Lesson 7

Center Day 1

Lesson Purpose

The purpose of this lesson is for students to practice adding within 10.

Lesson Narrative

In Activity 1, students learn a new center called, Compare. They find and compare sums and differences within 10. In Activity 2, students choose an activity to work on that focuses on addition and subtraction within 10.

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Learning Goals

Teacher Facing

  • Add within 10.

Student Facing

  • Let’s play games to practice adding.

Required Materials

Materials to Gather

Materials to Copy

  • Compare Stage 1 Subtraction Cards to 10
  • Compare Stage 1 Addition Cards to 10

Required Preparation

Activity 1:

  • Create a set of Addition Fact Cards to 10 and Subtraction Fact Cards to 10 from the blackline master for each group of 2.

Activity 2:

  • Gather materials from previous centers:
    • Number Puzzles, Stage 1
    • Find the Pair, Stage 2
    • Compare, Stage 1

CCSS Standards

Addressing

Building Towards

Lesson Timeline

Warm-up 10 min
Activity 1 15 min
Activity 2 25 min
Lesson Synthesis 10 min
Cool-down 0 min

Teacher Reflection Questions

What do your students think it means to be good at math? How are you helping them change negative impressions they might have about their ability to reason mathematically?

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