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JessicaCaudill

StudentTeaching
20February2015
KindergartenMathLessonPlan:StoryProblems

CommonCore:
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.1
Representadditionandsubtractionwithobjects,fingers,mentalimages,drawings,sounds(e.g.,
claps),actingoutsituations,verbalexplanations,expressions,orequations.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.2

Solveadditionandsubtractionwordproblems,andaddandsubtractwithin10,e.g.,by
usingobjectsordrawingstorepresenttheproblem.

UnitOutcome:
TLWsolveadditionandsubtractionproblemswithin10.
TLWunderstandhowtosolvestoryproblemsdictatedtothemverbally.

Rational/PurposeoftheLesson:
Forstudentstounderstandhowtolistentoastoryproblemandsolveit.Theywilllearnhowto
listenfortheinformationtheyneedtoknowinordertosolveit.

Assessment
:
Formativeassessmentbyworkingthroughstoryproblemswholegroup.Summativeassessment,
(atlaterdate),bysolvingstoryproblemsandwritingtheiranswersinsmallgroups.

Resources/MaterialsRequired:
Smartboardpagewithnumbers110,andaddition,subtractionandequalsigns.
Storyproblems

Instruction/Grabber:
RememberyesterdaywhenIshowedyouhowtomakeanadditionandsubtractionsignwith
yourarms?Havethestudentspracticewiththeirarms.

Procedure
:
MiniLesson:

1. Reviewwhatanadditionandsubtractionsignisandhowtorememberit.

2.

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4.
5.

a. Addtition:twocrossinglinesitshowstwopartnersputtogether
b. Subtraction:onesidewayslineittakesawaythesecondnumber
Introduceastoryproblemtotheclass.Discusshowtoknowifitisadditionor
subtraction.
a. Examplestoryproblems:
i.
8childrenarehavinglunch.3childrenleave.Howmanychildrenare
havinglunchnow?
ii.
6childrenareridingbikes.Then3morechildrencometoridetheirbikes.
Howmanychildrenareridingbikes?
iii.
Lillianhas4apples.Jennahas3apples.Howmanyapplesarethere?
iv.
Johnhas6toycars.Howmanycarscanheputinhisbrownboxandhow
manycanheputinhisgreenbox?
Askthechildrenforseveralwaystosolvetheproblems.
Aftertheexampleproblem,elicitstoryproblemsofseveralkindsofsituations.Generate
theproblemsfromthechildren.
Onceastoryproblemisformed,invitestudentstothesmartboardtousethepagetosolve
theproblem.Dothisseveraltimesmakingsuretocallonseveralstudents.

IndependentWork:
1. Workonpage181intheirmathbook.Askthestudentstosolvetheproblemsandmake
upastoryproblemforoneoftheequations.
2. Whentheycomeuptohavethepagechecked,askthemtosharetheirstoryproblem.

Closure
:
Reviewtheprocessofsolvingastoryproblems.Besuretoreviewseveralwaystosolve
theproblems.

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