Balance Your Way into Weight Comparison - Lesson Plan

Objective: Deepen students' understanding of number sense by using 10-frames, enabling them to recognize patterns, compare quantities, and represent numbers efficiently.

Key Concepts:

• Pattern Recognition: Learning to see recurring arrangements in 10-frames without counting each time.
• Comparing Quantities: Using 10-frames as a visual aid to determine which number is larger or smaller.
• Number Representation: Showcasing numbers using 10-frames without the necessity of counting each dot.

Core Competencies Developed:

• Composing Numbers: Building a number by combining two smaller quantities.
• Decomposing Numbers: Breaking a number into two smaller components.
• Addition and Subtraction: Using 10-frames as a tool to simplify and visualize addition and subtraction operations.

Teaching Approach:

1. Introduction to 10-Frames: Familiarizing students with this visual representation.
2. Engaging Activities: Interactive exercises focusing on pattern recognition, quantity comparison, and number representation.
3. Mathematical Operations: Hands-on exercises for composing, decomposing, addition, and subtraction using 10-frames.

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