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Instructional Plan
Grade: K
Content: Mathematics
Topic: Counting
Overview:
The following instructional plan covers the three initial lessons in a kindergarten
mathematics unit on counting. The lesson focuses on 1:1 counting and cardinality with numbers
0-10. Inquiry-based learning, partner work, and small group work are high leverage teaching
practices that are used throughout the three lessons. The lessons cover common core
mathematical standards: MCC.K.CC.5 (lesson 1) and MCC.K.CC.4 (lessons 2 and 3). Integrated
content is a part of lessons 2 and 3 with the integration of English Language Arts through
literature. Formative assessment was collected through anecdotal notes, checking in with small
groups, student check-in sheets, and 1:1 teacher to student assessment activities. Pre-assessment
was given prior to instruction and a post assessment was administered after the completion of the
three lessons. Assessments were reflected on and used to drive further instruction during the
counting unit.
English Language Learners are supported through the use of pictorial representations on
each of the tools/manipulatives used by students in each of the three lessons. Technology used in
the instructional plan includes smart board video (lesson 1) and the document camera (lessons 2
and 3). Each lesson contains remediation and extension in order to better support student
learning. Students were taught real-world connections on how to apply their learning of counting
to their own lives. Lessons for the instructional plan were influenced from the Georgia Math
Curriculum for kindergarten learners.
Standards:
Lesson 1
MCC.K.CC.5
Count to answer “how many?” questions about as many as 20 things arranged in a line, a
rectangular array, or a circle, or as many as 10 things in a scattered configuration; given a
number from 1-20, count out that many objects
Lessons 2 and 3
MCC.K.CC.4
Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality
Lesson 3
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.10
Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
Instructional Plan: Pre-Assessment Data Collection
1 12 6 1
3 104 6 4
4 29 4 4
5 15 3 1
6 116 6 4
7 39 5 4
9 10 5 3
10 13 6 1
11 59 4 4
12 60 6 4
13 13 6 3
15 34 4 2
16 15 5 1
17 20 3 2
18 49 6 4
19 11 0 2
20 39 5 1
21 14 4 4
22 13 5 2
23 11 0 (wrote letters) 0
24 14 0 0
Students are able to count from 0-10 orally which will drive instruction further because we will
not need to spend time teaching numbers 0-10. It was helpful to pre-assess this so that I have an
idea of what numbers my students are familiar with. This particular route counting assessment
was also part of our marking period one assessments. I see room for plenty of room for
improvement from students in regards to associations and 1:1 counting. I found it interesting to
learn that having the knowledge of counting from 1-10 does not translate into students being able
to identify the number, associate the number with a quantity, or produce a representation of the
number. I will need to be conscious of allowing for remediation and extensions for each lesson
since it varies student to student on where their understanding currently lies. Although there are
students who can perform the skills on the pre-assessment there is still the need for formal
instruction in order to fill in any gaps in learning for the students. I would like to see over 80% of
my students performing each of the two skills accurately by the end of the three lessons.
Name: Theresa Benedetto
Objective/Target and The students will (TSW) make sense of problems involving rote
I can statements – counting, recognizing counting patterns, and identifying quantities of
written in student items
friendly language
I CAN count to tell the number of objects
Student Management:
Movement: Students will move on the carpet to turn and talk to their
carpet partner.
Level 1: TSW name the shape differences that they see in the video
Level 3: TSW compare Act 1 video to Act 3 and see what differences
and similarities they see
Level 4: TSW synthesize what happens when a beep occurs in the
video (beep=adding one circle)
Accommodations:
• Remediations: English Language Learners will benefit from
using the pictures and non-language based sounds in the video
• Extensions: Students talk to partners about different strategies
used to solve the problem
• Learning styles:
o Visual:
§ Seeing the pictures in the counting book with
numerals
§ The visuals in the video investigations show
colors and shapes for visual learners
o Verbal:
hearing the story read aloud as the intro to the
§
lesson
§ Hearing the beep cues in the video investigation
Methods, Materials, and Integrated Technology:
• Video link: https://gfletchy3act.wordpress.com/dotty/
Methods:
• Read aloud
• Think aloud for what questions you may think of while
watching the video investigation
• Discussion (student generated responses and questioning from
higher thinking levels)
Technology:
• Smartboard used for the video, “Dotty”
Guided Practice: • Follow along with the I CAN statement (using finger to scan-
“WE DO” read)
• Discuss wonderings, noticings, and questions about Act 1, Act
2, Act 3
Collaborative (“YOU • Sky counting with finger during read aloud
DO TOGETHER”) • You do together: discuss wonderings, noticings, and questions
and/or Independent about Act 1, Act 2, Act 3
Practice (“YOU DO”)
Closure • TTW restate the I CAN statement
• Connect today’s lesson to how the students can continue to be
mathematicians and problem solvers throughout the entire
counting unit
Assessment The lesson objective will be met if the class is problem solving during
whole group discussion while debriefing the video. Each student must
respond with a thumb up or thumb down to agree or disagree with a
noticings made by a classmate
Reflection: for every • How do you know that the objective/target was met? What is
lesson - questions to your evidence?
ask yourself after the o The lesson objective has been met because each student
lesson shows engagement and problem solving with the video.
Students either showed this by voicing their
noticing/wondering/thinking or by showing they agree
or disagree with thumb up or thumb down.
• How did students show they were engaged?
o Students were engaged on the carpet in by the change in
content delivery. Content was delivered and examined
through text, video analysis, partner share, and whole
group discussion.
• Were there any surprises?
o I was surprised by how engaged the students were when
watching the video. The video was an important
educational tool, but I was unsure if students would find
the video engaging. However, they responded well to
the video and enjoyed playing the role of a
mathematician to see what they could figure out. This
lesson was a foundational lesson for the following two.
• What would you do if you taught this lesson again?
o If I were to teach this lesson again I would preface with
students that the shape changes are important in the
video, but we are being mathematicians on counting and
not shapes today. I hadn’t realized how fixated the
students were on the previous unit of shapes. I
appreciated their knowledge of shapes however it was
difficult to have them focus on counting. I would also be
more conscious about not helping them generate
responses. I find that hard in kindergarten because I
want them to get to a certain conclusion, but with this
unit it was meant to happen organically and with time.
By the end of the lesson, students will count the number of dots on a
dot card to produce a number that corresponds to the quantity
Student Management:
Movement: Students will move on the carpet to turn and talk to their
carpet partner during the
Level 1: TSW name the cardinal pair to the dot card that is shown
Level 2: TSW make observations of ways that they see the dots
grouped together
Level 3: TSW compare how formations on dot cards are different for
different numbers they represent
Level 4: TSW synthesize that numerals correspond to a picture (dot
card)
Accommodations:
• Remediations: English Language Learners will benefit from
using the pictures on the dot cards
• Extensions: Increasing the quantity of dots on a card can help
with differentiating subitizing
• Learning styles:
o Visual:
§ The picture representations of numerals on the
dot cards
Methods, Materials, and Integrated Technology:
• Dot cards (numbers 1-10)
• Document camera
Methods:
• Think Aloud
• Think aloud and brainstorm for how to appropriately work in
teams
• Set teamwork expectations
• Turn and talk for partner share
• Small group work
Technology:
• Document camera for modeling
Guided Practice: “WE • Follow along with the I CAN statement (using finger to scan-
DO” read)
• Share and reflection on how game activity went and what
students learned from the dot cards
Assessment The lesson objective will be met if each student has an active role in
the Got Dots game. If students are counting the number of dots on
the dot cards then the lesson objective has been met.
TTW check-in with a table of students during small group work and
take anecdotal notes while asking formative assessment questions to
the whole group
Reflection: for every • How do you know that the objective/target was met? What is
lesson - questions to ask your evidence?
yourself after the lesson o Lesson objective was met because each student was
discussing how many numbers were on a dot card: in
partners, in whole group, and in small group
o Each student was counting the dots on the dot card
during small group work - students were verifying
work of groupmates
• How did students show they were engaged?
o Student talk was focused on the objective
o Student engagement strategies varied throughout the
lesson: partner turn and talk and small group work
• Were there any surprises?
o Students had a difficult time working with teams - I
did not expect to have the frustrations and
responsibility issues that students had
o This will inform further instruction by reviewing
teamwork expectations before introducing the new
game tomorrow
• What would you do if you taught this lesson again?
o If I were to teach this lesson again I would include a
mini lesson on teamwork with a video/song on
teamwork expectations
o I would add an extra formative assessment piece of an
oral exit ticket. In order for students to return to seats
from the carpet they must name the number of dots on
a dot card that I display for them (individual response
but in whole group setting)
o I would do a closure that included connecting today’s
lesson to the students’ everyday lives
Student Management:
Movement: Students will move to work in small groups around the
room
Level 2: TSW make observations of how the ten frame changes from
one numeral to the next
Accommodations:
• Remediations: English Language Learners will benefit from
using the pictures of the ten frames on the cards.
• Extensions: Students work in their groups to put the ten
frames and numeral pairs in order from least to greatest
• Learning styles:
o Visual:
§ Seeing the pictures of ten frames on the
memory cards
o Auditory:
§ Listening to the counting of the text read aloud
Methods, Materials, and Integrated Technology:
• 6 pairs of matching ten frame/numeral pairs
• Text: Every Buddy Counts
• Document camera
Methods:
• Read aloud
• Think aloud to review ten frame and teamwork strategies
• Small group work: student talk
• Whole group reflection
Technology:
• Use of the document camera for modeling
Modeling: “I DO” • SHOW/TELL:
o Set behavior expectations by reviewing the “give me
5” procedure
o Read I CAN statement
o Read Aloud
o Think Aloud
• HOW/WHAT:
o Revisiting I CAN statement throughout the lesson
o Using HOTQ during closure to help synthesize
learning and connect the I CAN to students’ everyday
lives
Guided Practice: “WE • Follow along with the I CAN statement (using finger to scan-
DO” read)
• Review ten frame having a group think aloud
• Review teamwork strategies
• Whole group discussion at closure
Assessment The lesson objective will be met if students are accurately matching
numerals to ten frames and engaged in small group work
Reflection: for every • How do you know that the objective/target was met? What is
lesson - questions to ask your evidence?
yourself after the lesson o Working in small groups matching a ten frame with a
numeral. Students were not matching a ten frame with
a ten frame or a numeral with a numeral. The matching
done by students directly reflected the objective
• How did students show they were engaged?
o Working in small groups
o Checking in and talking with groups showed that
students were on task and matching ten frames with
numerals
o Student teamwork had improved from yesterday and
students were engaged and minimal redirecting needed
to occur
• Were there any surprises?
o I was surprised by how many groups needed assistance
with setting up
o I was surprised that so many students accurately
completed the activity and were able to complete the
extension portion of the lesson
o 4 of the 6 groups used the extension portion
• What would you do if you taught this lesson again?
o I would have done a whole group set up of the memory
game activity. This would have let me do more
observations during my check-ins rather than having to
assist and guide groups in setting up. This will guide
further instruction by doing whole group set up prior to
releasing students. The next lessons in the unit are
group based and a whole group set up will be
beneficial to both my check ins and student learning.
Post Instruction Assessment:
Method: Students were pulled to the back table individually. The teacher gave the students 3
ten frame cards and 3 numerals to match (8,4, and 0). The teacher then wrote a numeral on
the board without generating a name for the number (6) and the students produced a ten
frame picture to match the numeral.
1 3 Y
3 3 Y
4 3 Y
5 2 N
6 3 Y
7 3 Y
8 1 N
9 3 Y
10 2 Y
11 3 Y
12 3 Y
13 3 Y
14 3 Y
15 3 Y
16 3 Y
17 3 Y
18 3 Y
19 3 Y
20 3 Y
21 3 N
22 3 Y
23 1 N
24 3 N
Associating numeral with quantity (MCC.K.CC.4): 83% of students can perform skill
accurately (green)
1:1 Counting: (MCC.K.CC.5): 78% of students can perform skill accurately (green)
Growth:
For the post assessment I was pleased with the methodology I chose to use for the assessment.
Pulling the students to work to work 1:1 with me was helpful and I provided them with the same
tools (ten frames and matching cards) that we used throughout the instructional plan. The
students showed overall growth from the pre assessment to this post assessment.There was
substantial growth in both standards that were addressed. I find it interesting that students that
could grasp associating a numeral with a quantity may have not mastered 1:1 counting with a ten
frame. Before teaching this instructional plan I had had to differentiate the two skills in my own
head. The data suggests that these are two different skills, for a student may master one before
the other. I highlighted students in yellow (improving but still not fully grasped) or red (not yet
grasped) in order to create intervention groups that I can work with during RTI centers. The data
does support that majority of my students did master the two standards that were addressed and
are ready to continue onto the next lesson in the counting unit. I will further address this in my
post instructional decisions.
Data suggests that the majority of my students have mastered the objectives that were
covered from each standard. However, not all students showed this mastery, and there may be
gaps in learning that I have not seen from students who look like they have mastered the
objectives. For these reasons content lessons will continue as part of a larger unit. We will
continue onto the next lessons within the counting unit while revisiting and reviewing
associating numerals to quantity and 1:1 counting. The next lessons do still reinforce these skills
and it is because of this that I feel like students will continue to be scaffolded and supported. I
will incorporate more inquiry learning and partner work to encourage student exploration in
math. This helped with student engagement during the instructional plan. I also want to change
math groups to be based on ability in the following lessons. I will create my math groups based
on the post assessment data I collected form the instructional plan. I am not sure if I will stick
with ability based groups, but I can always reassess my decision and make a change. The
students are ready as a whole for the next lesson in the unit and because of my reflections and
data collected I feel confident in this instructional decision.
Question 1:
23 Y 0 Not Sure 0N
Question 2:
23 Y 0 Not Sure 0N
Question 3:
23 Y 0 Not Sure 0N
Question 4:
23 Y 0 Not Sure 0N
(As a reflection piece: with kindergarten they want to please you as the teacher, so I do not know
how accurately this depicts their thinking)
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