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Counting On Adventures

Introduction to Addition

Day 23of 180
Week 5of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand the 'counting on' strategy for addition

2

Practice adding numbers within 5 using fingers or objects

3

Develop a positive attitude toward learning math

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 9:9

“Give instruction to a wise man, and he will still be wiser. Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.”

— Proverbs 9:9 (WEB)

Encourages learning and growing in understanding, just like we're learning to add numbers

📦 Materials Needed

  • Counting bears
  • Number cards (0-5)
  • Small toys or manipulatives
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade K Math
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse math adventure! Let's review what we learned about putting numbers together yesterday.

💭 Review Question: Can you show me how we added 2 and 1 birds on a branch?
2Teaching (8 min)

Today, we're going to learn a special math trick called 'counting on'. It's like a magical way to add numbers!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • When we count on, we start with the bigger number
  • We use our fingers or objects to help us count
  • It makes adding easier and faster!
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What are some things we can count?
  • How many fingers do you see on one hand?
3Activity: Counting On Treasure Hunt (10 min)
hands-on

Use counting bears or small toys to practice counting on

📝 Instructions:
  1. Pick a number card with a number from 1-3
  2. Place that many bears in front of you
  3. Pick another number card
  4. Count on from the first number of bears using your fingers
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use fewer bears and stick to numbers 1-3

Challenge: Try counting on with numbers up to 5

4Closing (3 min)

Let's review our counting on adventure!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about adding today?
  • Show me how you count on with your fingers!

Coming up: Tomorrow, we'll draw pictures to tell addition stories!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Counting on is a fundamental addition strategy that helps children understand addition conceptually

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be patient and make learning fun
  • Use lots of praise and encouragement
  • Let your child explore and make mistakes
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get confused about starting with the larger number

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child confidently using fingers or objects to count on

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional addition worksheets
  • Sing a counting song from the BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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