Unit 2, Lesson 21
Compare Numbers and Images
Kindergarten
Preparation
Lesson Purpose
The purpose of this lesson is for students to compare groups of images and numbers 1‒10.
Lesson Narrative
In this lesson, students have the support of images given with each number. Students may use the images to help them compare, or they may use the count sequence and their understanding that each successive number represents a quantity of 1 more. In the next lesson, students will compare written numbers.
- Engagement
- MLR8
- Explain (orally) strategies for comparing groups of images.
- Let’s figure out which number is more.
Required Materials
Activity 3
Required Preparation
Activity 2
- Create a set of cards from the blackline master for each group of 2.
Activity 3
- Gather materials from:
- Fewer, Same, More, Stages 1‒4
- Math Libs, Stage 1
- Number Race, Stage 1
Suggested Centers
NoneTeacher Reflection Questions
What makes someone good at math? In what ways are you making assumptions about which of your students are good at math?
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