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| MAGIC PENCIL WEBNOTES |
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| I CAN COUNT CHICKS |
| A lesson plan by Elena Malec |
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| PREMATH One-to-one Correspondence |
| PREPARATION: |
| Matching object with picture. |
| MATERIALS: |
| Five cards each having stamped chicks respectively fron 1 to 5. |
| Container with 15 miniature chenille chicks to be matched on cards. Tray to hold the work. |
| PRESENTATION: |
| 1. Invite the child. 2. Take the work to the table/rug. 3. Place the cards in a sequence top to bottom or left to right. 4. Ask the child if he can match the chicks to the picture. 5. Do a 3-period lesson for numbers using the cards and the matching objects. 6. Ask the child to repeat the matching by naming the numbers. 7. Ask him to match randomly different numbers of chickens on cards. |
| DIRECT AIMS: |
| 1. Introduction to quantity and names of numbers. 2. Show relationship sequential. 3. One-to-one correspondence in math. |
| INDIRECT AIMS: |
| 1. Preparation for counting. 2. Concentration. 3. Order. |
| POINTS OF INTEREST: |
| 1. The chicks(size, aspect) 2. Feeling the chenille. 3. The picture. 4. Placing the chicks in a standing position on the cards. |
| CONTROL OF ERROR: |
| 1. The correct number of chenille chicks. 2. The in-built correspondence of cards. |
| LANGUAGE: |
| Names of numbers. Possible introduction of " How many". |
| AGE: 2 1/2 to 3 1/2. |
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