Objective

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to understand how numbers up to 10 can be broken down into smaller parts and put back together to form the whole.

Materials and Prep

Materials: Paper, crayons, scissors

Prep: None

Activities

• Activity 1: Draw a big number on a piece of paper (e.g., 7). Cut it into smaller pieces and try to put it back together.

• Activity 2: Use different colors to represent the parts of a number. For example, use red for 3 and blue for 4. Put them together to form 7.

• Activity 3: Play a game where you show a number of fingers and ask the student to tell you how many fingers there are altogether.

Talking Points

• "Numbers are like puzzles. We can break them into smaller pieces and then put them back together to make the whole. It's like solving a fun math mystery!"

• "Imagine each number is made up of different colored blocks. When we put the blocks together, we get the complete number. Let's try it with our crayons!"

• "Let's play a game with our fingers. If I show you 3 fingers on one hand and 2 fingers on the other hand, can you tell me how many fingers there are in total?"