Lesson+3+LRussell

Title: **Math: Sets of 7**

Approximate: **45 minutes**

Goals (What are students able to do?): **Counts concrete objects to five or higher**

Instructional Objectives: **Students** **demonstrate number knowledge by-**
 * ** counting with one-to-one correspondence **
 * ** match sets to correct numeral **
 * ** or make sets upon request **

Materials needed: ** Book __Fall!__, paper bags (to be filled with leaves), leaves, Math Card #13 **

Warm Up: ** Read the story __Fall!__ and discuss the characteristics of the Fall season. Focus students on the occurrence that the leaves turn colors and fall during the Fall season. **

Instructional procedures: **__Whole group activity__-**
 * Display Math card 13 [[file:Appendix.pdf]] ﻿ and ask children to help count the bags on the card. Tell students that today we will learn about the number “seven”. Write the number “7” and have students find the number “7” on the math card. Engage students in a conversation about the details of the math card. As a class, discuss how many yellow bags they see, how many blue bags and how many bags all together.**

Guided Practice: ** Guide students in the cooperative learning activity __ Leaves, Leaves All Around __. **

Formative assessments: ** Learning Log Activity **

Summative assessments: ** During centers the students will complete activity #4, #5 or #6. During this time use an anecdotal form in order to take observational notes on student’s performance. **