Lesson Plan
Shark Feeding Frenzy
Use your students' fascination with sharks to create a math feeding frenzy! Students will match numerals to quantity using "shark teeth" in this sensory rich math lesson.
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Learning Objectives
Students will be able to arrange and count objects to match a quantity associated with a numeral. Students will demonstrate understanding of the relationship between numbers and their quantities.
Introduction
(5 minutes)- Gather a small group of students at a table.
- Give each student a small object such as a toy, counting cube, or cracker.
- Ask students to identify how many objects there are.
- Have students count aloud with you as you point to or move objects individually into a group at the center of the table.
- Tell students that the last word stated when counting tells the quantity, or how many of something.