174 Counting Sets

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Activity OutcomeSeparating a set (to 10) into 2 sub-sets. Recombine sub-sets to find original total.
MTS Set MTS1
NATIONAL Curriculum Add and Subtract (F-1)
Topics Separating Sets
Keywords Separating Sets, Adding
GroupingWhole class and independent
ResourcesNot applicable
Lesson Notes
  • Provide children with a copy of activity sheet A.
  • Direct children to Task 1 and ask: Some of these cars need to be coloured. Which cars need to be coloured? How many cars will you colour? How many cars will not be coloured?
  • Direct children to colour the small cars.
  • Ask: Which cars did you colour? How many cars did you colour? How many cars are not coloured?
  • Read the story number sentence with the children.
  • Repeat for Task 2.
  • Direct children to complete Task 3. Share responses.
  • Provide children with a copy of activity sheet B.
  • Direct children to Task 4 and ask: We need to draw some toothbrushes. How many toothbrushes do we draw? Direct children to draw 9 toothbrushes.
  • Say: Now I want you to colour some of the toothbrushes. How many toothbrushes will you colour?
  • Ask: How many toothbrushes have you coloured? How many are not coloured?
  • Direct children to the recording boxes and ask: What is missing in the first sentence? Second sentence? Third sentence?
  • Repeat for Task 5.
ReflectionsAsk: Can you make up a story problem like mine?
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