Objective

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to understand and apply basic arithmetic operations in a fun and engaging way, using your interest in theatre.

Materials and Prep

Materials: Pen and paper

Preparation: None

Activities

1. Acting out Addition: Create a short play where you and your family members act out addition problems. For example, you can pretend to be adding apples and oranges together to find the total number of fruits.

2. Subtraction Scenarios: Come up with different scenarios related to theatre where subtraction is involved. For instance, if there are 10 actors on stage and 3 leave, how many are left?

3. Multiplication Mime: Use mime techniques to show the concept of multiplication. For example, pretend to be planting seeds in a garden and then show how they multiply to represent the multiplication process.

4. Division Drama: Think of a story or scenario where division is needed. For instance, if you have 12 tickets to a play and want to share them equally among 4 friends, how many tickets will each friend get?

Second Grade Talking Points

• "In math, we can add numbers together to find the total. Just like actors coming together on stage to create a play!"
• "Subtraction helps us find out how many are left. It's like actors leaving the stage to take a break."
• "Multiplication is like making copies of something. For example, if we have 3 groups of 4 actors, we can show it as 3 x 4, which equals 12 actors in total."
• "Division helps us share things equally. If we have 12 tickets to a show and want to share them with 4 friends, each friend will get 3 tickets."