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Lesson Plan

10 Birds, 2 Wires

10 is an important number in math! In this lesson, your students will build an understanding of what 10 really means and the many ways to make 10.
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Learning Objectives

Students will understand what the number 10 represents. Students will break 10 items apart into 2 groups, finding as many combinations as possible. Students will be able to show visual representations as addition equations.

Introduction

(10 minutes)
  • Begin the lesson by explaining to students that the focus of the day is working with the number 10.
  • Ask students to turn and talk to their neighbors. Have each person share what he knows about the number 10.
  • Circulate the room to hear your students' conversations.
  • Ask a few students to share what they talked about. Ask them to share any questions they may have about the number 10.