This lesson can be used as a pre-lesson for the Leafy Numbers lesson plan.
Objectives
Academic
Students will be able to write, recognize, and count numbers from 1 to 15.
Language
Students will be able to explain how to count objects to find the total number.
Introduction
(2 minutes)
Gather the class for a read aloud.
Display the cover of Counting Butterflies and ask the students to turn and talk to share what they see with a partner using the sentence starter, "I see _____________."
Say, "Today we are going to practice our counting. We are going to count butterflies!"