Lesson 6: Number Stories and Rhymes

 Lesson Plan

Tuning In

• Students watch, listen and sing along to the One Two Buckle My Shoe video on YouTube. At the end of the video, ask the students:
  • How does this song help us to count?
  • Do you know any other number rhymes?
  • Why do you think number rhymes and stories help us to count and order numbers?

Teacher Instruction

• Display and discuss slide 9 of the Number Patterns PowerPoint, then choose one of the number rhymes to sing together as a class.
• Display and discuss slide 10. Provide each student with a pre-cut Ten in the Bed – Counting Activity. Support the students to insert the slider of teddies into their bed template.
• Once the students have finished, sing the song. Encourage the students to pull the slider so the teddies fall out of the bed as they are singing.
• As a class, complete the number pattern on slide 10. Check the answers on slide 11.

Guided/Independent Learning

• Display and discuss slide 12. As a class, sing the Five Speckled Frogs song.
• Provide each student with a copy of the Five Speckled Frogs Worksheets. Instruct the students to add some paste to the ‘glue here’ section at the the bottom of the ’empty log’ worksheet (make sure the students do not spread the paste over the whole page, or the resource will not work!). Once they have done this, instruct them to paste the ‘log with frogs’ worksheet over the top. At this point, the ‘log with frogs’ worksheet should be completely covering the ’empty logs’ worksheet. Support the students to cut along the dotted lines on the ‘log with frogs’ worksheet.
• Once the students have finished, sing the song again. Encourage the students to fold down each frog, one at a time from 5 to 0, as they are singing. At the end of the song, the worksheet should show that there are no frogs left on the log.

Wrapping Up

• Students watch and listen to the One Hundred Hungry Ants video on YouTube. During the video, encourage the students to put their hands on their heads each time they hear a number being read.

 Differentiation

Extending Students

• Encourage more capable students to assist others during the independent task.

Supporting Students

• Allow less confident students to be assisted by their peers during the independent task.

 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.

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