This document provides a lesson plan for a 1st grade math class. The objectives are for students to sort dominoes by their total and write number models. Students will play a parking lot game using dominoes to fill number spots from 0-12, and write addition number models for each. Procedures include introducing the game, having students play in groups while the recorder writes number models, and reviewing as a class. Student understanding will be evaluated through class discussion and completed number model sheets.

1. Joy Hoffman Teacher’s Initials
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December 1, 2009
1st
Grade
Math
Objectives:
Students will be able to sort dominoes while summing their total.
Students will be able to write number models.
Benchmarks:
N.ME.01.01 Count to 110 by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s, starting from any number in the sequence;
count to 500 by 100’s and 10’s; use ordinals to identify position in a sequence, e.g., 1st, 2nd, 3rd.
N.FL.01.12 Know all the addition facts up to 10 + 10, and solve the related subtraction problems
fluently.
Materials/Supplies:
Per group:
Parking Lot game board
Transparency of the Parking Lot game board
Dominoes
Transparency dominoes
Paper with 13 blank addition number models “__+__=__”
Transparency of number model paper
Pencils
Procedures:
Introduction/Motivation:
Remind students of the rules they are to follow when working in their cooperative learning
groups. Tell students that today they will continue working with sorting dominoes but will be
using them to create number models.
Content to be taught and the process:
Place the transparency game board on the overhead. Instruct students how to complete the game
board. The students must find a domino that sums to each number on the game board (0-12) and
place a domino in each parking spot. For example, a domino with 3 dots and 4 dots sum to 7 and
will be placed in the parking spot numbered 7. Show students how to do this on the overhead
with transparency dice. Next, put a transparency of the number model paper on the overhead and
show students how to complete it. The recorder will write a number model for each parking
spot, for example, 3 + 4 = 7.
Pass out the game boards, dominoes, and number mode paper to each group.
Student activities:
Student will play the Parking Lot game and write number models for each parking spot.

2. Independent practice:
N/A
Closure and summary:
After each group has had sufficient time to come up with their number models, use the
transparency number model sheet and have students give you several number models they came
up with. Write them on the overhead. Have the recorder turn in their table’s number model
sheet.
Evaluation/Checking for understanding:
Students will be evaluated by their responses given during class discussion and by their
completed number model sheet.
Behavior expectations:
Students are expected to follow all cooperative learning group rules. Students will work together
and ask their group leader any questions they may have. Students will remain in their assigned
seats.
Management techniques:
If the children are not actively listening during instruction they will be reminded of the rules they
are to follow. If they continue talking, they will be instructed to move their clip down on the
behavior chart and vice versa, if they are behaving, they will be asked to move their clip up. If
the students get too loud, the group leader will be reminded of their responsibility to maintain
behavior at their table.
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