There may or may not be organization to their groupings (e.g., groups may be 5 and 5, 6 and 4, 8 and 2, 1 and 10, in random order). Students using this strategy may move the objects into groups first and then count from one to ten or they may count ten objects and then move them into groups. Count one object at a time beginning with the number one.Using any of the materials above, students may solve the problem using one of the following strategies: Some manipulatives they may use are: connecting cubes, bear counters, two-sided counters, fingers, tens frame, write numerals, or draw a picture. Kindergarten students may use a variety of mathematics manipulatives to represent their thinking. How many boys and girls are at your table group?

Where are some places that we sit in groups? When we go to the cafeteria, where do we sit? If two students each have some candy, how can you find out how much candy they have all together? To access students’ prior knowledge we will ask questions such as:Ĭount from 1 to 10 or count from a given number to 10. They also need to understand the vocabulary of boys and girls. The problem in this lesson also requires that students have some familiarity with a group sitting around a table (e.g., cafeteria table, classroom table, dinner table, etc.). Students’ prior knowledge should include the ability to orally count a set of 10 or fewer objects with one to one correspondence and the ability to make one or more groups that represent a quantity up to ten. As students manipulate numbers with models and in problem solving tasks they will develop a stronger sense of number relationships.Īfter our pre-lesson discussion, we decided our goal for the lesson would be for students to show as many combinations of 10 as they can find. Students who are able to use models to represent their thinking are more flexible in their mathematical strategies and are able to solve problems in multiple ways. Students are learning to communicate their learning and understanding by using models and explaining them to their peers and teachers. In this kindergarten lesson, students will understand the concept of combining two sets and be able to represent at least one model with a sum of 10. Students will be able to represent their thinking using mathematical models in order to demonstrate understanding of combining two sets. How many kids are boys and how many are girls? Show as many ways as you can. Task: There are 10 kids sitting at the lunch table at school. There are 10 kids sitting at the lunch table at school.

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