Unit 5, Lesson 4
Find All the Ways (Optional)
Kindergarten
Preparation
Lesson Narrative
This lesson is optional because finding all of the ways to decompose a number is not an expectation of the kindergarten standards. Students look for and make use of structure (MP7) as they use the patterns in decompositions to help them find all the possible ways to decompose a number.
- Engagement
- MLR8
- Create an object with two parts that represents an equation.
- Represent the 2 parts and total of a given image with an equation.
- Let’s find all the ways to break apart a number.
Required Materials
Activity 1
Activity 2
Activity 3
Required Preparation
Gather materials from previous centers:
- What’s Behind My Back?, Stage 1
- Check it Off, Stage 1
- Find the Value of Expressions, Stage 1
- Bingo, Stages 1–3
- Shake and Spill, Stages 1–3
Suggested Centers
NoneTeacher Reflection Questions
What part of the lesson went well today in terms of students’ learning? What did you do that made that part go well?