Connections Pre-K Sampler

20 Awhole-class activity involving explicit instruction related to a new concept or operation. Typically these hands- onactivities allow students todiscovermath concepts throughdirected, hands-on experience. These activities often involve the use ofmanipulatives and research-basedproblem- solving strategies, such as usingmodels, or actingout a concept. Each lesson in theTeacher Manual is structured ina logical andpredictableway. Lessons plans followagradual release instructionalmodel. Structured lessonplans provideprofessional development every day. GettingReady: Objective : To identifywhich group hasmore Materials: Small teddy bear counters, Same, More, Less (Unit 1MasterWorkmat), cereal pieces (optional) Vocabulary: more StoryTime: Count and See, Hoban, Tana Reinforce: matching objects one-to-one (pages 14 and 15) MasterWorkmat: More Using Same,More, Less (Unit 1MasterWorkmat) located at the end of the student book, have the students place 1 to 4 small bears on the footprints at teacher direction. Place one bear on the footprint. Put one treat for eachbear on the other side of themat. Now add onemore treat than there are bears. Check students’work. Same,More Introduce theconcept Instruction 1 step Step5 LessonPlan