Lesson Plan
How Many Presents: A Lesson in Addition
Engage your students in a fun, hands-on lesson about addition using a well loved topic—birthday presents!
Grades:
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Learning Objectives
Students will be able to solve addition problems using numbers 0-5.
Introduction
(2 minutes)- Gather students together.
- Say, "Who knows what a birthday is?" Allow for a few students to provide responses or ideas. "Right! A birthday is the day you were born. Today we are going to be solving a problem about birthday presents and I need your help."
Beginning
- Practice counting to 5 in students home language.
- Provide visuals or additional explanation that sometimes people recieve gifts on their birthday or special holidays.
Intermediate
- Practice counting to 5 using songs or chants.