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Lesson 9: Introduction to Number Lines
60 minutes | Suitable for Grade: 1A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the basic features of a number line.
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Lesson Plan
This lesson contains a link to an external video. Please watch the video prior to presenting this lesson to ensure that the content is appropriate for your students.
Tuning In
- Students watch and listen to the Number Lines Basics Song video on YouTube. At the end of the video, ask the students:
- What are number lines?
- How can number lines help us with place value?
- Where might you see number lines in the real world?
Teacher Instruction
- Display and discuss slide 5 of the Introduction to Number Lines PowerPoint. Highlight the fact that number lines are a pictorial representation of real numbers, evenly laid out on a straight line.
- Display and discuss slides 6-7. Complete the activity as a class on slide 7, then check the answers on slide 8.
- Display and discuss slide 9. As a class, place the numbers from 1 to 20 in a straight line using the Odd and Even Number House Cards.
Guided/Independent Learning
- Display and discuss slide 10. As a class, complete the activity on slide 11 and check the answers on slide 12.
- Display slide 13 and explain how to complete the activity, demonstrating an example on the board.
- Place the students into small groups. Provide each group with a dice, some pegs and a copy of the Number Line Car Race. Monitor and support the students as they race along the number line. The first player to reach the end of the number line is the winner.
- Once the students have finished playing, invite them to share how the positioning of the numbers helped them to play the game.
Wrapping Up
- As a class, rewatch the Number Lines Basics Song video. Encourage the students to sing along.
Differentiation
Extending Students
- Encourage more confident students to support others during group work.
Supporting Students
- Invite less confident students to complete the independent activity in a small group with the teacher or teacher aide.
Assessment Strategies
Suggested Assessment Strategies
- used strategic whole class or individual questioning
- observed student participation during learning activities
- recorded student progress on a checklist
- annotated student work samples
- collected and reviewed student work samples
- facilitated whole class or peer feedback sessions
- encouraged student self-reflection
- administered formal assessment tasks.
NSW Curriculum alignment
- MA1-4NA
WholeNumbers - applies place value, informally, to count, order, read and represent two- and three-digit numbers
Victorian Curriculum alignment
- VCMNA087
Recognise, model, read, write and order numbers to at least 100. Locate these numbers on a number line
Australian Curriculum alignment
- ACMNA013
Recognise, model, read, write and order numbers to at least 100. Locate these numbers on a number line
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