August 10, 2015

by Anna Parrish

Lesson plan

Leafy Numbers

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Do you need extra help for EL students? Try the How Many Butterflies? pre-lesson.

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Grade

Kindergarten

Subject

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K.CC.A.3 K.CC.B.5

Mathematics Kindergarten K.2.B

Mathematics Kindergarten NS.K.1.b Grade 1 NS.1.2.a

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Mathematics Foundation Phase ACMNA001.d

Mathematics Foundation VCMNA069.4

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Materials and preparation

15 leaves in a dark bag
Hula hoop or string
SMART Board Teacher Modeling File or PDF
Leaf patterns
Scissors
Construction paper
Thin, white paper
Crayons
Tagboard or white construction paper
Index cards
Pencils
Class set of Autumn Leaves Coloring Page worksheet
Class set of Counting to 20: Mama Bird worksheet

Related books and/or media

GAME: Counting in the Kitchen
BOOK: Counting on Fall by Lizann Flatt
BOOK: One Leaf Rides the Wind by Celeste Mannis
BOOK: Leaves! Leaves! Leaves! by Nancy Wallace
BOOK: Leaves Fall Down by Lisa Bullard
BOOK: We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt by Steve Metzger
VIDEO: Children's Book "Leafy" The Leaf that Wouldn't Leave
VIDEO: Leaves by David Ezra Stein

Do you need extra help for EL students? Try the How Many Butterflies? pre-lesson.

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to write, recognize, and count numbers from 1 to 15.

The adjustment to the whole group lesson is a modification to differentiate for children who are English learners.

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Introduction

(5 minutes)

NOTEBOOK

Teacher Modeling Poster SMART Board File

Have the students sit in a circle, and show them the brown bag that has the leaves inside.
Invite them to guess what is inside the bag.
Shake the bag so they can hear the sounds, and go around the circle, allowing them to feel what is inside.
After the students have guessed, pour the leaves out in the middle of the circle, inside a hula hoop or circular piece of string.
Tell the students that today they will be working on finding the total number of leaves on their own trees.

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling

(5 minutes)

Using the SMART Board file or the teacher modeling poster, model the process of counting the leaves on the tree and then writing the total number of leaves on the tree trunk.
Optional: Use student materials to demonstrate the process.

Guided Practice

(10 minutes)

Tell the students that they will be creating their own leaves and adding their leaves to their own tree. Together the class will be making a forest of trees.
Make sure that students understand that the leaves will be counted and the total number of leaves should be written on the trunk of the tree.
Have the students create leaf rubbings or have the students trace templates of leaves and cut their own leaves from construction paper.
Show the students how to create a tree trunk out of brown construction paper.
Guide the students through the process of creating one tree that has numbered leaves with the total number of leaves written on the trunk.

Independent working time

(15 minutes)

Direct the students to continue working on creating trees and finding the total number of leaves.
Have the students glue their tree trunks and leaves on white tagboard.
Ask the students to number the leaves and write the total on their tree trunks.
Circulate around the room to assist students, as needed.

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Differentiation

Enrichment:

Challenge students to help the mother bird find the baby birds in the tree by completing the Counting to 20: Mama Bird worksheet.

Support:

For students who may work more slowly in cutting out materials, provide additional precut or prepared leaves for the students to use in their work. For students who have difficulty counting the leaves accurately, draw illustrations on additional SMART Board slides, and lead the students in counting the leaves. Consider integrating body movement, such as clapping or tapping each time they say a number.

Technology Integration

Integrate the concept of a family tree by having the students create a digital family tree where they include pictures of family members.
Ask them to count the number of people in their families.

Assessment

(5 minutes)

Give each student a blank index card.
Call out a number, such as the number three, and ask students to draw three leaves on the card, writing the number three next to the leaves.
Tell the students to turn the card over.
Call out another number, and have the students repeat the process.

Review and closing

(5 minutes)

Ask the students to raise their hands if they have a tree with greater than 10 leaves.
Invite students to share their trees and show how they counted their leaves.
Ask the students to raise their hands if they have fewer than 10 leaves.
Invite students to share their trees with the rest of the group.

Lesson plan

Leafy Numbers

Learning Objectives

Introduction

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling

Guided Practice

Independent working time

Differentiation

Technology Integration

Assessment

Review and closing

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Leafy Numbers

Learning Objectives

Introduction

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling

Guided Practice

Independent working time

Differentiation

Technology Integration

Assessment

Review and closing

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