Lesson Plan Template
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Grade
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Subject
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Section
Kindergarten
Math
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Competency
Understand addition up to 10
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Aligned Standards
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
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Strand
K.OA.A.1
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Vocabulary
- addition sentence
- visual model
Interpret Addition Sentences (up to 10)
Prerequisite Skill
Materials and Preparation
- TeachTastic Worksheet Pack: Features visual aids, addition sentence examples, and cube models.
- Connecting Cubes: Sets of connecting cubes in various colors.
Learning Objectives
Students will learn to interpret and solve simple addition sentences using visual models, like connecting cubes, up to a total of 10.
Introduction
Start with a story or scenario that involves adding items together, like gathering fruits in a basket, to introduce the concept of addition in a relatable context.
Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling
Learn with an example:
- Display a connecting cube strip showing 5 orange cubes and 2 red cubes. Explain that this represents an addition sentence and ask students to count the cubes by color and then total.
- Question: "Which addition sentence does the model show?"
- Solution: "The picture shows 5 orange cubes and 2 red cubes. There are 7 cubes in all. The model shows 5+2=7."
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Guided Practice
Students will be given the "Colorful Addition" worksheet. This activity involves interpreting visual models of connecting cubes to form and solve addition sentences.
Independent Practice
Students will complete the "Cubes Counting" worksheet, where they independently interpret addition sentences represented by different sets of colored blocks and solve them.
Differentiation
Support
- For students needing additional support, use hands-on addition activities with physical blocks in class, guiding them through the process of forming and solving addition sentences.
- Pair students to work on creating and solving addition sentences together, encouraging peer learning.
Extension
- Introduce more complex addition sentences that involve more than two addends or higher numbers up to 10.
- Create a class project where students build a structure using blocks, documenting each addition step in a journal.
Assessment
Evaluate students through their worksheet completions, participation in discussions, accuracy on the exit ticket, and engagement in homework activities. Focus on their ability to interpret addition sentences and solve them accurately.
Review and closing
Summarize the lesson by reviewing how to interpret addition sentences using visual models and the importance of addition in everyday scenarios. Highlight successful strategies used during the lesson.
Misconceptions
- Students may confuse the total number of cubes with the number of cubes in one color. Emphasize the importance of combining all cubes to find the total.
- Some might believe that the order of addends affects the sum. Use this opportunity to demonstrate that addition is commutative.