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
“How many do you see? How do you see them?”
Display 10 fingers.
30 seconds: quiet think time
Activity
“Discuss your thinking with your partner.”
30 seconds: partner discussion
Share responses.
“Use your fingers to show how many there are.”
Repeat with 6 fingers and 3 fingers.
None
Student Response
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Advancing Student Thinking
Activity Synthesis
“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.”
“Let your partner tell you how many fingers they see on your hands. Tell them how many you see on their hands.”
“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
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.
“Yesterday we practiced writing numbers 1–5. Now we’re going to write 6, 7, and 8.”
Demonstrate writing “6”.
“This is the number 6. I start at the top, draw a curved line down, then loop it around.”
“Work with your partner to form the string into the number 6.”
1 minute: partner work time
“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
“Now we will play Tic Tac Numbers with 6, 7, and 8 on our gameboards.”
5 minutes: partner work time
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.)
“We will continue writing numbers in the next activity.”
Activity 2
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
“Now we will write the numbers 9 and 10.”
Demonstrate writing “9.”
“This is the number 9. I start at the top, draw a curved line all the way around, then a straight line down.”
“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
“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
“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!’”
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
“Today we are going to choose from centers we have already learned.”
Display the center choices in the student book.
“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
“Choose what you would like to do next.”
8 minutes: center work time
Choose a center.
Fewer, Same, More
Shake and Spill
Math Fingers
Pattern Blocks
Picture Books
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
“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.”
Standards Alignment
Building On
Addressing
K.CC.B.4
Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.