Kto3rd Math Meeting - 1st Grade

What Will Be Done During Week 05

Math Meeting:

• SKIP COUNTING: Counts by 1o's (forward to 100, then backward)

• CALENDAR: Identifies months of the year, Identifies days of the week, Spells the current month name, Knows how to write the date, Knows the difference between date and day, Identifies yesterday, today, and tomorrow

• PLACE VALUE: Expanded and standard form; place value

• COINT COUNT - Pennies and Dimes

Lessons:

• Monday: L21 - Counting by 10's; Dimes

• Tuesday: L22 - Dimes and Pennies - Place Value

• Wednesday: L23 - Addition: Counting On +1

• Thursday: L24 - Addition Facts: Counting On +2

• Friday: L25 - Addition Facts: Counting On +3

SLIDES

You can download week 05 slides HERE. These are wbd files are are run with any of the the Elluminate online whiteboards. You can get your own free three-seater version, vRoom, to run the slides HERE.

  SKIP COUNTING X10 Slide

The kids find skip counting by ten to be fun and easy. On this slide you can have two students work at the same time, one on the top set and one on the bottom set. If you have more than one student, copy/paste extra copies and add the student's names for each assigned set before class begins. During class time, set the online classroom to roam and tell the students to go to the slide where they see their name. This is a self checking activity. They are to say the answer before moving the dime, check to see if they are right, remove the dime if they are and replace it and try again if they are wrong. Remind them that when they move their dimes that they need to 'throw them off the slide' or move them to the middle section so that the discards will not get in their way or the way of the other student sharing that page. If a few students master this skill before others, challenge them to try counting by tens backwards instead of forwards.

 Addition Facts: Counting On Instruction Slide

The counting on technique has a very definite pre-requisite skill - students must be able to easily know what number comes next from any given number. Once they can do that, use this slide to teach them that this technique works when they are adding 1, 2, or 3 to a number (I have even used it for 4 myself, LOL). The student will say the larger number then count on from there. They learn to use parts of the number as a cue to how many to count on. The one 'bumps' in the middle. The two 'bumps' at the bottom and the top. The three 'bumps' at the bottom, middle, and the top. I point this out by pointing to the white dots on the image of the 1, 2, and 3. We go over this instruction page over the course of several sessions and then it is reinforced with the pennymath slide for Counting On.

 Penny Math: Addition - Counting On Technique

Instruction on this technique was given last week. The students are now practicing the skill. The counting on technique takes time for young students to master. It is imperative that they have mastered counting on from any number that you give them. if a student is weak in this skill, play a game with the students where you call out a number and they race to type into the chat box what number comes next. Encourage parents too to play this game with their children at home (oral, not typed). If you have more than one student, copy/paste extra copies and add the student's names for each assigned set before class begins. During class time, set the online classroom to roam and tell the students to go to the slide where they see their name. This is a self checking activity. They are to say the answer before moving the pennies, check to see if they are right, remove the penny if they are and replace it and try again if they are wrong. Remind them to place their discard pennies in places that will not later get in their way. After the students gat pretty good, begin using the timer to help them gain speed with the technique. Do not do this prematurely though or students will become stressed. If a student complains that they cannot see the whole page without scrolling, help them to reset their whiteboard to 'Scale to Window' (default).

 Calendar Skills

Our current month is August because we began the class right after the 4th of July holiday week. You can easily change the highlighted month and the calendar numbers to your current month by unlocking/ungrouping them and them relocking/regrouping them when you are done. In class, you will have the students practice months of the year and how to spell the current month, days of the week, date and day, 'days ago and days after', and talk about the season, holiday, and birthdays of that month.

 Place Value, Expanded Form, and Standard Form

The kids love playing this one. Sometimes I will give them the standard form and they have to give me the other two forms of a number. At other times I begin with one of the other forms first. Unit blocks and ten sticks are stored at the top of the screen. The students bring them down to the work area as needed to represent a number.

 Direction Word Simon Says

This is a great way to drill the kids on multiple direction words at the same time. Initially, I leave the clues area uncovered, but as they progress, I begin to cover that area up with a black square. This game drills: north, south, east, and west; left and right; first, middle, and last; first, second, and third. The way it is played is the kids need to select their pointer tool and pick a shape that matches one of the home base images. If the students keep picking the same images, you may have to assign them so everyone has a different one. Then, just as in the real Simon Says game, you call out things for them to do such as, "Simon Says move to the north side of the first square." If you do not say Simon Says first they are not supposed to move. The kids love it when they get to be the caller. One thing that I don't do that the regular game does is make the student leave the game if they lose a round. They need the position word practice, so they stay in the game.

 Addition: SSM Story Pattern

Though this is not an official topic this week, I review the concept of addition with the kids to be sure they realize the connection between SSM patterns, addition, and the Counting On Technique.

 Coin ID and Value

All the kids in my class this year already know their coins from last year's class, but I do include this slide just in case it might need to be refered to. Pennies have been introduced up to this point in the 1st grade curriculum, but dimes are new. If you have students that have not yet mastered dimes, take some time on this slide to go over identification and value.

 Counting Pennies and Dimes; Purchases

The kids have been working on place value, counting by tens, and the counting on technique in addition. Counting pennies and dimes uses all those skills in combination. It takes a bit for them to learn to work it all together, but once they catch on that the number in the tens place tells them how many dimes they need and the number in the ones place tells them how many pennies, they begin to use that shortcut and pick up speed.