Beginning of the year…

Five Little Monkeys Jumping On The BedBy Eileen Christelow

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Lesson 1

• Read book• Count monkeys on the page • Match monkeys on book to stuffed monkeys• Model counting again with stuffed monkeys

jumping on the bed

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Lesson 2

• Act out book• Count ‘monkeys’ (actors)– Teacher modeling movement, one-to-one, correct

rote sequence

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Lesson 3

• Teacher demonstrates counting plastic monkeys (different arrangement) on Elmo

• ‘Think aloud’ good counting techniques• Provide cups with different amounts of plastic

monkeys in – Have students practice counting and checking

each other’s* Ask ‘What was different

today?’

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Lesson 4• Count out cubes on the Elmo (these

‘represent’ monkeys• Provide students with cups containing more

than 5 cubes (7 or 8)• Ask students to count out 5 monkeys (cubes)

into a pile

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Lesson 5• Teacher models counting out 5 monkeys

(cubes) on a paper bed on the Elmo• Add one more and ask “How many monkeys

are on my bed now?”• Pass out copies of bed • Call out number, and have students count that

number of monkeys (cubes) on bed• Have them +1, or -1• Ask “How many now?”

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Monkeys Jumping on 2 Beds• Compare Groups (Greater than, less than, equal to)• Decompose numbers less than or equal to 10

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How many monkeys under the covers?

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Monkeys Jumping on 5 Frame Bed

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Sorting Monkeys• Classify objects into given

categories; count the number of objects in each category

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Algebraic Thinking• Decompose numbers less than or equal to

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How many monkeys do you see?

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How many monkeys do you see?

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How many monkeys do you see?

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How many monkeys do you see?

How many monkeys do you see?

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How many monkeys do you see?

Counting• Know they can assign each item in a

set one number from the number-word sequence (1:1)

• Know their count remains the same regardless of the size shape or color of objects or the arrangement

• Keep track of the items they have counted

• Recognize the last word they use represents the total number of items in the set

• Understand they can count the objects in any order and the total will remain the same

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What do good counters do?

Additional Resources• Alignment documents – Learning progressions– Math practices

• ODE website – www.ode.state.oh.us– Model Curriculum, CCS, other resources

• Common Core website – www.corestandards.org• commoncoretools.wordpress.com – progressions and articles

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