Paraprofessional Plan

October 20, 2015

Afternoon Math Group

Setting and Materials

Setting:
When: 12:15-12:30
Where: At a small table in the back of the class.
Lesson Objective 1:
Given an oral prompt, students will rote count from 1 through 42 with 100%
accuracy on three separate occasions.
Things Youll Need:
- Learning Target I can count to 42!
- Mastery measure
- Behavior expectations poster
Lesson Opening (12:15 12:20)
Call students to attention: Good afternoon 1st graders!
Review behavior expectations: Refer to the behavior expectations poster by
reading each expectation. Have the students echo each expectations back to
you.
Teacher:
Follow Directions
Respond when given a signal
Raise your hand to talk

Student:
Follow Directions
Respond when given a signal
Raise your hand to talk

Activate students prior knowledge:

Tell students that recently they have counted accurately to 39.
Have them join you in counting from 1 through 39 chorally.
**Prompt the students to begin by saying: Ready, set, GO!
Communicate todays lesson target:
First graders, today we will work on counting. Lets read our learning target for
today. I will read it first and then you can echo it back to me. I can count to 42!
** Make sure all students echo back the learning target.
What number will we rote count to today? Students respond 42.
Review Vocabulary:
Tell the students that you just said rote count. Emphasize the word ROTE.

 Direct students to turn to their partner seated next to them and answer the
question: What does rote count mean?
Provide students with the sentence starter: Rote counting means ____. Read
this to the students before you have them begin discussing.
Bring students back together by saying Eyes and ears on me in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Ask students to share their idea of what rote counting means.
Tell students what it means. Rote counting is when you say the number names
in order from memory. ROTE (emphasis this word) counting sounds like 1, 2, 3,
4, 5.
Lesson Middle (12:20 12:25)
Teacher

Student
Response

Now youre going to begin learning how to rote count to a

new number! Get ready to begin.

Students get
ready to begin.

Tell students they are going to count and end up with 37.
Ask them: What number will you end up with?

Students chorally
respond 37!

Signal students to begin counting by saying Start at 1, get

ready, COUNT! ** Count along with the students.

Students wait for

signal to begin
counting.

Im going to count and end up with 42. Ask students:

What number will I end on up on? Respond with yes,
42.

Students chorally
respond 42.

When begin counting keep a quick pace from 1 through 36.

When you get to 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, and 42 emphasize
these numbers and say them at a slower pace.
Students listen to
new counting
sequence.
Tell students to listen to the new part 37, 38, 39, 40, 41,
42

 When I drop my hand say the new part with me (Extend

pronunciation of 37 33333333777777)

Students sit
quietly and listen.

Students begin
Holding your hand up, drop your hand to signal to the
students to begin counting. Respond with students 37, 38, counting new
39, 40, 41, 42
sequence once
signaled.
Repeat this step several times with the students until they
are able to respond correctly multiple times in a row.
Tell the students it is their turn to say the new counting
sequence by themselves.

Students count
independently.

Evaluation (12:25 12:28)

Give the attached mastery measure for rote counting to 42 following the oral prompt
provided.
Teacher

Student
Response

Locate the mastery measure. Write the students name and

date.
Tell the students that now they are going to count and end
up with 42.
What number will you end up on? Yes, 42.

Students respond
42.

Students take
turns counting
individually from
As the students are counting mark the highest number they 1 to 42.
accurately count to with a star.
Signal students by saying Starting at 1, get ready, count!

Lesson Closure (12:28 12:30)

Teacher

Student
Response

Students great job! Lets look back at our learning target

for today. I can count to 42 **Have students echo back
learning target.
Check in with students:
Ask students: How well do you think you did on meeting
our learning target for today? Show me a thumbs up for I
got it, thumbs sideways for I need more help, and thumbs
down for I am confused.
Discuss with the students why it is important to know how
to rote count. Let students share ideas.

Students echo
back learning
target.

Student show
thumb rating.

Students share
why rote counting
is important.

Next class, we will have a fun activity to practice rote

counting.
Name: ______________

Date: ________________

Mastery Measure
Given an oral prompt, Stephen will rote count from 1 through 42 with 100% accuracy
on three separate occasions.

Oral Prompt: When I say, GO count to 42 starting at 1.

1
11
21
31
41

2
12
22
32
42

3
13
23
33

4
14
24
34

5
15
25
35

6
16
26
36

7
17
27
37

8
18
28
38

9
19
29
39

10
20
30
40