Math facts through movement

Date: 4/14/16

Teacher: Ms. Dock

School: Spartan Elementary

Class: KIN 355

Equipment Used:
Grade Level: 2nd
none
Time: 20 minutes
Targeted NASPE Standard(s): 5, 6
Common Core Standard: Addandsubtractwithin20.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.OA.B.2
Fluentlyaddandsubtractwithin20usingmentalstrategies.2ByendofGrade2,know
frommemoryallsumsoftwoonedigitnumbers
Specific Objective: The main purpose of this activity is to get the students working
both their brains and their bodies at the same time while doing basic addition and
subtraction math facts.
Concomitant Objective: The students will also learn to be aware of the amount of
people around them in order to get into the proper number of groups. They will
learn to work with their classmates to solve the problem.
Time
Procedures Followed
Materials
Warm Up: The warm up for this activity will just be 10
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jumping jacks to get everyones blood pumping a little
Minutes
bit.
Transition: our class call will be the same as the past
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two lessons. I call go green and they yell go white
Seconds

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Minutes

Set Induction: The pairs game is something the

students have played before so I will tell them we are
playing that same game, just with a little twist added on

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Minutes

Learnable Piece: We will be using the basic addition

and subtraction facts that we have been memorizing in
class for the entire year.

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Minutes

Presentation of New Material/Directions: I will

explain to the students that we will be playing a game
while also practicing our math facts. I will yell out an
equation such as 7 +2 and the students will have to get
into groups of that number. The students will not be
allowed to speak during the game, so no one can yell
out the answer. The student(s) that are left and not able
to get into groups of that number will be out, and will
have to return to their desk. When the students are out
they will need to write down the equation I am yelling out
as well as the correct answer on a piece of paper so that
they are still participating.

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Notes:

Transition: I will use a thumbs up or thumbs down to

make sure that everyone understood, as well as asking
students to answer questions about the game.
Activity: This activity would take place in the regular
classroom, with the desks all pushed to the edge of the
room. That way, the students can easily return to their
desks to write the equations when theyre out. We will
play multiple rounds.
Possible Modifications:I can modify the difficulty of the
equations I yell out depending on the group. I can make
them easier if kids are getting out too quickly, or harder
if it is too easy.
Lesson Review: At the end I will ask students
whether or not they liked the activity, and if they
thought it helped them to memorize their math facts.
We will talk about what they learned, and ask for
suggestions on how to make the game better.