Lesson 13

Center Day 2

Lesson Purpose

The purpose of this lesson is for students to add and subtract within 20 and work with two-digit numbers.

Lesson Narrative

In the first activity, students choose between activities that offer practice working with two-digit numbers. In the second activity, students choose an activity to work on adding and subtracting within 20.

Learning Goals

Teacher Facing

  • Add and subtract within 20.
  • Add tens to two-digit numbers.
  • Count and represent a collection.

Student Facing

  • Let’s add and subtract and work with tens and ones.

Required Materials

Materials to Gather

Required Preparation

Activity 1:

  • Gather materials from previous centers:
    • Grab and Count, Stage 2
    • Five in a Row, Stages 1–4
    • Check It Off, Stages 1–3

Activity 2:

  • Gather materials from previous centers:
    • How Close, Stages 1 and 2
    • Number Puzzles, Stages 1 and 2
    • Shake and Spill, Stages 3–5

Lesson Timeline

Warm-up 10 min
Activity 1 20 min
Activity 2 20 min
Lesson Synthesis 10 min

Teacher Reflection Questions

As students worked together today, where did you see evidence of the mathematical community established over the course of the school year?

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