Lesson Title:​ ​ ​Ladybug Addition ​ esson #:​ 1

L ​Date:​ ​February, 2018

Name:​ ​Nika Younesi ​Subject:​ Math ​Grade:​ Kindergarten

Rationale​: ​ Students will engage in changing quantities to 10 as foundational means for the concept of
addition. To visualize change in quantity by adding 1, students will use concrete materials, pictorial forms
and student participants, and will as such be engaged in multiple ways of knowing. The concept of
addition will further be exemplified through real-life examples as means to make the learning more
meaningful.
Essential Question(s)​: ​What happens to a number when we add 1 to it? Does the number get bigger or
smaller/are there now more or less?
Curricular Competency:
● Communicate mathematical thinking in many ways
● Represent mathematical ideas in concrete, pictorial, and symbolic forms
Content:
● Change in quantity to 10, using concrete materials - generalizing change by adding 1 or 2
Core Competency:
● Communication, Thinking
Learning Intentions Activity Assessment

- I can determine what happens - Introduction/Discussion: -Observation Tool:​ Class

to a number when I add by 1 What is addition? Rabbit and
- I can add by 1 babies example.
- I can identify the addition - Storybook “Circus 1, 2, 3”:
symbol, and what it signifies students participate with
manipulatives.
- Students circus: Students as
ladybugs.
- The symbol for addition ‘+’
- Rolling Dice Game
Prerequisite Concepts and Skill :(for student success)
● Numbers concepts to 10: one-to-one correspondence, sequencing 1-10
Materials and Resources with References/Sources:
For Teacher For Students
discussion and participation in
activities regarding concepts of
addition
- Determines change in number
when adding 1
- Demonstrates ability to add by 1
- Determines what ‘+’ signifies
Legend
Checkmark​: able to do so without
reminders or help
P​:​ some prompting required
H:​ needs help
+:​ developed response
Activity 1: Activity 1:
- Rabbit toy, smaller rabbit toys. - Circus mat
- Storybook: “Circus 1, 2, 3” - Lady bug manipulatives (beads)
- Circus mat (Appendix A) Activity 3:
- Ladybug manipulatives (beads) - Dice (1 per pair)
Activity 3: - Ladybug manipulatives (15 beads per pair)
- Black/white board - Addition Mat
- Chalk/Dry erase marker
- Dice
- Ladybug manipulatives
- Addition Mat (Appendix B)

Lesson Activities:
Teacher Activities Student Activities pacing
Introduction (hook/motivation/lesson Introduction
overview) Activity 1: Introduction/Discussion: 10 mins
Activity 1: Introduction/Discussion: What is addition?
What is addition? - Participate in class discussion on concept of
Addition​ is a way to put things together. addition.
When you ​add​ two amounts, you're counting - Listen to ‘Circus 1, 2, 3,’ and participate in
them together, as one larger amount. Addition adding ladybug manipulatives
happens all the time in real life.
Activity 2: Ladybug Circus Group Activity
- Mother rabbit and baby rabbit example: If 5-8
- Volunteer as ladybugs mins
this rabbit has babies, she is adding to her
- Participate in discussion, and group
family (add 1 - count, add 2 - count, add 3 -
count). counting/call out

- Read “Circus 1, 2, 3” - exemplify addition Activity 3: Rolling Dice Game 5-8

with ladybug manipulatives - Participate in revisiting of circus group mins
activity.
Activity 2: Ladybug Circus Group Activity - Participate in bringing fingers together to
- Explain: We are going to be acting out the supplement concept of addition
circus. - Participate in forming addition symbol with
- Ask for volunteers. hands, contribute to discussion as to what it
- Demonstrate 1+1=2 by bringing up one means.
student and then asking another to join (repeat - Play rolling dice game: ​Students take turns.
and change numbers, always adding by 1). One partner rolls the dice and one partner
adds that number of manipulatives in the
Activity 3: Rolling Dice Game corresponding box. Students will begin by
- Revisit circus group activity. Demonstrate always adding 1 to the number rolled.
concept of addition with student volunteers. Together, students will determine the sum of
Further demonstrate concept with ladybug the new number and fill it in the
manipulatives, and drawings on board. corresponding column with that number of
- Further exemplify with fingers - hold up 1 manipulatives.
and 1, then bring hands together. Students do
the same. Now how many ladybugs are there Closing Activity: 2-3mins
in the circus? (whole group activity). - Participate in closing discussion
- Then, after repeated exposure, ​demonstrate
with hands and on the board the addition
symbol and what it represents (check for
understanding).

- Demonstrate rolling dice game on overhead

and with student participant.
 Closing Activity:

- When we add by 1, what happens to our

original number? Does the number get bigger
or smaller?
- Reference more real life examples
- Ask students to share examples
- What does it mean when you see this ‘+’
symbol? (show with fingers and on board).

Appendix A: Circus Mat

Appendix B: Addition Mat