Core concept: Numbers are symbols that help us to represent quantities.
Warm-up/Daily number sense: Stick tapping – 15 minutes
Build student understanding of forward and backward counting sequences by reading numerals to at least 20. Represent numbers as quantities through rhythm and movement.
counting on or back
Activity:Sanctuary for spiders – 30 minutes
Explain that spiders are found in dry open forest and woodlands, coastal sand dune shrubland and mangrove habitats. Garden orb-weaving spiders make webs in openings between trees and shrubs where insects are likely to fly.
Student manipulation of materials to demonstrate conceptual understanding (MAO-WM-01, MAE-CSQ-02).
Consolidation and meaningful practice: Try for a total of ten – 15 minutes
Students play ‘try for a total of 10’ in small groups. Students will lay out a deck of playing cards face up in rows and columns with all picture and number 10 cards removed from the deck. Ace cards represent the number one (see Figure 4).
Model removing sets of cards that have a total of 10 and explain that the aim of the game is to eliminate all cards.
Provide time for students to play ‘try for a total of 10’ focusing on the reasoning provided for combining the symbols or numerals on playing cards to 10.