Mathematics — Grade 1

Supermarket sweep: Day 2

Students will participate in a supermarket game and follow a shopping list. Students will compare the quantity of items “purchased” and graph results. Students will also learn a song about shopping in a supermarket.

Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Development and Mathematics)

By Angela Hunt and Melody Holmes.

Piggies

This activity is a fun, interactive lesson that integrates children's literature with math. (A great way to integrate author studies!) This activity allows students to be involved in all 4 learning styles (visual, auditory, tactile and kinesthetic). I spread this lesson out over two days.

Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics)

By Stephanie Hatcher.

Pattern block addition

Students will practice addition, problem solving, and writing equations in the context of a fun and challenging pattern game.

Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics)

By Dawn Potter.

Make math "bear"-able

The students will use teddy bear counters to explore addition and subtraction facts (1-10). Students will demonstrate an understanding of ordinal numbers by locating the position of their counters on their workmats.

Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics)

By Nikki Gilmore.

Introduction to fact families: Addition (commutative property)

Students will "invent" their own examples that demonstrate the commutative property of addition through hands-on activities.

Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics)

By William Krupicka.

Friendship addition

This lesson introduces students to the concept of basic single digit addition.

Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics)

By Jennifer Barbee.

Chocolate! Chocolate! Chocolate!

Using chocolate as a theme, students will become involved in reading, writing, math, word study/spelling and other developmentally appropriate (integrated) activities. The unit includes centers for the classroom along with whole group activities.

Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics)

By Luwonna Oakes.

An apple a day: Understanding halves and simple addition

This is a hands-on lesson which uses apples to introduce the concept of "half" and to teach simple addition. This lesson was taught to a group of 1st grade EC students.

Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics)

By Janet Acorn.

Resources on the web

Who's in the Fact Family?

Students explore the relationship of addition to subtraction. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Try for Five

Students explore the many ways to decompose numbers and then build on their knowledge of addition and subtraction to find missing addends. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Taking Away Sets

Students explore another model for subtraction, the familiar set model. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Take Away

Introduces elementary students to subtraction by creating a link between students' experiences and mathematics. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Sum Search

Students practice addition facts in a concentration-game format using dominoes. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Some Special Sums

Students practice doubles and doubles-plus-one addition facts. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Seeing Doubles

Students focus on dominoes with the same number of spots on each side and on the related addition facts. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Recording Two Ways

Students make sets of pasta shapes and count some away, then record the subtraction in vertical and horizontal formats. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Pyramid Power

Students make sets of a given number, explore relationships between numbers, and write numbers that name how many elements are in a group. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Number Cents: Looking Back and Moving Forward

Students discuss and model prices, review the money words they've learned, and play games to facilitate continuing practice. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Making Glyphs

Students learn a powerful way to display data-using a glyph. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Making Change

Students model prices mentioned in a children's book. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics