The purpose of this How Many Do You See? is for students to recognize quantities represented with fingers without having to count. Students see numbers represented by the teacher. If it is helpful, students may show the number with their fingers before answering, “How many do you see?” At this point, some students may recognize numbers 1–10 represented with fingers, while some may still need to count. In the Activity Synthesis, students look at two quantities and determine which is more and which is fewer.
Launch
Groups of 2
“¿Cuántos ven? ¿Cómo lo saben?, ¿qué ven?” // “How many do you see? How do you see them?”
Display 10 fingers.
30 seconds: quiet think time
Activity
“Discutan con su compañero lo que pensaron” // “Discuss your thinking with your partner.”
30 seconds: partner discussion
Share responses.
“Usen sus dedos para mostrar cuántos hay” // “Use your fingers to show how many there are.”
Repeat with 6 fingers and 3 fingers.
Student Task Statement
None
Student Response
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Advancing Student Thinking
Activity Synthesis
“Ahora ustedes y su compañero van cada uno a mostrar un número usando los dedos. Pongan sus manos detrás de su espalda. A la cuenta de tres, muéstrenle los dedos a su compañero” // “Now you and your partner will both show a number using your fingers. Put your hands behind your back. On the count of three, show your partner your fingers.”
“Esperen a que su compañero les diga cuántos dedos ve que ustedes muestran. Luego, díganle ustedes cuántos dedos ven que su compañero muestra” // “Let your partner tell you how many fingers they see on your hands. Tell them how many you see on their hands.”
“Ahora hablen con su compañero acerca de quién muestra más dedos, quién muestra menos dedos y cómo lo saben. Si ambos muestran el mismo número de dedos, hablen acerca de cómo lo saben” // “Now talk to your partner about who is showing more fingers and who is showing fewer and how you know. Or if you’re both showing the same number of fingers, talk about how you know.”
Activity 1
10 mins
Escribamos los números 6, 7 y 8
Standards Alignment
Building On
Addressing
K.CC.A.3
Write numbers from 0 to 20. Represent a number of objects with a written numeral 0–20 (with 0 representing a count of no objects).
The purpose of this activity is for students to be introduced to the formation of the numbers 6, 7, and 8. Students learn the formation and trace each number. Then they play Tic Tac Numbers with these numbers.
Launch
Groups of 2
Give each group a piece of string.
“Ayer practicamos cómo escribir los números del 1 al 5. Ahora vamos a escribir el 6, el 7 y el 8” // “Yesterday we practiced writing numbers 1–5. Now we’re going to write 6, 7, and 8.”
Demonstrate writing “6”.
“Este es el número 6. Empiezo en la parte de arriba, dibujo una línea curva hacia abajo y después dibujo una vuelta para cerrarla” // “This is the number 6. I start at the top, draw a curved line down, then loop it around.”
“Con su compañero, formen el número 6 con la cuerda” // “Work with your partner to form the string into the number 6.”
1 minute: partner work time
“Usen uno de sus dedos para trazar el número 6 en su libro. Ahora tracen el número 6 con su lápiz” // “Use your finger to trace the number 6 in your book. Now trace the number 6 with your pencil.”
30 seconds: independent work time
Repeat the steps with the numbers 7 and 8.
Give each group 2 dry erase markers and the gameboards.
Activity
“Ahora vamos a jugar ‘Tres números en línea’ con los números 6, 7 y 8 en nuestros tableros de juego” // “Now we will play Tic Tac Numbers with 6, 7, and 8 on our gameboards.”
5 minutes: partner work time
Student Task Statement
Student Response
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Advancing Student Thinking
Activity Synthesis
Invite students to discuss how writing 6 and 8 is different from writing 7. (6 and 8 have curved lines, but 7 has all straight lines.)
“Vamos a seguir escribiendo números en la siguiente actividad” // “We will continue writing numbers in the next activity.”
Activity 2
15 mins
Escribamos los números 9 y 10
Standards Alignment
Building On
Addressing
K.CC.A.3
Write numbers from 0 to 20. Represent a number of objects with a written numeral 0–20 (with 0 representing a count of no objects).
The purpose of this activity is for students to be introduced to the formation of the numbers 9 and 10. Students learn the formation and trace each number. Then they play a new game that includes tracing numbers 1–10.
Launch
“Ahora vamos a escribir los números 9 y 10” // “Now we will write the numbers 9 and 10.”
Demonstrate writing “9.”
“Este es el número 9. Empiezo en la parte de arriba, dibujo una línea curva completa y después dibujo una línea recta hacia abajo” // “This is the number 9. I start at the top, draw a curved line all the way around, then a straight line down.”
“Párense y usen su pie para dibujar el número 9 en el piso. Ahora usen uno de sus dedos para dibujar el número 9 en su pupitre” // “Stand up and use your foot to draw the number 9 on the floor. Now use your finger to draw the number 9 on your desk.”
30 seconds: independent work time
“Usen su dedo para trazar el número 9 en su libro. Ahora tracen el número 9 con su lápiz” // “Use your finger to trace the number 9 in your book. Now trace the number 9 with your pencil.”
30 seconds: independent work time
Repeat the steps with the number 10.
Give each student a gameboard and a dry erase marker.
Activity
“Ahora vamos a jugar un juego que se llama ‘Busquemos números’. Cuando yo diga un número, tracen ese número cada vez que lo vean en su tablero de juego. Cuando tengan cinco números en línea, digan: ‘¡Cinco en línea!’” // “Now we will play a game called Number Search. When I say a number, trace that number each time you see it on your gameboard. When you get five traced numbers in a row, call out ‘Five in a row!’”
8 minutes: whole group work time
Student Task Statement
Student Response
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Advancing Student Thinking
Activity Synthesis
“¿Qué les gustó del juego ‘Busquemos números’?” // “What did you like about playing Number Search?”
The purpose of this activity is for students to choose from activities that offer practice with numbers and counting concepts. Students choose any previously introduced stage from these centers:
Fewer, Same, More
Shake and Spill
Math Fingers
Pattern Blocks
Picture Books
Launch
“Hoy vamos a escoger centros de los que ya conocemos” // “Today we are going to choose from centers we have already learned.”
Display the center choices in the student book.
“Piense 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.
Menos, lo mismo, más
Revuelve y saca
Dedos matemáticos
Fichas geométricas
Libros de imágenes
Student Response
None
Advancing Student Thinking
Activity Synthesis
Invite students who worked with picture books to share what they did during center time.
Lesson Synthesis
“Hoy practicamos cómo escribir los números del 6 al 10. Escojan el número que les cueste más trabajo escribir. Díganle a su compañero por qué les cuesta más trabajo escribir ese número” // “Today we practiced writing numbers 6–10. Choose the number that is hardest for you to write. Tell your partner why this number is hard to write.”
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