Lesson Plan
Add and Subtract with Dimes
Get ready to break the piggy bank! Students will use dimes and pennies in this hands-on lesson to solve for 10 more or 10 less than a given number. This EL lesson can be used alone or with the lesson plan **Math Mind Magic.**
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Objectives
Academic
Students will identify 10 more or 10 less than a given two-digit number within 100.
Language
Students will be able to use visuals to explain the steps to name the number 10 more or 10 less than a given two-digit number within 100.
Introduction
(5 minutes)- Ask students to raise their hands if they like stickers. Give students time to describe their favorite sticker to a partner. Show a few examples of different stickers.
- Tell students that you are happy because you know a store where they sell stickers for 10¢.
- Show students a real or plastic dime, and ask them how much it is worth (10 cents). Think aloud, "With one dime, or 10 cents, I could buy one sticker."
- Show students a real or plastic penny, and ask them how much it is worth (1 cent). Think aloud, "With 10 pennies, or 10 cents, I could buy one sticker. Ten pennies are worth the same amount as one dime."