of the students have a different grouping (reverse groupings count as two
separate ones), show any groupings which have not been shown at all (ie. if 7&2 has
been created, you do not need to show 2&7, but if both 2&7 and 7&2 are created but
neither 5&4 or 4&5 has, show one of the combinations).
If any of the students did reverse groupings (ie. 4&5 and 5&4) draw attention to these
groupings and ask the students what they notice about them. (same number in each
group, just a different order)
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Ask students what they notice about the total number of counters in each grouping. (It
never changes.) Explain that this is because you can group the counters in different
ways but it doesn't change the total amount. This is called conservation of number.
Explain that conservation is just a fancy way of saying that it doesn't change the
number.
Show the students that there are really only 5 different groupings for 9; 9&0, 8&1,
7&2, 6&3, 5&4
Take one of the examples that the students created and use it to show the 4 Stories
of 10 (ie. 0+9=9, 9+0=9, 9-0=9 and 9-9=0).
- Ask students to show where the largest number in the equation goes. (when we add,
we put things together and put it at the end, when we subtract we begin with the
largest number and take some away.
Have the students work with a partner beside them to create another 4 Story Family
with one of the groupings. Have some of the groups share what they put for their
stories.
Have the students create four fact families for the remaining grouping.
Explain and demonstrate the game that the children will be playing once they complete
the math worksheet.
- Pyramid: Remove all of the 10-K cards from the deck, shuffle the remaining cards.
Deal the cards face down into a pyramid with one card at the tip, followed by 2 cards
in the next row, then 3, etc until your 6th row with 6 cards. Place the remaining
cards at the bottom of the pyramid face down. One at a time, flip the top card over
from the deck and see if you can find it's match to create 9. If the 9 is drawn, you
may just remove the card from either the deck or pyramid.
Explain the Combinations of 9 worksheet and have students begin to work on it.
Students will continue to work on this while you teach the grade 2s their lesson. Once
this sheet is completed they will begin to play the game.
Closure:
- Laundry Day: Label the four corners with laundry detergent. Tide (drowning in
information), Gain (understanding basics but missing keep parts), Bold (fairly confident,
just missing details), Cheer (sure of success). Students go to the corner that best
represents their feelings on topic.
Reflections and Next Steps:
___________
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Review topics weve already discussed; (counting to 20, skip counting by 2s to 10,
formation of numbers 1-10, comparing numbers, equal, equation, plus, minus)
- Review what we learned about the day before. See if students remember the
combinations. If they do not, allow them to create them again using the counters.
- Ask students if the order changes the total amount. Explain that this is called
Conservation of Number.
- Ask students how knowing the different combinations for 8 help us with addition. (if we
know the combinations, its easier to find the answer).
- Practice the combinations of 8 by doing a drill with them. Call out one number and
having the students call out the partner number. Have students leap-frog into the air
when they call the partner number.
- Explain that they just did addition by knowing that (ie 5 & 4) were partner numbers for
9.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Have the students help you create the Four Stories for one of the combinations to make
the connection between the combinations and addition. Ask student what they realize
about the groupings, and how the combinations can help us with our addition.
- Ask students where the largest number is in each of the equations. Have them explain
why it is in this place (addition on its own because youre putting numbers together,
subtraction first because you are taking away from the total.)
- Explain and demonstrate the game that the children will be playing once they complete
the math worksheet.
- Your Board or Mine?: Students work in partners and each receive a game board, 1 D4
and a deck of cards with only the number 1-5. Shuffle the cards together and place
them in the middle of the playing board. Alternating turns, students roll their die and
flip over a card from the center. They may choose to cover the number on either
their board or their partners. If they play it on their partners board, their partner
cannot use this number during the game. Players attempt to create three in a row on
their own board in any direction.
- Explain the Combinations of 10 worksheet and have students begin to work on it.
Students will continue to work on this while you teach the grade 2s their lesson. Once
this sheet is completed they will begin to play the game.
Closure:
- Tell students that the following day we will be learning about using our combinations
to determine subtraction equations from 9.
Reflections and Next Steps:
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Review topics weve already discussed; (counting to 20, skip counting by 2s to 10,
formation of numbers 1-10, comparing numbers, equal, equation, plus, minus)
- Review what we learned about the days before. Have students share these combinations.
Point out that reverse groupings (3&6 and 6&3) are the same, they are just in a
different order. Ask if the order changes the total amount. Explain that this is called
Conservation of Number.
- Ask students how knowing the different combinations for 9 help us with subtraction. (if
we know the combinations, its easier to subtract one number and know the difference).
- Practice the combinations of 9 by doing a drill with them. Call out an equation starting
with 9 and removing one number, have the students call out the partner number. Have
students leap-frog into the air when they call the partner number. (ie. Theres 9 apples,
___ takes 3
- Explain that the students just did subtraction by knowing the partner numbers for 9.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Have the students help you create the Four Stories for each combination to make the
-
connection between the combinations and subtraction. Ask student what they realize
about the groupings, and how the combinations can help us with our subtraction.
Ask students where the largest number is in each of the equations. Have them explain
why it is in this place (addition on its own because youre putting numbers together,
subtraction first because you are taking away from the total.)
Give students other examples of subtraction from 9. Ask if it is a combination that we
know? Is it close to a combination that we know? How can we use our knowledge of
combinations of to help us solve the problem?
Repeat this with other equations.
Explain and demonstrate the game that the children will be playing once they complete
the math worksheet.
- What's the Question?: Students each receive 1 D8. Students roll their die, then figure
out what two numbers can be combined to create a subtraction equation with the
difference being what ever they rolled. They then cover these two numbers on their
board. For example, if the student rolls a 4, they may cover 9 and 5 (9-5=4), 8 and 4
(8-4=4) etc.
Explain the worksheet and have students begin to work on it. Students will continue to
work on this while you teach the grade 2s their lesson. Once this sheet is completed
they will begin to play the game.
Closure:
- Two Facts and a Fib: Hand students colour coded sheets of paper and have them write
their name on it. On it, the must write two correct statements about todays lesson
and one false statement. Students may crumple up their paper and toss it throughout
the room. Students collect a page of their grade colour and determine which
statement is false. Have students discuss their answer with the creator.
Reflections and Next Steps:
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Review topics weve already discussed; (counting to 20, skip counting by 2s to 10,
formation of numbers 1-5, comparing numbers, equal sign, equation, plus sign)
- READ:
- Create baggies for each of the numbers 21 to 29 out of unit blocks. Allow each child to
pick a baggie to count at their spot. (make note of any students who made a ten.
- Ask students if anyone lost track of where they were counting. Discuss with the
students the idea that sometimes counting large numbers is difficult because you lose
track of the number. Have student first count a set of 10 and explain that it easier to
count large numbers by splitting them into sets of 10 and adding the sets of 10.
- Give each student a Tens/Ones Chart. Review the Tens/Ones Chart (student would have
seen and worked with these earlier but may need a refresher). Ask what we use Tens/
One Charts for (to help us show bigger, 2-digit numbers). Point out the two columns
and explain that we show how many ones there are under the Ones heading, and that
below the Tens heading, we show how many sets of 10 are in a number.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
- Show students the rods and units and have them explain what each represents
- Have the students place their unit cubes in the Ones column and to separate a set of 10
out of the units. Explain that once we get 10 ones, we no longer have ones but we have
a set of 10. Ask students what they think we should do, (again, they would have done
this in the past, but may have forgotten)
Show the students that they regroup and trade their 10 units to get a rod (from the
Base 10 blocks). Have the students regroup and trade their 10 unit blocks for a rod.
Remind students how you read a Tens/Ones Chart to make it into a numeral. Ask
students how many rods they have on their chart, then write the numeral below it in
the Tens column. Ask students how many units they have on their chart, then write that
number in the Ones column. Ask students what number you created. Explain what we
get that number (made up sets of tens and ones)
Take a Three-Minute-Pause to stop the lesson and ensure that all the students
understand what they are being taught. This may involve a self-reflection.
Have the students trade their rod for 10 units again and scramble up their units then
swap places with another students and count the sticks on their classmates chart.
Repeat the steps of creating 10 out of the units, trading it for a rod and creating the
numeral. Have the students share what their numeral is in terms of tens and ones.
Once the students have gone to the different number sets, point out two students
charts. Ask the class what one has more blocks on their Chart. Have the students turn
to their neighbour and explain how they know which is largest.
Pull the students back together and ask for a student to volunteer (or select a student)
to tell the class how they knew which was the biggest number. Explain that when we
look at two different numbers, we look at the number in the Tens place first and see
what is the bigger number. If the Tens are the same, they look at the ones.
Pick two other students charts and repeat this process.
Print a number from 21-29 on your white board and have the students share how they
are created in terms of number of 10s and ones.
Explain and demonstrate the game that the children will be playing once they complete
the math worksheet. Remind students what games expectations are.
- Number Munchers: Shuffle the cards and set in the middle of the table. Each player
will draw a card and read the number. If the player cannot read the number on the
card, place it in the bottom of the card pile. The game continues with each player
drawing a card. If a player draws a monster, they get to steal another players cards
but only if they can read the number. Sounds simple right? Just watch out for the
Number Munchers!!! If you happen to draw a Number Muncher, you have to put all
your cards back in the card pile! The player with the most cards in the end wins!!!
Explain the worksheet and have students begin to work on it. Students will continue to
work on this for the rest of class. If they run out of time during class, they will work
on it the following day during the Grade 1s lesson (prior to the grade 1 lesson, quickly
review the expectations for the worksheet and the game). Once this sheet is completed
they will begin to play the game.
If any student seems unsure during the self reflection, coach them more one-on-one (or
in small groups) during the remaining class time. If class is over, take them aside briefly
during recess to talk about the concepts and help them then. Be sure not to take their
entire recess, as students still need fresh air and to run around.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Closure:
- Exit Slip: Have the number line for 1-30 typed on a colour coded sheet with missing
numbers. Have students fill in the missing numbers of the number line.
Reflections and Next Steps:
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Resources:
- http://www.havefunteaching.com/worksheets/math-worksheets/
- Pinterest
- montgomeryschoolsmd.org
- pixabay.org
- Copies of the Math Center activities complete with materials needed and instructions.
- Math Center Passport.
- Pencils, Markers, Glue, crayons, (at the stations they are needed)
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Math
Grade 1
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Math
Assessment:
- Explain that the students will be practicing the skills that they learned in the unit at
various math centres.
- Walk around the centres as the students are moving around them and ask questions
of the students to see where their thinking is. Record anecdotal notes.
- Students are able to work in pairs and gather help from their classmates if they are
struggling with various tasks.
- As students are completing the centres, give feedback and assistance where needed
to help the students growth and learning.
- At the end of class, have students do self-reflections on their work in the centers.
Ask them to share things that they felt they did really well at and things they found
difficult.
Relevant Background Knowledge to Teach Lesson:
- Teacher: an understanding of all the skills learned within unit, what the expectations
for the task are.
- Students: an understanding of all the skills that we learned, how to draw/cut out the
symbolic numbers.
Lesson:
- Prior to class, set up the various stations/centres for the students to work through.
- Put together the Math Centre Passport (a booklet with all of the activities the students
will be doing.)
- At the beginning of class, explain that we will be reviewing all of the topics that we
learned about in the math unit. Explain that the students will each be given a Passport
with various activities to do. they will need to visit each station at least once, but can go
to stations multiple times if they wanted to (just like you might visit the same place
multiple times).
- Explain what the students are to do at each of the stations. (also have instructions at
each station for those students who may forget).
- Go over expectation for the stations. Remind students that other classes are also
learning so we don't want to be a distraction for them so we need to stay quiet even
though were having fun.
- Remind students that they are able to ask their classmates for help if they need to and
are encouraged to discuss their work with others.
- Students are able to go to the stations in any order, so if there are a lot of students at
one station already, to go to another station first.
- Once all the games and expectations are explained, hand out the Math Centres
Passports and allow the students to begin to explore the different areas.
- As students are completing the centres, walk around and ask students about why/how
they are completing the tasks. Record anecdotal notes and take pictures of the students
work if possible.
- Be available to all students who would like further instruction to complete any of the
projects.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Stations:
Grade 1:
- Skip Counting Center: Students will create skip-counting paper chains counting by 2s, 5s
and 10s. They will then record their sequences in their passport.
- Spin and Colour Center: Students spin the spinner, then determine what number the
colour represents and colours that colour in on their picture.
- Comparing Sheet Center: The teach will pre arrange 10 baggies of various amounts.
Students will count the bags and answer the questions on their sheet.
- Estimating Center: Students will grab a handful of pom-poms and estimate how many
they grabbed. They will record this number in the first circle. Then they will count the
actual amount and record this number in the second circle.
- More and Less Center: Students will roll a 10-sided die to get a number between 1 and
10. They will record this number in the star and then determine the number that is 1
greater, 2 greater, 1 less and 2 less.
- Addition Ice Cream Center: Students will build Ice Cream Cones by matching the ice
cream scoop equation which matches the cone. They will record these numbers in their
passport and write a corresponding subtraction sentence.
Grade 2:
- Skip Counting Center: Students create a skip-counting paper chain counting by 2s
starting at 1. They then roll a 10-sided die, then count by 10s starting at whatever
number they rolled. They will have to write the numbers they use on their chain, then
record both chain sequences in their passport.
- Odd or Even Center: Students will sort the cards onto either the even or odd mat. They
will then use these piles to help them answer their passport sheet.
- Ordinal Numbers Center: There will be two series set up, the first will be a series of
objects (such as a ball, stapler, etc, labeled) which the students will write above the
correct position in their passport. The other series will be with cards showing pictures
of toys, which the students must record the position of each toy on the bottom half of
the paper.
- Comparing Center: The teach will pre arrange 10 baggies of various amounts. Students
will count the bags and answer the questions on their sheet.
- Estimating Center: Students will grab a handful of pom-poms and estimate how many
they grabbed. They will record this number in the first circle. Then they will count the
actual amount and record this number in the second circle.
- Addition Ice Cream Center: Students will build Ice Cream Cones by matching the ice
cream scoop equation which matches the cone. They will record these numbers in their
passport and write a corresponding subtraction sentence.
Closure:
- At the end of class, gather the students on the reading corner foam and ask the
students to do self-reflections on their work for the days. Have some students share
what they thought they did really well at, and some things they found difficult.
Reflections and Next Steps:
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Lesson:
- Review: skip counting (by 2s, 5s and 10s), numbers 1-10, ordinals numbers
- Explain to the class that you will be creating an art project using the skills we learned
in math. Show examples of your project so kids can see what they will be creating.
- Explain that grade 1s will be focusing on numbers between 1 and 10, and the grade 2s
will be using 2-digit numbers between 11 and 49.
- Point out that there are 8 sections in the background of the photos and explain that
each student will be using the skills that they learned in math to complete the 8
sections of the project
- Grade 1: 1. Connection to Life, 2. 1 or 2 More, 3. 1 or 2 Less, 4. Picture, 5/6. 2 Addition
problems with sum of number, 7/8. 2 Subtraction problems with difference of their
number.
- Grade 2: 1. Odd or Even, 2. Place Value picture, 3. Adding 0, 4. Subtracting 0, 5/6. 2
Addition problems with a sum of your number. 7/8. 2 subtraction problems with a
difference of your number.
- Show the Assessment Task outline on the SmartBoard so the students know what is
expected of them in the project. Read through both projects for the students.
- Once going through the expectations for the project and all students have shown that
they understand what they are to be doing, allow students to draw numbers. Have
numbers written on pieces of paper and put in a hat/container. Draw students name with
popsicle sticks to determine what order they will get to choose their number.
- For grade 2s, have two hats/containers, on with the numbers 1-9, the other with the
numbers 10, 20, 30 and 40. Each student will chose one number out of each hat and
add them to get their number. All slips of paper can go back into the hat.
- Students will be working on a graphic organizer to create their problems.
- As the students are working, go around to individual students and have them explain
what some of their creations are for their project. Have them talk though why their
example works for their number (explain why their addition or subtraction problems
equal their number, explain the concept of adding or subtracting 0, etc) Record notes on
these interactions
- Students will continue to work on these until the end of class. If further class time is
required, students can work on this project during the afternoon Ketchup Class, or be
given either time the following math class the following week.
- During Art class later in the afternoon, students will be working on painting the
background of their project and cutting out their chosen letter.
- During the following math class next week (when their backgrounds are dry), students
will transfer the problems they created on the graphic organizer onto their painted
background.
- Projects are expected to be by the end of the following Mondays class.
- If students finish their graphic organizer or transferring their information from the
graphic organizer onto their background before the end of class, they may practice one
of the math games theyve learned during the unit or catch up on any other materials
they need to finish.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Closure:
- Assessment will be based on a checklist of whether or not the students included all
that was required of them and if the equations/answers they created equal the
number they have chosen.
Reflections and Next Steps:
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Behaviour Modifications:
Low: Clearly explain the
expectations for movement
and how to complete the
project prior to beginning.
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Grade 1
Numbers
Math
Grade 2:
- Say the number sequence 0-100 by 2s, 5s, 10 (starting point at multiples), 2s (at 1),
10s (at 1 through 9). (O1)
- Demonstrate if a number (up to 100) is even or odd. (O2)
- Describe order or relative position, using ordinal numbers (up to tenth). (O3)
- Represent and describe numbers to 100, concretely, pictorially, and symbolically. (O4)
- Compare and order numbers by to 100. (O5)
- Estimate quantities to 100, using referents. (O6)
- Illustrate, concretely and pictorially, the meaning of place value for numerals to 100.
(O7)
- Demonstrate and explain the effect of adding zero to, or subtraction zero from, any
number. (O8)
- Demonstrate an understanding of addition (limited to 1- and 2-digit numerals) with
answer to 100 and the corresponding subtraction. (O9)
- Apply mental mathematics strategies for addition and subtraction facts to 100. (O10)
Learning Strategy: Brainstorming; learning through games.
Assessment:
- Explain to students that the role of teachers is to check up on their students and see
where they are in the areas they are learning.
- Pull students aside one-by-one and have conversations with them about various
aspects of the unit we are working on. Record notes on each interaction with
students.
- Have the students preform a self-reflection after preforming the various tasks asked
of them to see where they see themselves and their abilities to complete the
concepts learned.
Relevant Background Knowledge to Teach Lesson:
- Teacher: an understanding of all the skills learned within unit, what the expectations
for the task are.
- Students: an understanding of all the skills that we learned
Lesson:
First Thursday Lesson:
- You will need to explain what Thursdays afternoon class with look like.
- Brainstorm with students what they think their role is as a student (what do they need
to do as students).
- Ask what they think is the teachers role in the classroom.
- If it is not suggested, inform them that one of the roles of a teacher is to see how
students are doing.
- Read: Daniel Visits the Doctor
- Once finished reading, make the comparison that just like a doctor checks your body
and makes sure everything is working properly, a teacher has to check up on your mind
and make sure that you are understanding everything properly and see where you are
at on the skills we are working with.
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Numbers
Math
- Explain that during Thursdays class, the students will be able to play math games to
practice the math skills weve learned in class. (the games will be ones already taught
during the units lessons).
- Students are free to practice any skill they want (ie. play any of the games that we've
learned) but are reminded what math games in the classroom look like (quiet voices so
those who are working on other things can concentrate)
- While students are playing the games, the teacher will take students aside one at a
time and assess them on the skills we've learned in math class thus far. These
assessments can focus on a general review of all the topics, or specifically assess a
newer skill to see where students are with the concept.
- The teacher will make anecdotal notes on each of the students they assess.
Subsequent Thursdays Classes:
- Remind students that the teachers role is to check-up on the students and so the
teacher will be pulling students one and a time to see where there are at.
- Students are told that they are to practice the math skills that weve learned by playing
the various math games available.
- Remind students the math games expectations (quiet voices so others can concentrate
too)
- While students are playing the games, the teacher will take students aside one at a
time and assess them on the skills we've learned in math class thus far. These
assessments can focus on a general review of all the topics, or specifically assess a
newer skill to see where students are with the concept.
- The teacher will make anecdotal notes on each of the students they assess.
Closure:
- Have students tidy up the math games by ensuring all pieces of the games are in tact.
If any supplies need to be replenished, they should inform the teacher.
- At the end of each one-on-one assessment, have the students do a self-reflection of
their confidence in their skills in various areas.
- Get feedback from the students as to where they feel they are struggling.
Reflections and Next Steps: