Lesson 11
Create Groups of Images
Lesson Purpose
The purpose of this lesson is for students to create groups of images with more, fewer, or the same number of images as a given group.
Lesson Narrative
Throughout the lesson students have multiple opportunities to create groups and use the language “more”, “fewer”, or “the same number.” In the lesson synthesis, students explain the strategies they use for comparing and creating groups of images.
- Action and Expression
- MLR8
Learning Goals
Teacher Facing
- Create groups that have more, fewer, or the same number of images as a given group.
- Use “more”, “fewer", and “the same number” to describe comparisons.
Student Facing
- Let’s make groups that have more, fewer, or the same number of images.
Required Materials
Materials to Gather
Materials to Copy
- Image Cards Grade K
- Less, Same, More Mat
- Questions About Us Chart
Required Preparation
Activity 2:
- Each group of 2 needs a set of cards from the blackline master.
Activity 3:
- Gather materials from:
- Less, Same, More, Stages 1-3
- Bingo, Stage 1
- Math Stories, Stage 1
- Connecting Cubes, Stages 1-3
- Number Race, Stage 1
Lesson Timeline
| Warm-up | 10 min |
| Activity 1 | 10 min |
| Activity 2 | 15 min |
| Activity 3 | 20 min |
| Lesson Synthesis | 5 min |
| Cool-down | 0 min |
Teacher Reflection Questions
In a future section, students will compare written numbers 1–10. What strategies do you anticipate students will use to compare written numbers? How are these strategies the same and different from the strategies students have used to compare the number of images in groups in this section?