Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Finding Equal Groups
This activity will test how quickly students can count objects. The teacher will assemble a variety of groups of objects in a few different forms (examples included). Students will race against the clock to sort the groups of objects...
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Better Lesson: Fast Food Freddie Surveys and Bar Graphs
Students continue to build their graphing skills. They experience a real world application of graphing by organizing survey results.
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Better Lesson: Four for You! Exploring the Number Four
Students will be able to identify the number four, identify groups with four objects and represent the number four.
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Better Lesson: I Am Five! Exploring the Number Five
Students will be able to identify the number five, identify groups with five objects and represent the number five.
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Better Lesson: Match Me!
Kids love to count and build puzzles. This activity encourages them to do both! The kids count objects on puzzle pieces and match the groups of objects to the correct number.
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Better Lesson: Nine in the Sky! Exploring the Number Nine
Many kindergarteners come to school with rote counting skills, but they often do not understand that the numbers they can recite actually represent quantities. This lesson plan helps to make that connection.
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Better Lesson: I See Two. Do You? Exploring the Number Two
Students will be able to identify the number two, identify groups with two objects and represent the number two.
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Better Lesson: One Is Fun! Exploring the Number One
Students will be able to identify the number one, identify groups with one object and represent the number one.
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Better Lesson: Towers, Towers, Towers 6 10
This lesson is the sequel to Towers! Towers! Towers! 1-5. Students continue to develop their sense of quantity as they build successive taller towers.
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Better Lesson: Let It Roll! Reviewing Numbers 1 6
The students have been working with the numbers 1-6. Now it's time for them to show what they know with this interactive and fun review.
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Better Lesson: Super Shape Ornament Review
In December, it's fun to decorate for the holidays. This lesson plan includes 2D shape and counting practice!
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Better Lesson: Greedy Gordy Can't Decide Working With Venn Diagrams
Students have been working with pictographs and bar graphs. Now they take their learning a step further by working with Venn Diagrams.
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Better Lesson: Eight Friends! Exploring the Number Eight
Many kindergarteners come to school with rote counting skills, but they often do not understand that the numbers they can recite actually represent quantities. This lesson helps to make that connection.