AHIRA MERRELL

2/25/24

Pay attention to the R-words to activate the brain for learning!

1. Objective (Rigor) - SMART and should be visible on your board daily.

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to count a set of objects up to at least 20 and demonstrate that the
last number said tells the number of objects in the set.

2. Opening (Retrieval) – How will you "hook" your students into the lesson--at both the thinking and
emotional level? Let’s begin our lesson now. Is everybody ready to start? I hope you are all ready for your
math lesson. I think we can start now.

• What will you do to open the lesson to motivate and engage the students’ interest in the content? I will
open my lesson with a PinkFong jellybean counting 1-20 song. It’s a very catchy song, and I’m sure the
song will get them motivated, excited and ready to learn.
• How will you help students make connections to prior knowledge? Let’s refresh our memory with a
jellybean counting sheet.
• How will you identify and present your essential questions, Central focus, and Learning Targets (I CAN
statements)? Raise your hand if you are ready to learn how to count 1-20?
• How will you identify / teach / assess language demands?
• How will you introduce language supports? We’ll be doing some Flexible Grouping to keep the learning
excitement among the kids.
• Is your opening congruent to the objective? Yes
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3. Teacher Input (Relevance) – What information is needed for the students to gain the knowledge/skill in the
objective? (Be sure you have done a task analysis to break the information/skill into small manageable
steps). How will you use strategies, technology, learning styles? What vocabulary and skills do the students
need to master the material? Are the strategies you plan to use congruent to the objective?
The kids will need a variety of counting activities to work on their own, with a partner or with a small group of students.
Songs are also a great resource to help kids learn their numbers. Songs are a must.

• Model (Routing) – Outline your I DO activities. Be sure to model strategies and academic language
supports needed.
As I count 2 quantities, I will think aloud so students can hear me talk through how I solve a counting problem.

• Guided Practice – Students demonstrate a grasp of new learning under the teacher’s direct
supervision. The teacher moves around the room to provide individual remediation as needed. “Praise,
prompt, and leave” is an excellent strategy to use. Outline your WE DO activities. Be sure to incorporate
strategies and academic language supports that are needed.
Counting strategies sheets (count out loud (1,2,3,4,5,…), Touch and count (counting connecting cubes), move and count
(connecting cubes), line up and count (1,2,3,4,5,…), count on, Recount 1 2 3 4 5

• Independent Practice (Retaining/Rehearsing) – Students demonstrate an independent

application of new skill. Outline your YOU DO activities. Students demonstrate an independent
application of new skill. Be sure to praise and assess strategies and academic language supports that are
being used.
Students will have the opportunity to play with the iPad and do their math game for ten minutes.

Check for Understanding (Recognizing) – Practice doesn't make perfect; it makes permanent. So, make sure
the students understand how to proceed before moving to the practice phase of the lesson. You may need to
stop and reteach, so students practice correctly. How do you plan to assess understanding? What HOTQs will
you ask? List at least 3 How did know what number goes next? What did you learn today? How can you explain what
you’ve learned so far? Between the numbers 1-20, which number is the biggest?
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• How will you check for understanding or reteach?

The kids will have a small quiz to check for understanding. They will also have an oral test, where they
will be counting 1-20 pointing at the right number as they say it.

4. Assessment – How will we know that the students have individually mastered the objective? They will be
individually tested on numbers 1-20. They will go to the front of the number chart and will be counting and
pointing at the right number as they say it. What evidence will be collected? What will be an acceptable score?
What evidence will be collected to demonstrate mastery of language demands?

5. Resources - What materials will you need for a successful lesson?

Paper, pencils, tablets, crayons, scissors, glue, colored pencils, white board, erasers, paper clips, counting cubes,
counting chips, number charts, prizes, quizzes, dry erase markers, and jellybeans. For my gifted or second language
learners I could have them use the tablet for more visuals or more advanced assignments depending on the group
of students.

6. Closure (Re-exposure) – How will you have the students end the lesson/reflect upon what was learned?
They will tell the classmate sitting next to them 2 things they learned that day.

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