NumberBondswith8

Mathematics
FirstGrade
30-45Minutes


Standards Objectives Ican... Assessment
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OA.1.Use abletoput numberbonds studentsduring
additionand together forthenumber8. lesson
subtraction situationswith
within20tosolve numberbonds.
wordproblems Countonfrom
involving oneembedded
situationsof numberorpart
addingto,taking tototalof8and
from,putting generateall
together,taking expressionsfor
apart,and eachtotal.
comparing,with
unknownsinall
positions,e.g.,by
usingobjects,
drawings,and
equationswitha
symbolforthe
unknownnumber
torepresentthe
problem.

Materials:
Doublesidedcounters
Cup
Recordingsheet
Dryeraseboard
Dryerasemaker
NumberBondDash
 Numbercards
DotCards
Pondpicture
MathWorkbook

Introduction:
1. Callstudentstotheplanetrug.TalkaboutShakeOurDiskgamethat
weplayedlastweek.
2. Explainhowlastweekwediditwith6disksandthistimewewillbe
doingitwith7.Showdisksandexplainthatonesideisredandtheother
iswhite.
3. Explainthatwhentheysplitupintopairstheywilltaketurnsshakingthe
disksinthecupandrecordingwhattheygot.Explainthateachperson
recordsonlytheirownresponsesontheirboard.
4. Splitthestudentsintogroupsandhandoutthecups.Tellthemthatthey
cangoanywhereintheroomandthattheyhave5minutestoplayandto
gountilthetimergoesoff.
5. Aftertimergoesoff,callstudentsbacktotheirdesksandaskthemwhich
oneoftheirnumberpairswon.Askthem,Ifyouhadtopickwhichone
wouldgetrolledonarandomroll,whichonedoyouthinkwouldcome
up?

Implementation:
1. HandoutNumberBonddash.
2. Explainthatitisjustlikealltheotheronesthatwehavedonebefore.
Startthetimerfor2minutesandwalkaroundcheckingontheir
progress.
3. Oncetimerrunsout,collectnumberbonddashandhavestudentsgoand
sitontheplanetrugandsitnexttotheirpartnerforthediskshaking
activity.Handoutthedotandnumbercards,givingthedotstoone
partnerandthenumberstotheother.
4. Pullupthepondpictureandaskthemwhatanimalsareinthepicture.
Thenaskthemhowmanyanimalsareinthepicture.
5. Askhowmanyducksandfrogsareinthepicture.Promptthemwith
usingthecardsIgaveyou,Showmehowmanyfrogsareinthe
picture.Showmehowmanyducksareinthepicture.
6. Arethereanyotherthingsyounoticeinthepicture?Callonstudents
andthenaskthemtowriteitinanumberbondforme.
7. Explainhowthewillmakeanumbersentenceusingthecardsthatthey
have.Showhowtheyhavetopickonedotcardandonenumbercard,
eachplayercontributesonecardtomakethenumber8.
8. Givethem30secondsto1minutetodecidewhichtwocardstheywantto
chooseasapair.Remindingthemthatithastoequal8.Haveafewshare
whattheycameupwith.
9. Bytablesendthembacktotheirdesksandaskthemtotakeouttheir
mathworkbooksandopenuptothepagethatsayslesson6.Alsotell
themtogetoutaredcrayonandagreencrayon,makesuretoexplain
thatthefastest/quietesttablegetsatablestar.
10.Readthewordproblemtogether.Circlethenumbers,underlinethe
importantwordsandboxthequestion.
11. Drawthepicture,andwritethenumberbondsfortheproblem.
12. Havestudentsturnthepageandreadthedirectionsasaclass.Dothe
firsttwoproblemstogether.Havethemdothenextproblemontheir
ownandhavethemcontinuetoworkontheothersideaswell.Walk
aroundcheckingtomakesurethattheyareunderstandingtheconcept
andstayingontask.Putstarsoneachpageastheyfinishit