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Lesson Plan

Beach Counting to Ten

In this beach-themed lesson plan, students will use music and stories to learn all about counting! This can be used as a stand-alone or support lesson for the **Matching Numbers** lesson plan.
This lesson can be used as a pre-lesson for the Matching Numbers lesson plan.
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This lesson can be used as a pre-lesson for the Matching Numbers lesson plan.

Objectives

Academic

Students will be able to match a given number of objects to numbers 1-10.

Language

Students will be able to explain how to match a given number of objects to the corresponding numeral using visual and tactile supports.

Introduction

(3 minutes)
  • Gather the students together for a read-aloud.
  • Introduce the book One White Wishing Stone: A Beach Day Counting Book using the vocabulary cards and glossary to define key words from the text. Introduce the words by displaying on of the cards and asking students to turn and talk to a partner to share what they see. Have pairs share out and clarify definitions as needed.