Objective

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to understand and solve simple addition and subtraction problems related to "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever".

Materials and Prep

Materials: Pencil, paper, "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" book

Prep: Read the chapter of "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" that the student is interested in.

Activities

• Activity 1: Addition and Subtraction Story Problems - Create simple addition and subtraction story problems based on the characters and events in "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever".

For example, "If there were 5 Herdman kids and 3 other children in the Christmas pageant, how many children were in the pageant in total?"

• Activity 2: Character Count - Count the number of characters' names mentioned in a specific chapter of the book and practice adding and subtracting these numbers.

For example, "If there are 7 different characters mentioned in Chapter 3 and 4 characters mentioned in Chapter 4, how many characters are mentioned in total?"

Second Grade Talking Points

• "Addition means putting things together, like adding the number of kids in the Christmas pageant."
• "Subtraction means taking things away, like subtracting the number of characters mentioned in different chapters."
• "You can use your pencil and paper to write down the numbers and solve the problems."