1. The teacher will introduce a math activity where students will graph their names on a number chart by counting the letters in their names.
2. Students will receive bags with the letters of their names and use letter name cards to graph their names on the number chart and compare the number of letters in their names to other numbers.
3. The teacher will support students who need more help by having all the name tags available, and will challenge those who understand by having them compare name lengths and count letter differences between names.
1. The teacher will introduce a math activity where students will graph their names on a number chart by counting the letters in their names.
2. Students will receive bags with the letters of their names and use letter name cards to graph their names on the number chart and compare the number of letters in their names to other numbers.
3. The teacher will support students who need more help by having all the name tags available, and will challenge those who understand by having them compare name lengths and count letter differences between names.
1. The teacher will introduce a math activity where students will graph their names on a number chart by counting the letters in their names.
2. Students will receive bags with the letters of their names and use letter name cards to graph their names on the number chart and compare the number of letters in their names to other numbers.
3. The teacher will support students who need more help by having all the name tags available, and will challenge those who understand by having them compare name lengths and count letter differences between names.
Goal (SWBAT): Students will be able to.. Standard: 2. Early Learning Exe!tation ("at#e$ati!s): %#ildren begin to de&elo s'ills o( !o$aring and !lassi(ying ob)e!ts* relations#is* and e&ents in t#eir en&iron$ent. +. Early Learning Exe!tation ("at#e$ati!s): %#ildren begin to de&elo an understanding o( nu$bers and exlore si$le $at#e$ati!al ro!esses using !on!rete $aterials. ,ow will t#e tea!#er introdu!e t#e a!ti&ity: - will #a&e a re$ade !#art set u at !ir!le ti$e and gi&e ea!# !#ild a bag wit# t#e letters o( t#eir na$e in it. - will tell t#e !#ildren t#at today we will be gra#ing our na$es.
W#at $aterials will be needed (or t#is a!ti&ity. Letter na$e !ards /u$ber !#art W#at will t#e !#ildren do to de$onstrate t#eir new s'ill: T#e !#ildren will arti!iate in utting t#eir na$e on t#e !#art and !o$are t#eir nu$ber o( letters to ot#er nu$bers o( letters. %#ildren will also tell $e #ow $any letters t#eir na$e #as in it. Suorting !#ildren w#o need $ore instru!tion: - will #a&e all o( t#e !#ildrens na$e tags resent in !ase t#ey do not re$e$ber #ow to sell t#eir na$e !orre!tly to add to t#e nu$ber !#art. %#allenging students w#o 0get it1 and need an enri!#$ent a!ti&ity: - will as' t#e students to tell $e w#i!# na$e is t#e longest or s#ortest. - !an also as' t#e$ #ow $any $ore letters one students na$e #as t#an anot#er students na$e.