Objective

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to understand and apply basic arithmetic concepts through fun Toca Boca activities.

Materials and Prep

You will need:

• Device with Toca Boca apps installed
• Paper and pencil

No prior knowledge is needed for this lesson.

Activities

1. Toca Store: Practice addition and subtraction by playing store with Toca Boca characters. Use the paper and pencil to keep track of the items bought and sold.

2. Toca Kitchen: Explore fractions by cutting and sharing ingredients in the virtual kitchen. Discuss halves and quarters while preparing meals.

3. Toca Hair Salon: Count and sort hair accessories to practice basic counting and grouping skills.

First Grade Talking Points

• "Let's pretend we are running a store with Toca Boca characters. If we start with 5 apples and sell 2, how many apples do we have left?"
• "In Toca Kitchen, when we cut a pizza into two equal pieces, each piece is called a half. Can you show me how to cut the pizza into halves?"
• "In Toca Hair Salon, let's count how many hair clips we have. Can you group them by color and tell me how many of each color we have?"