Lesson 13

How Many Do You See?

Lesson Purpose

The purpose of this lesson is for students to apply their understanding of equal groups and multiplication to create a How Many Do You See activity.

Lesson Narrative

This lesson provides an opportunity to observe the ways in which students find the number of objects in equal groups. After the warm-up, students create their own How Many Do You See activity and then facilitate it with other students in the class.

If students need additional support with the concepts in this lesson, refer back to Unit 1, Section B in the curriculum materials. 

  • Action and Expression
  • MLR8

Activity 1: Design Your How Many Do You See

Learning Goals

Teacher Facing

  • Apply understanding of equal groups and multiplication to create a How Many Do You See activity.

Student Facing

  • Let’s create a How Many Do You See activity.

Required Materials

Materials to Gather

Required Preparation

Activity 2:

  • Each group of 3-4 from the previous activity needs 1 piece of chart paper and a marker.

CCSS Standards

Addressing

Lesson Timeline

Warm-up 10 min
Activity 1 20 min
Activity 2 15 min
Lesson Synthesis 10 min
Cool-down 5 min

Teacher Reflection Questions

What did you learn about students’ mathematical understandings today as you listened to their discussions?

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