Lesson 12

Center Day 2

Warm-up: How Many Do You See: 2 or 3 Parts (10 minutes)

Narrative

The purpose of this How Many Do You See is to allow students to use subitizing or grouping strategies to describe the images they see. 

Launch

  • Groups of 2
  • “How many do you see? How do you see them?”  
  • Flash image.
  • 30 seconds: quiet think time

Activity

  • Display image.
  • “Discuss your thinking with your partner.”
  • 1 minute: partner discussion
  • Record responses.
  • Repeat for each image.

Student Facing

How many do you see?
How do you see them?

Ten frame, 8 triangles. Ten frame, 5 triangles.

Ten frame, 8 triangles. Ten frame, 7 triangles.

Ten frame, 8 triangles. Ten frame, 7 triangles. Ten frame, 5 triangles. 

Student Response

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Activity Synthesis

  • “Did anyone see the triangles the same way but would explain it differently?”

Activity 1: Introduce Can You Draw It, Grade 1 Shapes (20 minutes)

Narrative

The purpose of this activity is for students to learn stage 1 of the Can You Draw It center. Students describe and draw two-dimensional shapes. One partner chooses a shape card and describes it. The other partner draws the shape based on the description. If the student draws the shape correctly, they get to keep the card.

Required Materials

Materials to Gather

Materials to Copy

  • Centimeter Dot Paper - Standard

Required Preparation

  • Each group of 2 needs a set of Flat Shape Cards from a previous lesson.

Launch

  • Groups of 2
  • Give each group a set of cards and access to dot paper.
  • “We are going to learn a new center called Can You Draw It. One partner picks a card without showing it to their partner. They describe the shape on the card so their partner can draw it.”
  • Display one of the cards.
  • “How can we describe this shape?” (It has four sides. The top and the bottom are longer than the sides. It has square corners.)
  • “After the shape is drawn, partners compare shapes. If the partner drew the correct shape, they keep the card. Take turns describing and drawing shapes.”

Activity

  • 10 minutes: partner work time

Activity Synthesis

  • “How did your partner describe the shapes to make it easier for you to draw them correctly?”

Activity 2: Centers: Choice Time (20 minutes)

Narrative

The purpose of this activity is for students to choose from activities that offer practice adding and subtracting or working with shapes. Students choose from any stage of previously introduced centers.

  • Picture Books
  • Match Mine
  • Capture Squares
  • Target Numbers

Required Materials

Materials to Gather

Required Preparation

  • Gather materials from previous centers:
    • Picture Books, Stage 2
    • Match Mine, Stage 2
    • Capture Squares, Stages 1 and 2
    • Target Numbers, Stages 1-3

Launch

  • Groups of 2
  • “Now you are going to choose from centers we have already learned.”
  • Display the center choices in the student book.
  • “Think about what you would like to do first.”
  • 30 seconds: quiet think time

Activity

  • Invite students to work at the center of their choice.
  • 8 minutes: center work time
  • “Choose what you would like to do next.”
  • 8 minutes: center work time

Student Facing

Choose a center.

Picture Books

Center. Picture Books.

Match Mine

Center. Match Mine.

Capture Squares

Center. Capture Squares.

Target Numbers

Center. Target Numbers.

Activity Synthesis

  • “What is something you like about the centers you chose?”

Lesson Synthesis

Lesson Synthesis

“Describe a time during centers today when you learned something by listening carefully to your partner or someone in your class.”