PAMELA BECERRA

ECE 151

01/26/20

Math Lesson Plan #1

Math Skill: Number Sense & Patterns

Age: 4+

Number of Students: 1-3

Content Standards:

- 1.PK.3a Recognize and read numerals 0-5.

- 1.PK.3c Match the number of objects in a set to the correct numeral

0 to 5. (Put red, yellow, and blue objects together and count them.)

Objectives: Students will be able to:

- Identify the numbers 1-5.

- Be able to recognize the numbers 1-5, even though they’re a

different color of a card.

- Be able to group the same colors of cards into one group, as well as
same number on cards into one group.
- Be able to tell the difference between a yellow card with a 5 on it,
and a blue card with a 5 on it. As well as the difference between a
red card with a 2 on it, and a red card with a 1 on it, etc.

Materials: A deck of UNO game cards (will be using cards of numbers

1-5).

Activity: Before starting the activity, make sure the cards of numbers
1-5 are separated. All other cards will not be used for this activity.
Take out two cards of the same number but with different colors. (Ex:
I take out a 5 yellow and a 3 blue card). Ask the children “Which
number on these cards is the bigger one?” Children will then answer,
ask them why that card is bigger and what number that is exactly.
When playing students will shout out answers and solve the questions
together. Have students take turns to be able to individually answer
one question before moving on. After that, take out two cards of the
same color with different numbers. The same questions will be asked.

Once students are able to successfully answer a couple of rounds of

the lesson, they will now put them in order. Have students put 3
random cards in order (Ex: yellow card of 4, green card of 5, green
card of 2) from 1-5. Once complete, have students move onto another
activity or play-lesson to have another student participate in the
color/number sorting game lesson.

What Happened: Upon arriving, the teacher was giving the students a
lesson on how to write a sentence. She also integrated math into the
sentence by counting the words. They were all able to count 1-5
proudly. Ms. Moore-El did let me know that most of her students can
count above 10. Even so, I made my lesson plan from the numbers 1-5
only to go according to the standards. She set up a small group for me
of children from different learning levels. All of the students were
excited and were doing an amazing job at identifying the colors and
numbers. It was funny to see the kids pointing out the colors, numbers
and differences between the cards before me asking them. I did have
one student from the group that was struggling. I told the students for
us to take turns for her to be able to answer some herself. She was
able to answer two questions successfully but it did take her a bit of
time compared to the other students. With more rounds I do believe
she would have done them with more quickness. The only detail that
really caught my eye was when I asked them to put them in order. At
first, they were a little confused but then they answered. One student
said number 5 was first. I asked her why and she told me that it was
because it was the biggest. So, she was putting them in order from big
to small. It reminded me of how I learned that younger children are
able to easily recognize what’s bigger than what’s smaller.

What Next: This game-lesson should be modified a bit depending on

what needs more work. For example, for that student I would revolve
the game-lesson more on telling me which one is bigger and smaller.
Try to first ask which one is smaller, since that is one thing they
struggle to identify first. It’s easier for them to identify the smaller
number once they find the bigger one. Bigger numbers can also be
added little by little to raise the difficulty in the game depending on
how ready the student is. When I brought the cards, I realized I
accidentally brought a 0 card. To test it out, I asked the students what
0 meant, they actually told me It meant “nothing”!

Source: I was looking around my house to make a lesson using DIY

materials for it to be easily replicated again with parents at home. I
found my old UNO card stack and thought it was a fantastic idea since
it has the numbers 1-5, as well as simple colors! Not to mention, most
families already probably have this card game at home.

I searched on the internet if another person has thought of what I did

and there was a weblink that did something similar. Her lesson was
more of a matching and memory game. It still helps the children be
able to recognize and match numbers and colors. Her version was
more of a toddler version of the game UNO.

https://thelittleyears.com/uno-for-2-5-year-olds-number-color-recognition/