Destiny Winn

3/9/2021

ECE 151 -2001

Math Lesson Plan

Math Skill: Counting

Age: 4-5

Number of Students: 2-4

Content Standards: 1.PK.3c Match the number of objects in a set to the correct numeral 0 to 5.

Objectives: Participation in this activity will increase the child’s ability to:

1. Identify numbers and match number symbols 0 to 5

2. recognizing patterns

Materials: A few pieces of cardboard, construction paper, or laminated paper cut into 2x4 inch

rectangles for cards, and markers.

Activity: We will play a matching game with a group of children. The adult will make 12 to 18

cards total. Write the numbers 0 through 5 on one side of each card. Shuffle the cards up and

place them with the number side facing up. Don’t give them too much time to memorize the

cards but let them look for maybe 15-30 seconds. Then flip them over so the number side is

hidden. Have the children take turns picking up a card and trying to find the match. Once they do

find a match, they get to keep both cards and put them to the side. The person who matches a full
pair of numbers from 0 to 5 first is the winner! You can use math language during the game

asking questions like who has more or fewer cards? How many more pairs do you need to win?

Also, ask them which number comes next when they are gathering their number sets. We want

them to continuously say the numbers and hear them in their vocabulary. We can often count

with our fingers to help them figure out which number sequence is next. Seeing the visual with

the hands and counting each finger will stick with them when they are doing math in the future.

What Happened: I don’t know because I didn’t have any kids to work with. But I assume they

will try to memorize the cards more when they are visible. Once they play a second time, they

will try to have more of a strategy. They will be very excited to get close to being the winner or

actually winning. They will be able to identify the pairs and patterns and this will help them learn

the correct number sequence. When they are counting and collecting the matching pairs, they can

start to put them in the right order to know how many more numbers they need.

What’s next: Continue to play counting games with them and ad math to their everyday

conversation in the classroom. Everything they do and ask for can be measured by asking how

much? We can read books that are about counting and numbers because the visual aid is very

important for them too. Creating songs that have counting from 0 to 5 and eventually getting to

10 will stick in their heads. Certain math concepts will stick with them forever through song and

aid them in remembering the correct number sequences and patterns.

Source: The pre-k standard ideas and my idea from childhood games like “go fish”.