Unit 2, Lesson 24
Set the Table (Optional)
Kindergarten
Preparation
Lesson Narrative
This lesson is optional because it does not address any new mathematical content standards. This lesson does provide students with an opportunity to apply precursor skills of mathematical modeling (MP4).
Throughout this unit, students have connected numbers and quantities. They have used objects and drawings to represent numbers and have also written numbers to show how many there are in a group. In warm-ups, students have considered if there are enough and compared quantities and numbers in the context of setting the table. In this lesson, students consider what information they need to know to set the table for a meal and represent this information using objects, drawings, numbers, or words.
If there is additional time, students can participate in centers from the unit.
- Describe (orally) features of a representation that make it easier to interpret.
- Interpret (orally) a representation of a real-world context.
- Let’s figure out and show what we need to set the table.
Required Materials
Activity 1
Required Preparation
- The chart created during the previous activity will be displayed during this activity.
Suggested Centers
NoneTeacher Reflection Questions
Were all students able to feel seen and heard within the context of the lesson? What actions did you take as a teacher to include students’ experiences and voices in discussions?