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Before, After, Between: Number Relationships

Ten More, Ten Less

Day 75of 180
Week 15of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify numbers that come before and after a given number

2

Understand the concept of 10 more and 10 less

3

Develop confidence in number relationships

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 3:15

“She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.”

— Proverbs 3:15 (WEB)

Just as we carefully place numbers in order, wisdom has a special place and order in our lives

📦 Materials Needed

  • Hundred chart
  • Pencil
  • Worksheet (from BibleMouse Printables Library)
  • Base-ten blocks
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse math adventure! Let's review what we learned yesterday about finding numbers 10 more and 10 less.

💭 Review Question: Can you show me how to find a number that is 10 more than 23?
2Teaching (10 min)

Today we'll explore how numbers are like a family - they have friends before and after them!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Numbers have neighbors, just like we have neighbors in our community
  • When we look at a number, we can find its friends before and after
  • Using our hundred chart helps us see these number relationships
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What number comes before 15?
  • What number comes after 25?
3Activity: Number Neighborhood Hunt (12 min)
worksheet

Students will complete a BibleMouse worksheet finding numbers before, after, and between

📝 Instructions:
  1. Look at each number on the worksheet
  2. Find the number that comes before
  3. Find the number that comes after
  4. Circle the numbers in between
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use base-ten blocks to help visualize number relationships

Challenge: Work with numbers beyond 50 on the hundred chart

4Closing (3 min)

Let's review our number friends and celebrate our math discoveries!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about numbers today?
  • Can you show me a number and its friends?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore cutting shapes in half - get ready for a fun sharing adventure!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Understanding number relationships builds foundational math skills

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use a hundred chart as a visual aid
  • Make it fun and praise effort over perfection
  • Connect math to real-world examples
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get confused about 'before' and 'after'

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Confidence in identifying adjacent numbers

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a number relationship game using number cards
  • Practice finding number friends verbally during daily activities

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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