Lesson Plan
Adding with Dominoes and Playing Cards
Double dominoes! Get your students excited to add with dominoes and playing cards. This lesson is a fun way to help your students continue to learn to add.
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Learning Objectives
Students will be able to write number sentences and add one digit numbers.
Introduction
(5 minutes)- Gather the students, and let them know that they will be adding, using different objects such as dominoes and playing cards.
- Pass around the dominoes and playing cards for the students to see and touch.
Beginning
- Ask students to give you a thumbs up if they have ever played dominoes or cards. Choose student volunteers to name and describe familiar card games, such as Go Fish or Uno.
Intermediate
- Instruct students to turn and talk to a partner to name a favorite card game. Encourage them to use transitional words such as first, next, then and last to describe the steps to play the game.