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Growing by One

One More and One Less

Day 91of 180
Week 19of 36
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand the concept of adding one to a quantity

2

Count and demonstrate 'one more' using physical objects

3

Develop curiosity about mathematical relationships

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 145:3

“Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised! His greatness is unsearchable.”

— Psalm 145:3 (WEB)

Just as God's greatness can always grow, we can learn how numbers can grow by adding one

📦 Materials Needed

  • Counting bears
  • Number cards 1-5
  • Ten frame
  • Small basket or container
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse math adventure! Let's see how we can grow numbers just like we grow in God's love.

💭 Review Question: Can you show me how many bears you used in our last lesson?
2Teaching (5 min)

Today we'll explore how adding one more makes our numbers bigger!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • When we add one more, our group gets larger
  • Adding one is like inviting a friend to join our group
  • We can count and see how numbers grow
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What happens when we add one bear?
  • Can you show me one more than two?
3Activity: Growing Bears Game (6 min)
hands-on

Use counting bears to demonstrate adding one more

📝 Instructions:
  1. Place 2 bears on the ten frame
  2. Ask child to add one more bear
  3. Count the total bears together
  4. Repeat with different starting numbers
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Start with 1-3 bears

Challenge: Use number cards to determine starting quantity

4Closing (3 min)

Let's review our bear counting adventure!

📝 Review Questions:
  • How many bears did we start with?
  • What happened when we added one more?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about taking one away - our first step into subtraction!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK4 students are developing number sense and understanding quantity

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use enthusiastic, positive language
  • Let child physically move bears
  • Praise effort over perfect performance
🤔 Common Struggles:

Keeping bears in the ten frame, consistently counting

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to add one and count total

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library number tracing worksheets
  • Sing counting songs from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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