Subject: Numbers & Operations
1. Topic-
5 Little Ducks
 
2. Content-
Numbers & Operations: Add, subtract
 
3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
1. Understand various meanings of addition and subtraction of whole numbers 1 -5 and the relationship between the two operations.
2. Use a variety of methods and tools to compute, including manipulatives, mental computation, estimation, paper and pencil
 
4. Objectives-
1. Develop and use strategies for whole-number computations, with a focus on addition and subtraction
 
5. Materials and Aids-
Five Little Ducks Book, Five Little Ducks Interactive Folder, Five Little Ducks video (song), Five Little Duck cut outs, pencil
 
6. Procedures/Methods-

A. Introduction-

1.Explain to the children that today they are going to be working with the number 5. They will be exploring all of the different ways to make 5.
2. Ask the children to use their fingers to represent the number 5 (give the children enough time to count out the number and when everyone has their answers, show the children the number 5 on your own fingers). Give the children who were unsure or held up the incorrect number of fingers time to adjust their fingers. Say: "Great! Now that we all know how to represent the number 5, we are going to read a book about the number 5".
 

B. Development-

1.Introduce the book, 5 Little Ducks by explaining that the book is going to show us 5 ducklings having fun. Sometimes one of the ducklings breaks up into a different group but eventually finds their way back.
2. Explain that their job, while reading the book, is to keep track of the duckings on their fingers.
3. Read the book. Pause after each duckling has left. Ask the child to show you on their fingers, "there was 5 ducks and one swam away, how many are left?" Say: "So, you have counted 2 ducklings on this page and 5 ducklings on this page." "Are there still 7 ducklings altogether?"� "Let's count."�
In unison, count out all 7 ducklings. Say: "So, it looks like 5 ducklings plus 2 ducklings equals 7 ducklings. Does everyone agree with this?"�
 

C. Practice-

1. Layout the Five Little Ducks Interactive Folder.
2. Read the book again and this time while reading the book ask the children to remove the ducks from the pond when a duckling goes away in the book.
 

D. Independent Practice-

1. Duckling worksheet.
 

E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-

If a student has the incorrect number on their fingers, Say: "So, you have counted 5 ducklings on this page and 1 duckling swam away on this page." "How many ducklings are left?"� "Let's count."� Say: "So, it looks like only 4 ducklings are left. Does everyone agree with this?"�
 

F. Checking for understanding-

Write out on the board 5-1=4 and 4+1=5
Say. "5 little ducklings went swimming one day but only 1 came back", "how many ducklings do we have left?", "does everyone agree?"
*If a student has the incorrect number up ask one of the children who understands the numerical equation to explain their understanding to the group. This not only provides the confused child another approach to the same problem and makes them feel secure in their uncertainty but allows other children a chance to explain their mathematical thinking.
 

G. Closure-

1. Have a student collect the worksheets.
2. Each child should clean up their spaces.
2. The assessment for each child is to have completed the worksheet correctly and colored the worksheet.
 
Math Standards Covered: TEKS (1.3) Number, operation, and quantitative reasoning. The student recognizes and solves problems in addition and subtraction situations. The student is expected to:
(A) model and create addition and subtraction problem situations with concrete objects and write corresponding number sentences; and
(B) use concrete and pictorial models to apply basic addition and subtraction facts (up to 9 + 9 = 18 and 18 "� 9 = 9).
 

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