This document describes a SMART Notebook lesson plan called "Gumball Math" that teaches math concepts like addition, subtraction, color recognition, sorting, and graphing to pre-K through 2nd grade students. The lesson uses a virtual gumball machine on the SMART Board for students to interact with and solve math problems visually. It is designed for universal learning with multiple representations and ways for students to engage with the material through visual, logical, auditory, and physical means.

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Gumball Math
SMART Notebook Lesson
Lisle Berndsen
EDP 279 Assignment 4.1

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Gumball Math
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Addition
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Subtraction
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Recognition of colors
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Sorting by color
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Graphing
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Link:
http://exchange.smarttech.com/
details.html?id=dd26d41d-fa67484f-acd1-56b1e991a5f5

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Target Learners
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Grade Levels
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Kindergarten
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First Grade
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Pre-Kindergarten
Second Grade
Subject Matter:
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Mathematics

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Use with SMART Board
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Students will move the
gumballs around on the SMART
Board screen and sort them by
color
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Students will count the
gumballs on the screen
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Students will create a graph of
the count and color of each
gumball

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Use with SMART Board
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Students will solve addition and
subtraction problems using the
gumballs as a visual
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Students will see the actual
numerical math problem
beside the gumball machine on
screen

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Use with SMART Board
Adaptions to Lesson
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Teachers can create their own addition or subtraction word
problems on the lesson template
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Teachers can bring in gumballs (or another item to count) for
students observing the SMART Board to follow along
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Teachers can create a supplementary worksheet for students to
write down the actual math problems

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Universal Design
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Students with diverse learning styles will learn addition, subtraction, color recognition,
sorting, and graphing
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Multiple senses are engaged during the learning process with this lesson plan
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Visual: looking at the gumball machine on the SMART board and sorting by color to solve a
math problem
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Logical: seeing the actual math problem completed next to the gumball machine
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Aural: listen to the teacher count the gumballs and sort them
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Physical: the student using the SMART board will move the gumballs around on the
screen; other students will follow along with actual gumballs (or another item to count)

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Universal Design
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The information is
comprehendible and can be
perceived and understood by
every student
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Each student in the classroom
will understand at least one of the
ways that the material is
represented (visual, logical, aural,
physical)
 Multiple means of
representation of the math
problem
 Multiple means of action and
expression to solve the math
problems

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Sources
SMART Notebook Lesson:
http://exchange.smarttech.com/details.html?id=dd26d41d-fa67-484f-acd1-56b1e991a5f5
Images:
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http://thescryingbowl.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-five-clairs-identifying-and.html
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http://www.preschoolnewtown.com/307903/2011/12/02/why-the-pennsylvania-pre-k-countsprogram-matters--a-childs-world.html
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http://www.cnusd.k12.ca.us/Page/21442
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http://fnoschese.wordpress.com/2010/08/06/the-2-interactive-whiteboard/
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http://smarttech.com/Solutions/Education+Solutions/Products+for+education/Interactive+whitebo
ards+and+displays/SMART+Board+interactive+whiteboards/885ix+for+education
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http://candidlessons.blogspot.com/2012/06/10-ways-i-tried-to-enhance-my-classroom_18.html
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http://www.scoop.it/t/universal-design-for-online-learning
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http://www.okmfg.net/store/nddbc.html