EDU 1010

Orientation to Education
Teaching Demonstration
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Name: Marisa Maldonado Date: July 23, 2014

Curriculum Title: First Grade Mathematics Activity Including Ten Sticks and Ones

Utah State Standard: Utah Core Standards Binder pg. 1815 states, 1. Students
develop strategies for adding and subtracting whole numbers.
www.schools.utah.gov

Objective (s): 1) Students will learn how to identify groups of ten 2) They will also
learn how to demonstrate grouping items into groups of tens and ones. 3) They
will also see a different way to write numbers, this unit will teach the expanded
form.

Materials:
-Unifix Cubes- one sorted baggie per student.
-10-space divider.
-Worksheet- Ten Sticks and One. My Version of Baggie Bonanza (www.uen.org).

Background for Teachers: Grouping numbers into tens is our basic number
system. Ten ones can be exchanged for ones and hundreds can be exchanged for
tens. In this activity students will learn how to organize numbers and also see
visually the different way that numbers can be written. (www.uen.org)

Intended Learning Outcomes: 1) Students will learn how to identify groups of
ten. 2) They will also learn how to demonstrate grouping items into groups of
tens and ones. 3) They will also see a different way to write numbers, this unit
will teach the expanded form.

Instructional Procedures: After gathering students to attention:
1. Explain to students what is going to be learned, grouping objects into tens.
2. Pick 10 students to come to the board and draw 10 stick figures on the
board.
3. Pick 10 more students to come up and stand in front of the classroom.
4. Demonstrate how there are 10 cartoon students and 10 real students, and
then ask the students how many students are all together? (Students will
answer this based on their previous knowledge).
5. Explain how this is what we are going to be learning and ask any questions
that the students might have. Students need to be able to know what ten
looks like before we move on.
6. Next we will be working on an activity, pass out materials. Hand out a
baggie to each student that has various amounts of Unifix cubes in each.
Hand out the ten space dividers to each table, and their worksheet.
7. Explain how each student will take turns putting one cube in each of the
spaces in the divider.


8. After 10 cubes are placed into each space, have each student link them
together to make one 10-cube stick.
9. When each student has created their sticks and have their remanding
cubes left over, explain what has been learned. Explain how each stick
represents tens and how each cube represents ones.
10. Ask, How many cubes are in each stick? Have each student fill out the
work sheet.
a. Also ask, How many sticks each student has? Write it down.
b. How many cubes do they have remaining? Write it down.
11. Demonstrate what you had in your baggie. Draw on the board.
a. Ex. 3-
b. Ex. 5-
c. Answer- 35
12. Have the fill out their work sheet that is attached.
a. Have them draw their sticks.
b. Have them draw their cubes.
c. With prior knowledge have them use counting by tens to add up
how many sticks they have. Then have them count how many cubes
they have.
d. Help them add up their sticks and the cubes and explain combining
them to make a whole number.
13. After their worksheet is complete, explain that by learning how group
objects will help each student add larger numbers and stay organized
when doing their addition and subtraction.
14. When lesson is complete, have the students clean up and gather their
materials so I can pick them up. Have the students turn in their worksheet
in the basket, get a sip of water and return to their seats. Math can be
overwhelming to a young student.
Note: Make sure lesson doesnt go over an hour. Students will start getting
rowdy and you will start to lose the students attention.


Family Connections: (take home activity): Found this take home activity on
www.uen.org.
Put a Ziploc bag in the students take home folder with a letter to the parents
explaining the activity.
Letter Below.








Dear Parents,
This week we are learning grouping objects into tens to learn organization
and how to add and subtract whole numbers. This activity will be complete in
class but I need your help to make it possible. Please do the following: Find at
least 100 small objects such has buttons, pieces of candy, anything that will fit
into the provided Ziploc. When complete, send the bag of objects back to school
with your child, we will be grouping the objects into ten and learning how to add
and subtract along with categorizing. I appreciate everything you do to create a
positive learning environment for your child.
Thank you,
Miss. Marisa
*In this activity the parents will gather at least 100 objects and send them back to
school, in the next activity students will use their objects to group them into tens.


Assessment Plan: Throughout my lesson, I will ask questions and before I move
on I will make sure that my students and I are on the same page.
Continue grouping though out the math units so students know how to apply
grouping with other math objectives.
I think that small quizzes at the end of units are beneficial. This way I can see
who is getting the topic and who is not. These quizzes will be very short and
simple, so the students dont get distracted and can focus on the question they are
working on. If I can tell by the quizzes who is understanding the concept and who
is not, I will speak to the struggling students individually to see what I can do to
help them understand the topic better.
Depending on if I need to help him or her after school or recommend tutors, it is
my goal to make sure each student has at least a slight understanding of what I
am teaching.



















Example of End of Unit Quiz


Name:________________________

1. Circle the groups of tens:





2. How many groups of tens are there?


3. How many cubes do you have remaining?


4. Now combine your numbers? How many
do you have all together?

Answer Key:
1. 1.
2.
3.
4.
2. 3 groups of ten
3. 4 cubes remaining
4. 34 cubes all together


Ten Sticks and Ones
( My Own Version of Baggy Bonanza)

Name ______________________________

Draw:
Sticks of Ten Cubes
of Ones


How Many Sticks Are There? ______________
How Many Cubes Are There? _____________
Now Combine How Many Sticks you
Have & How Many Cubes you Have.
How many Cubes are there Together?
____________