Megan Ryan
Ashley Reiss

1. TEACHER INFORMATION

   Title of Lesson: Bear Addition

   Topic: process-concepts, product-number operations, process-using numbers,

   product-facts about bears

   Student Level: kindergarten

   Objective: The students will use bear manipulatives to help figure out addition problems by doing worksheet.

   Materials: 5 sets of bear cards, worksheet

   Prerequisite skills: Facts about bears

   Time Required: 20-25 minutes

    

2. TEACHING PROCEDURES

   Introduction: We will first discuss the facts learned yesterday about bears, such as what they eat, where they live, if they are mammals, and what features they possess, like have hair and bear cubs.

   Review: The teacher will review the student's prior knowledge on how to count to ten using the bear cards.

   Strategies: *First we will hand out the bear cards

   *Then put addition problems on board

   *Allow students to use bear cards to figure problems out orally

   *After several problems have been discussed as a group, pass out the

   bear worksheet to reinforce addition

   Conclusion: Go over the worksheet as a whole group and ask students if the bears were useful when doing addition problems and worksheet

   Evaluation: Observe student's understanding of addition orally by using the bears and by completion and accuracy of the worksheet

    

3. EXTENSION
   
   *Read the book First Comes Spring about the seasons

   *Make bear calendar using bear stickers to mark off days

    

4. RESOURCES

   Hague, Kathleen. Numbers- A Counting Book. Henry Holt & Co. 1986.