In a previous lesson, students counted 2 groups of objects to find the total number of objects. In this lesson, students count images and discuss how they counted the 2 groups to find the total number of images.
Action and Expression
MLR8
Comprehend (in spoken language) the term “add” refers to putting together 2 groups of objects.
Repeat (orally) statements of the form “_____ and _____ is _____” to represent addition statements.
Cut out enough 5-frames to make a chart with a space for each student to answer the survey question.
Cut out a set of cards for each student.
Each group of 2 needs 2 connecting cubes.
Gather materials from previous centers:
Math Libs, Stage 1
Match Mine, Stage 1
Tower Build, Stage 1
Suggested Centers
None
Teacher Reflection Questions
Reflect on how you can reinforce the work done in today’s lesson outside of math class. When can you ask students questions involving finding the total of two groups of objects or images?
Standards Alignment
Building On
Addressing
K.CC.B.5
Count to answer “how many?” questions about as many as 20 things arranged in a line, a rectangular array, or a circle, or as many as 10 things in a scattered configuration; given a number from 1–20, count out that many objects.
Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawingsDrawings need not show details, but should show the mathematics in the problem. (This applies wherever drawings are mentioned in the Standards.), sounds (e.g., claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.