Lesson Plans Course: Mastering Skills & Concepts: Course I Module ...

Lesson PlansCourse: Mastering Skills & Concepts: Course IModule: Number SenseUnit:Comparing and OrderingSession: More Than, Less Than, or The SameLearning ObjectivesUsing one-to-one correspondence to compare equal andunequal sets.OverviewIt's a rainy day at the wildlife park. We match objects toanimals and choose the correct number of objects to keep theanimals dry.KeywordsMoreFewerAs manyTeaching StrategiesPrior to the sessionGive students two equal-sized groups of like and/or unlikeobjects, and have them put them into a one-to-onecorrespondence.Have students display the correct number of counters oron-line manipulatives to represent the number of objectsin a given set.At the end of the sessionGive students two unequal sets and using the concept ofone-to-one correspondence, have students explain whyone set has more than or less than the other.Show students a set of objects, and have them draw orshow a set that has more than or less than that number ofobjects.© 2001 Riverdeep Interactive Learning Limited. All rights reserved.