Lesson 14
Sort and Color Expressions and Images within 5
Lesson Purpose
The purpose of this lesson is for students to develop fluency with adding and subtracting within 5.
Lesson Narrative
Students work with images of dots and expressions. Students color and sort images and expressions by total or difference.
If students need additional support with the concepts in this lesson, refer back to Unit 4, Section C in the curriculum materials.
- Representation
- MLR8
Learning Goals
Teacher Facing
- Add and subtract within 5.
Student Facing
- Let’s practice adding and subtracting.
Required Materials
Materials to Gather
Materials to Copy
- Sorting Chart 1-5
- Expression Cards
Required Preparation
Activity 2:
- Create a set of cards from the blackline master for each group of 2.
Activity 3:
- Gather materials from:
- 5-frames
- Roll and Add
- Bingo
- Geoblocks
- Find the Value of Expressions
Lesson Timeline
| Warm-up | 10 min |
| Activity 1 | 15 min |
| Activity 2 | 10 min |
| Activity 3 | 20 min |
| Lesson Synthesis | 5 min |
| Cool-down | 0 min |
Teacher Reflection Questions
What part of the lesson went really well today in terms of students’ learning? What did you do that made that part go well?