Lesson Plan Roll the Dice: Skip Counting by Fives
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Learning Objectives Students will be able to multiply single digit numbers by five. Students will be able to skip count.
Introduction (5 minutes)
Begin the lesson by asking your students if anyone has a birthday that ends in a 0 or 5.
Explain to your class that they will learn about multiplying by 5 through skip counting.
Beginning
Explain the strategy of skip counting with a student-friendly definition and an example.
Ask students to rephrase the explanation in their own words, using either their home language (L1) or new language (L2).
Intermediate
Have students talk to a partner about their birthday ending in a zero or five before sharing with the whole group.