Unit 1, Lesson 6
Look for Small Groups
Kindergarten
Preparation
Lesson Narrative
This skill (subitizing) is essential to students’ number work. Students communicate how many there are by showing quantities on their fingers and saying number words (MP6). Although some students may count to determine how many, the focus of this lesson is on recognizing groups of objects without counting.
Students learn two new routines that will be used throughout the year to develop counting concepts.
In the Lesson Synthesis, students practice saying the verbal count sequence to 10 in preparation for counting objects in an upcoming section. Add variety to the choral count by providing movement. For example, students can count as they clap, stomp their feet, or jump.
Math Community
Tell students they will reflect on their identified norms at the end of this lesson.
- Representation
- MLR8
- Describe (orally) the number of objects in an image within 4.
- Use fingers to represent a group of images within 4.
- Let’s look for small groups of objects.
Required Materials
Activity 2
Activity 3
Required Preparation
- Gather materials from previous centers:
- Connecting Cubes, Stages 1 and 2
- Pattern Blocks, Stages 1 and 2
- Geoblocks, Stages 1 and 2
- Picture Books, Stage 1
Suggested Centers
NoneTeacher Reflection Questions
Think about who volunteered to share their thinking with the class today. Are the same students always volunteering, while some students never offer to share? What can you do to help the class understand the value of hearing the ideas of every mathematician?