Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group, e.g., by using matching and counting strategies.
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| She’s a Grand Old Flag | Students will identify the American flag as an important symbol of the United States. They will collect and sort data from the American Flag and compare the attributes. Students will sort and count red stripes and white stripes, long stripes and short stripes, long red stripes and long white stripes, short red stripes and short white stripes. Students will compare the stripes using the number line. They will also count stars by 1’s and 10’s in this integrated lesson plan. |
| Fix my More or Less Mess! | This lesson will introduce the kindergarten class to the idea of greater than (more), less than, or equal (same) and how to use the matching strategy to determine which is more or less. |
| Is it FAIR? | This lesson is a hands-on lesson designed to teach greater than, less than and equal to by comparing groups of objects. |
| Comparing Numbers: Between 1 and 10 | This lesson will help students be able to compare if numbers of objects in one group are greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group by using matching and counting strategies. |
| Sweet Comparisons | In this lesson students will count and compare the number of objects in two different groups with up to 5 objects each. They will compare by matching to determine which group has a number that is greater than or less than the other group using pictures of sweet treats. There is an individual activity and printable worksheet attached to support the sweet treat theme. |
| Sweetie Cake Pops | In this Kindergarten MEA lesson, students will work cooperatively to help Sweetie Cake Pops improve their recipe. They will work in groups to look at a data table and generate responses orally and written. Additionally, this lesson has a mathematical focus of skip counting by tens. Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom. |
| Spring Festival Flower | In this MEA, students will help pick a flower that will be the focus of the Spring Festival. They will practice counting pictures and representing the number of pictures with a written numeral. |
| Ice Cream Truck Favorites | This Kindergarten MEA will ask students to work in collaborative groups to choose the top three Brands of Ice Cream Bars that an ice cream truck may sell. Students will analyze the data provided and come up with a solution. They will also be asked to re evaluate their written procedures once a second data set is presented. Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom. |
| Popsicle Problem | Students will work in teams to help choose the best Popsicle to sell. They will develop a procedure based on the following criteria: taste, color, cost, and melting speed. They will reassess the Popsicles during the twist incorporating flavors and a fourth Popsicle choice. Students may arrange the criteria based on their team's interpretation of most important to least important. Students may have to make trade offs based on these interpretations. Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom. |
| Pineville Playground | This MEA is designed on a Kindergarten grade level. Students will work in teams to determine the best piece of playground equipment to add to the city playground. Students will use criteria such as safety, cost, degree of fun, and time to build to make their determinations. Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom. |
| From the Apple Farm to Market! | This MEA is designed at a Kindergarten grade level. Students will work in teams to determine the best apple treat to showcase in a display at a farm stand. Students will use criteria such as smell, taste, and profit to make their determinations. Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom. |
| If You Give a Teacher a Cookie... | More than, less than, or equal to? Which would you rather have? Well, it depends upon the situation. Let's compare objects and numbers and decide if it is best to have more of something, less of something, or just as much as someone else. |
| What's the Scoop? | In this open-ended question, students, in teams will make decisions about how to rank new ice cream flavors for Frosty's based on various ice cream characteristics (e.g., taste, smell, color and fun factor). Students will practice analyzing data sets and their writing skills to record their process and thinking. Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom. |
| Vegetables…in Cupcakes?! | In teams, students will make decisions about how to select the best bakery based on various cupcake characteristics (e.g., taste, smell). Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom. |
| Fishy Lengths - Which fish is right for my aquarium? | Students explore lengths of fish to determine if fish are too long to fit in different sized aquariums. Students will use non-standard units and measuring tools to compare the lengths of fish and boxes without being able to directly hold the fish near the boxes. |
| Greater? Less? Let's Compare | This lesson is designed to give the students a hands-on opportunity to count small numbers of objects and decide which is greater or less than the other when compared. |
| Counting to Ten With Ten Black Dots | In this lesson, students will practice one-to-one correspondence and counting to 10 using black dots as manipulative. |
| Hopping Hippo Needs Help | In this open-ended question, students, in teams will make decisions about how to rank shoes based on various shoe characteristics (e.g., color, comfort, shoelaces, lights, and customer ratings). Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom. |
