Lesson 8: Connecting Numbers

 Preparation

Equipment

• Plasticine or Blu-tack

 Lesson Plan

Tuning In

• Students watch and listen to the video of Mem Fox’s story, Let’s Count Goats! on YouTube. At the end of the video, ask the students:
  • How many goats were there at the end of the story?
  • Can you show me what 10 looks like using your fingers?
  • Who can write the number 10 on the board? Who can write it in words?
• As a class, brainstorm and record on the board the many different ways the number 10 can be represented.

Teacher Instruction

• Display and discuss slides 12-13 of the Counting Collections and Connecting Numbers PowerPoint. Discuss the three different ways that each number has been represented. Invite three students to show the number 8 on the board as a numeral, name and quantity.
• As a class, complete the activity on slide 14. Check the answers on slide 15.
• Complete the 1 to 10 Car Park Number Match activity as a class. After the cars with the numerals have been matched to their names in the carpark, use rolled-up balls of plasticine or blu-tack to attach the quantity for each number. You might like to pretend that each ball of plasticine/blu-tack is a piece of luggage in the car. As a class, count the quantities as they are attached to the cars.

Guided/Independent Learning

• Display and discuss slide 16. Place the students into pairs. Provide each pair with a pre-cut and laminated copy of the 0-10 Number Matching Game. Ask the students to complete the activity by grouping each number by its name, numeral, dice representation and quantity.
• Monitor and support the students as they complete the task. Once the students have finished, complete the activity together on the board. Encourage each pair to check that their cards match-up correctly.

Wrapping Up

• As a class, play a game of Number Trains from the ABC Splash website.

 Differentiation

Extending Students

• Pair more capable students with less confident students for the independent task so that they may act as peer tutors.

Supporting Students

• Pair less confident students with more capable students for the independent task so that they may be supported by their peers.

 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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