Lesson Plan
Act it Out!
Connect addition with real-world problem solving as students analyze and solve story problems.
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Learning Objectives
Students will be able to represent and solve addition word problems with drawings and through acting.
Introduction
(5 minutes)- Tell a quick addition story problem to your class. For example, "There are 4 cats and 4 dogs playing on the farm. How many tails are there altogether?"
- Ask your students how they could figure out the answer to this problem.
- Have students share details about this problem (such as "each animal has one tail" or "altogether means addition") that can help inform the strategy they can use to solve it.
Beginning
- Tell the story problem in the students' home language (L1).
- Use visuals to tell the problem.
Intermediate
- Have partners turn and talk to share how they could solve the problem.