This Warm-up prompts students to compare four images of clocks. It gives students a reason to use language precisely (MP6). It gives the teacher an opportunity to hear how students use terminology to talk about characteristics of the items in comparison to one another. During the discussion, ask students to explain the meaning of any terms they use, such as “y media“ // “half past,” “marcas“ // “tick marks,” or “manecillas del reloj“ // “hands on the clock.”
Launch
Groups of 2
Display the image.
“Escojan 3 relojes que vayan juntos. Prepárense para compartir por qué van juntos” // “Pick 3 clocks that go together. Be ready to share why they go together.”
1 minute: quiet think time
Activity
“Discutan con su compañero lo que pensaron” // “Discuss your thinking with your partner.”
2–3 minutes: partner discussion
Share and record responses.
Student Task Statement
¿Cuáles 3 van juntos?
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Student Response
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Advancing Student Thinking
Activity Synthesis
Display Image A.
“¿Cómo pueden saber la hora de este reloj que no tiene marcados los números?“ // “How can you tell the time on this clock when there are no numbers labeled?” (The longer marks show the hours and I know the top is 12, then 1, 2, 3, and 4. I know that when the minute hand is halfway around the clock, it is half past, or 30 minutes have gone by. So, it is half past 4, or 4:30.)
The purpose of this activity is for students to learn Stage 2 of the Which One? center, which was first introduced in kindergarten. One student chooses a shape from the gameboard without telling their partner. Their partner asks "yes or no?" questions about the shape's attributes. They use counters to cover up shapes that have been eliminated until they figure out the mystery shape. Students work with triangles and quadrilaterals.
Launch
Groups of 2
Give each group a gameboard and counters.
“Vamos a aprender una nueva forma de jugar ‘¿Cuál es?’. Un compañero escoge una figura del tablero. Su compañero le hace preguntas de ‘sí’ o ‘no’ para adivinar qué figura fue escogida. Juguemos una ronda juntos. Voy a escoger una figura y ustedes pueden hacerme preguntas” // “We are going to learn a new way to play Which One? One partner picks a shape that is on the board. Their partner asks them “yes or no?” questions to help them guess the shape their partner has chosen. Let’s play one round together. I will pick a shape and you can ask me questions.”
Choose a shape from the gameboard.
Help students rephrase any questions they ask that are not “yes or no?” questions.
After each question, ask students to share which shapes they can rule out, based on the answer to the question, and place counters on those shapes.
“Cuando su compañero haya adivinado la figura que ustedes escogieron, intercambien roles y jueguen otra vez” // “Once your partner has guessed the shape you chose, switch roles and play again.”
Activity
10 minutes: partner work time
Student Task Statement
None
Student Response
None
Advancing Student Thinking
Activity Synthesis
“¿Cuáles de las preguntas que hicieron fueron más útiles?” // “What questions did you ask that were most helpful?” (Does your shape have 3 sides? Are 2 sides the same length?)
The purpose of this activity is for students to choose from activities that offer practice adding and subtracting or working with shapes. Students choose from previously introduced stages of these centers:
Can You Draw It?
Match Mine
Capture Squares
Target Numbers
Launch
Groups of 2
“Ahora vamos a escoger centros de los que ya conocemos” // “Now we are going to choose from centers we have already learned.”
Display the center choices in the student book.
“Piensen qué les gustaría hacer primero” // “Think about what you would like to do first.”
30 seconds: quiet think time
Activity
Invite students to work at the center of their choice.
8 minutes: center work time
“Escojan qué les gustaría hacer ahora” // “Choose what you would like to do next.”
8 minutes: center work time
Student Task Statement
Escoge un centro.
¿Puedes dibujarla?
Haz una como la mía
Captura cuadrados
Números objetivo
Student Response
None
Advancing Student Thinking
Activity Synthesis
“¿Cómo decidieron si querían trabajar con figuras o trabajar con números?” // “How did you decide to work with shapes or numbers?”
Lesson Synthesis
“¿Cómo les fue trabajando con su pareja en los centros? ¿Qué salió bien? ¿Qué podemos mejorar?” // “How did you and your partner work together during centers? What went well? What can we continue to work on?”
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