standard_description: Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
problem_activity: Narrative
The purpose of this warm-up is to elicit the idea that fingers and 5-frames both show 10 in 2 groups of 5, which will be useful when students use 5-frames to create a 10-frame and represent quantities on 10-frames in later activities.
Launch
Groups of 2
Display the image.
“What do you notice? What do you wonder?”
1 minute: quiet think time
Activity
“Discuss your thinking with your partner.”
1 minute: partner discussion
Share and record responses.
Student Facing
What do you notice?
What do you wonder?
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Student Response
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Activity Synthesis
“How are the fingers and the counters on 5-frames the same?” (Each hand has 5 fingers. Each 5-frame has 5 counters. There are 10 fingers and 10 counters.)


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