Lesson Plans

Counting with Color!

Title of Lesson: Solving Story Problems

Grade Level: Kindergarten

Class Time: 20-30 minutes

Concepts: color

Objectives:
MKN2. Students will use representations to model addition and subtraction.
c. Use objects, pictures, numbers, or words to create, solve and explain story problems (combining, separating, or comparing) for two numbers that are each less than 10.
Topic: Critical Analysis and Aesthetic Understanding
Strand: Names and identifies colors, such as red, yellow, blue, green, orange, violet, black, brown, white, and gray (pigment colors).
The student will learn about primary and secondary colors when learning how to add sets of numbers together that each are less than ten.
The student will complete the activity sheet by adding the sets of numbers together to get the appropriate color.

Motivation: Have children sit around in the reading area. Explain that they are going to be learning about adding sets of numbers together and also about color. Have them participate in solving the story problems using the activity board and removable cut-outs.

Vocabulary: set, adding, subtracting, primary color, secondary color
Instructional Strategies: Using the activity board will motivate students to engage in learning by participating in activity.

Modifications: Since the class will be working together in solving the story problems, students who have special needs will be included in the whole group activity. This will benefit these students because they will be among peers who excel in this area and will learn from watching them.

Assessment: How well students do during lesson and on the extension activity will determine what needs to be re-taught and how well students understand the concept.
Materials: activity board, cut-outs, activity sheet

Resources: www.georgiastandards.org for art standards and kindergarten standards
Closing Statement: Students should be able to add two sets of numbers together that both are less than 10 and that are presented in a story problem. Students should have a better understanding of primary and secondary colors.




Community Helper

Title of Lesson: Helpers in Our Community

Grade Level: 2

Class Time: This lesson is to be done prior to visiting the Haralson County Sheriff’s Office and learning more about community helpers (30 minutes) and the activity is to be done after (30 minutes).

Concepts: Art with a subject or theme

Objectives: The students will learn more about community helpers and create a piece of art that deals with the subject of community helper.
Topic: Artistic Skills and Knowledge: Creating, Performing, Producing
Standard: Creates art with different subjects and themes and from personal experiences.

Vocabulary: Community helper

Instructional Strategies: Reading a book about community helpers and what they do will motivate students to know more about such figures. Then, taking the students to visit the sheriff’s office will make the lesson come to life by providing students will an experience to learn by.

Modifications: Students with special needs will benefit from having an experience to learn from.

Assessment: Project is completed and does have the subject of a community helper.

Materials: art supplies (paper, pencils, crayons, paint, markers, etc.)

Resources: www.georgiastandards.org

Closing statement: Students will create a piece of art that has the subject of a community helper after visiting the sheriff’s office and learning firsthand what a community helper does.