Grade: Kindergarten

Time: 45 minutes to an hour

Title: Lucky Charm Graphing
Materials: - individual cups
-Lucky Charms cereal
-a scoop of cereal per cup (random selection)
-crayons
-Lucky Charms graphing worksheet
Focus and review: -Who can tell me what we have been working on this week with our shapes and
colors? (get response from students answering sorting, matching, etc.)
-Today our goal is matching and graphing the information we gather.
Objectives: CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.C.6 -Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater
than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group, e.g., by using matching and counting
strategies.
CCSS.Math.Content.K.MD.B.3 -Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers of
objects in each category and sort the categories by count.
Teacher input: -Use worksheet below to complete activity:

-*Before starting lesson!* I go over the rule of NO EATING until I give permission!
-I walk through each marshmallow on the worksheet. (After each marshmallow is said I
walk around room to make sure each student has sorted the correct marshmallow; this also allows me
to see who is working at appropriate speed. This will continue on until every marshmallow is separated
in its correct place.) (CFU- checking for understanding)
-After sorting is complete I write on the board (so all students can see) which color
crayon is assigned to which marshmallow. (this allows an easier assessment of what the child has
learned and if he/she can follow instructions because each row should be a specific color.)
-I explain to students that if he/she does NOT have any of a specific marshmallow, there
is NO NEED TO PANIC! We will simply leave this column blank if we do not have any of this type of
marshmallow.
Guided practice: -students begin sorting the marshmallows into alike shapes/ color
-I walk around and make sure students are on task and matching correctly
Independent practice: - students take crayons given and color (with the correct color assigned) the
amount of marshmallows they have onto their chart.
-I continue to walk around the room to ensure that all students are on task,
using the correct colors and answering any questions; as well as, providing help when needed.
-after students complete worksheet, it is taken up and scored to show if
students have demonstrated mastery. (Need to have at least 6 out of 8 correct)
Closure: -Who can tell me what we have learned today? (interactive class response)
-(Question directed to entire class to shout out) Did we meet our goal today of matching
and graphing the information we gathered?
Notes: Meet s the Blooms Taxonomy of Analyzing