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Sum-mer Flowers

Lesson Plan:

​Activity:

Sum-mer Flowers

Lesson plan developed by Ms. Erika Geelhoed, BA Ed

Age Group:

School-Age

Objectives:  

Children will

• explore the sum of a number using different addition pairs.

Washington Common Core Standard

K.O

Operations and Algebraic Thinking K.O

• Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from.

o   3. Decompose numbers less than or equal to 10 into pairs in more than one way, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record each decomposition by a drawing or equation (e.g., 5 = 2 + 3 and 5 = 4 + 1).

Sum-mer Flowers

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Materials: 

• white butcher paper
• paints
• markers
• tape
• paper plates

Procedure: 

• Create the flowers that will be used for the math game with children by having them cut out the butcher paper and painting.
  
• When dry mark flowers with the sum you will untimely want for that flower.
  
• Next, start on the leaves.
  
• This would be a good time to have a discussion with them about addition pairs and decomposing numbers.
  
• Give them the sum and ask for pairs.
  
• Check and question their answers as a class.
  
• Paint them green and when dry write the various pairs on the leaves.
  
• Children can then practice their math skills by taping the leaves on the correct sum. 

Assessment: 

• Review each addition pair that the children taped and check if it is the correct sum for each flower.

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