Lesson Plan Up, Up, and Array
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Learning Objectives Students will be able to describe an array using repeated addition.
Introduction (5 minutes)
Give each student 25 counters.
Ask your students to make eight groups with three counters in each group.
Direct your students to count by threes.
Ask them to identify how many counters there are altogether.
Write an equation to show this. For example: 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 .
Tell students that today they are going to describe an array , or an ordered display, using number sentences.
Beginning
Provide students with eight cups and have them place three counters in each cup.
Provide students with the skip counting sequence of 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24.
Provide the definition of array in English and student's home language (L1).
Intermediate
Ask students to explain the definition of array to a partner, using their own words.
Have students complete a think-pair-share, defining the vocabulary word altogether .