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Lesson Plan Template

  • Grade

  • Subject

  • Section

Kindergarten

Math

  • Competency

Addition up to 5 (K)

  • Aligned Standards

Operations and Algebraic Thinking

  • Strand

K.OA.A.1

  • Vocabulary

  • addition
  • sum

Add with Pictures (sums up to 5)

Prerequisite Skill

Materials and Preparation

  • TeachTastic Worksheet Pack: Includes visual aids and picture-based addition activities.
  • Physical Items: Small sets of classroom items like pencils for demonstration.

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to use pictures to perform simple addition, finding sums up to 5, and will understand the concept of adding two groups of items to find a total.

Introduction

Begin with a brief introduction to addition as putting together items from two groups to find out how many there are in total, using simple objects like blocks or crayons for demonstration.

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling

Learn with an example:

  • Display a group of 4 pencils and a second group with 1 pencil. Walk students through the process of adding these groups by counting.
  • Question: "Add: 4 + 1 = ?"
  • Solution: "Count the first group of pencils. Then, count the second group. To find the sum, count all pencils together: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. So, 4 + 1 = 5. There are 5 pencils in total."

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Guided Practice

Provide students with the "Adding Up Pictures" worksheet, which includes several sets of items to add together, guiding them to understand addition visually.

Independent Practice

Students will complete the "Picture This Addition" worksheet, applying what they've learned to independently solve picture-based addition problems with sums up to 5.

Differentiation

Support

  • For students needing more practice, use tangible items for hands-on addition activities, reinforcing the concept with physical manipulation.
  • Engage students in group activities where they can collaboratively solve picture-based addition problems.

Extension

  • Introduce subtraction with pictures, providing a foundational understanding of taking away.
  • Create a class addition book where each student contributes a page with their own picture-based addition problem and solution.

Assessment

Evaluate students through their participation, accuracy on worksheets, responses in the exit ticket activity, and engagement in homework. Focus on their ability to correctly use pictures to add and find sums up to 5.

Review and closing

Wrap up by reviewing the importance of addition in everyday life and how using pictures can help understand and solve addition problems. Highlight successful examples from the lesson's activities.

Misconceptions

  • Students may confuse the total number of items with the number of items in one group. Emphasize counting all items together for the sum.
  • Some students might rush through counting without accurately pointing to each item. Encourage slow, deliberate counting.
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