Lesson

Title/Focus

Counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s Centers

Date

Thursday
November 21, 2013

Subject/Gra
de Level

Grade 2: Math

Time
Duratio
n

70 minutes
10:30-11:40

Unit

Chapter 2: Numbers to 50

Teacher

Ms. Hausauer

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

General
Learning
Outcomes:
Specific
Learning
Outcomes:

Develop Number Sense

Say the number sequence 0-100 by:
2s, 5s, and 10s, forward and backward using starting points that are
multiples of 2, 5, and 10 respectively

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will:
1. Skip count by 2s, 5s, and 10s forward
2. Skip count by 2s, 5s, and 10s backward

ASSESSMENTS
Observations:

Key Questions:
Products/Performan
ces:

Observe students as they are in each group

Are they having trouble with any of the stations?
Are the having trouble with a certain sections (2s, 5s or 10s)
Are they understanding all of the stations?
Do they need more time at each station or maybe less?
How to count by 2s, 5s, and 10s forward and backward
Students will work in centers to show what they know and
understand about skip counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

I have you have printed sheets

Cards with multiples of 2, 5, and 10
Puzzle pieces for 2s, 5s, and 10s
Cards to put at the skip counting station
Cups with multiples of 2, 5, and 10 on
them
Skip counting paint sticks
Dry Erase Markers (4)

PROCEDURE
Prior to lesson

Attention Grabber

Assessment of
Prior Knowledge
Expectations for
Learning and
Behaviour
Advance
Organizer/Agenda

Have each of the Stations at the front of the class and in order to
explain to the students. Write the groups on the board (cover with
piece of paper to avoid distraction while giving instructions)
Introduction
Time
Ask the students if they enjoy playing games in Math class?
Explain to them that today is Math games Day. We can only
2 minutes
have games day though if everyone listens very carefully to all
of the rules. Everyone also has to be a good team player.
Today is a review from the ideas learned in the previous class.
All students will listen carefully to instructions
Al students will participate in their groups
All students will play the games kindly and fairly
1. Explain that it is Math games day
2. Explain each of the centers that they will be going to
3.Tell the class the groups
4.Explain to the groups where they will be going

Learning Activity
#1

5. Have the class come back as a group to play the last two
games
Body
Explain to the class each of the centers. Explain that every
group will have a chance to go to each of the centers. Explain
that they have 8 minutes at each center and then they have to
switch. The timer will be put on the smartboard
Center #1: Skip Counting Target Game
They must try to hit a number that they would say either by
counting by 2s, 5s, or 10s on the 50 chart with the sticky
arrow. If they land on a number that you would say when
counting by 2s they get 2 points. If they land on a number
when counting by 5s they get 5 points. If they land on a
number counting by 10s they get 10 points. Each person in the
groups must take turns.
Center 2: Cup Counting Station
At this station they are to put all of the cups in order counting
by either by 2s, 5s, or 10s. The green cups are counting by
2s, the pink cups are counting by 10s and the yellow cups are
counting by 5s. They must try to hit a number that they would
say either by counting by 2s, 5s, or 10s on the 50 chart with
the sticky arrow. If they land on a number that you would say
when counting by 2s they get 2 points. If they land on a
number when counting by 5s they get 5 points. If they land on
a number counting by 10s they get 10 points. Each person in
the groups must take turns.

Time

10
minutes

Center 3: Paint Stick Skip Counting

In this station you must fill in the blank spots on the paint stick
with dry erase marker.

Assessments/
Differentiation:

Learning Activity
#2

Assessments/
Differentiation

Learning Activity
#3

Center 4: Necklace Skip Counting

At this station you will make a necklace using frootloops. Start
with the number 0 and add 4 fruit loops and then add a piece of
paper saying 5. Then you will had 4 more fruit loops and then a
10. Etc. You can do this skip counting by 2s, 5s or 10s.
Ask questions while explaining each activity. Do the students
look confused during the explanation? Do they look like the
understand?
Reveal the groups that were previously written on the board.
Write on the board where each group will be going. Remind the
students that they have 8 minutes at each station and then we
will switch. Have the students go to their station and start the
timer for 9 minutes. Once the timer is at 8 minutes shut off the
lights and have the students clean up their station. When the
buzzer goes the class can move to the next station. Repeat this
until each group has gone to every station.
Walk around to each group as they are working at the station
and answer any questions. Are they understanding skip
counting? What areas are they having trouble with?
Have the students all sit down on the mats in a circle on the
side of the room. Explain the Hot Potato Game Have one
person volunteer to be the counter. That person will take a card
from the bad (start with 10s). They will read the card. They will
count by 10s slowly. Each time the counter says a new number
the kids in the circle will pass the Kush ball once to the right. As
the counter is reading the numbers when he/she gets to the

n.a

40
minutes

20
minutes

number that he pulled instead of saying the number they say

Hot Potato the person in the circle who is holding the Kush
ball will then get to join the other counter. They will draw a new
number and repeat.

Assessment of
Learning:
Feedback From
Students:
Feedback To
Students
Transition To Next
Lesson

Sponge
Activity/Activities
Reflection
s from the
lesson

If there is time after this game to wrap up the class we will play
the I have you have game. Have the students sit back down
in their desks and give each student a card. Leave the first card
for the teacher. The teacher will read the first card and explain
to the students that they answer to that question is one the top
row of someone elses card. If they believe they have the right
answer they will raise their hand and read their card. Repeat.
Closure
Have students give a thumbs up, thumbs, down, or thumbs to
the side in regards to how they are feeling about skip counting.
Do they understand it? Do they need some more help?

Time

Ask they class if they have any questions?

This will be based on their behavior and participation during
the centers
This will be based on their understanding of skip counting. If
they are needing more help we may do these centers again in
the next class. If they understood skip counting we can move
onto the next concept.
If there is extra time in the class we will have the class vote on their
favourite group game (hot potato or I have you have and we will replay
that game.

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