Objective

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to understand and practice basic arithmetic operations through fun activities related to dragons.

Materials and Prep

Materials: Paper, pencil, crayons

Prep: None

Activities

1. Dragon Counting: Draw different numbers of dragons on paper and ask the student to count them and write the number.

2. Dragon Addition: Draw two groups of dragons and ask the student to count the total number of dragons by adding them together.

3. Dragon Subtraction: Draw a group of dragons and then erase some, and ask the student to write the remaining number of dragons.

Kindergarten Grade Talking Points

• Dragons are magical creatures that we can use to learn about numbers and counting.
• "Let's count the dragons together. 1 dragon, 2 dragons, 3 dragons!"
• "Now, let's add the dragons from this group to the dragons from that group. How many dragons are there in total?"
• "We had 5 dragons, but 2 dragons flew away. How many dragons are left?"