In this 8-lesson unit, students make groups of zero to 10 objects, connect number names to the groups, compose and decompose numbers, and use numerals to record the size of a group. Visual, auditory, and kinesthetic activities are included in each lesson.

Individual Lessons

• Students group from zero to five objects, identify and use number names for groups, compose and decompose numbers, and record groups by writing with numerals. Students will acquire a sense of number through visual, auditory and kinesthetic activities.
• Lesson 2: Writing Numbers to Five
• Students construct groups up to five, identify how many in a group, and record them using numerals. They will learn the words for numbers through five in order (rote counting), and develop the ability to count rationally.
• Lesson 3: Building Sets of Six
• Students will construct sets of six, compare sets of up to six objects and learn to write the numeral 6. They will use a Ten Frame and recording charts to show sets of six.
• Lesson 4: Building Sets of Seven
• Students will learn to identify and construct sets of seven, compare them to sets of up to seven and record them in chart form.
• Lesson 5: Building Sets of Eight
• Students will learn to identify and construct sets of eight, compose and decompose to eight, and write the numeral 8.
• Lesson 6: Building Sets of Nine
• Students will learn to identify and construct sets of nine, write the numeral 9, and record it in chart form. They will also be required to identify sets of up to nine in a game.
• Lesson 7: Building Sets of Ten
• Students will learn to identify and construct sets of up to ten objects, compose and decompose sets, practice writing numerals 0 through 10, count back from ten, and record it in chart form.
• Lesson 8: Wrapping Up the Unit
• Students will review all that they have learned in the other 7 lessons in this unit by composing, decomposing, and comparing sets of zero through ten, and by writing cardinal numbers for each set.