The purpose of this activity is for students to learn Stage 2 of the Capture Squares center. In this stage, students choose two number cards and find the difference using math tools or mental math methods they have developed during the unit. Students connect two dots that are adjacent to the difference on the gameboard. If that line closes the square, they capture the square and shade it in with their color. If they can't draw a line, they choose two new cards. The player to shade in three squares first is the winner.
MLR2 Collect and Display. Circulate, listen for, and collect the language students use as they play the game. On a visible display, record words and phrases such as, “square,” “add,” “subtract,” “line,” and “dots.” Invite students to borrow language from the display as needed, and update it throughout the lesson.
Advances: Conversing, Speaking
Representation: Develop Language and Symbols. Synthesis: Invite students to explain their thinking orally, using connecting cubes, two-color counters, or drawings.
Supports accessibility for: Conceptual Processing, Language, Visual Spatial Processing
