Counting skills through manipulative skills. The goal of this lesson plan is to improve counting skills as well as their recognition of the numbers through the use manipulative skills. 6.2 Use what they already know to acquire new knowledge, develop new skills, or new interpretations. 6.3 Expand understanding of existing knowledge by making connection new knowledge Through the use of their knowledge of the numbers, basic counting concepts and manipulative skills, the students can meet the specified goals. Copy of lesson plan to regular ed.
Students choose what body part they want to use.
The second activity is to take the game to the next level by designating a specific number of strikes and a specific body part to be used. The third activity is for the students to choose partners and using the same rules, students take turns striking the balloon until they have reached the number. In all three physical activities they will be counting numbers aloud. The books are to review the students of the numbers that we have been doing a thematic unit that week in class. Students will listen to the story One White, Sail.