Math: Writing Number Stories Grade Level: Second Grade Materials: number story worksheets (see attached) Unifix

cubes paper clips cut-out hearts, pizza slices, flowers, baseballs, soccer balls, ducks crayons KUSD Skills: Unit 2: Write and solve addition and subtraction number stories. Math Standards: Communication: Communicate their mathematical thinking coherently and clearly to peers, teachers, and others Problem solving: Solve problems that arise in mathematics and in other contexts Connections: Recognize and apply mathematics in contexts outside of mathematics Student Objectives: By the end of the lesson students will be able to: 1. Write the equation for and solve the mathematics of a given addition number story. 2. Create their own addition number story based on a picture provided Teaching Procedure: Introduction (students=S) -- 5 min 1. Supply each student with 20 unifix cubes; ten of one color, ten of another. 2. Ask for 5 or 6 volunteers. Line volunteers up in front of board. 3. Ask students how many girls are in the line. How many boys? Record answers on board. 4. If we have x girls, and y boys, how many students are standing? 5. Write answer as a math problem, and allow S to return to their seats. Development -- 30-40 min 1. Tell S that they just solved a number story. We told a story with math in it, and then we solved the problem. Write on the board, If there are x girls and x boys, then there are x students total. 2. Give one student two paper clips. Hold three paper clips. Ask how many paper clips he holds, and record answer on board as labeled list (student= 2 paperclips, Miss Stefans=3 paperclips). Say, If I have three paper clips, and student gives me his two paper clips, how many paper clips will I have? Ask what the unit is? Write on board while S think: "If Miss Stefans has three paper clips and student gives her two paper clips, then..... Ask volunteer for answer, then finish equation (2+3=5) and complete sentence .....then Miss Stefans has five paper clips. Allow S to count paper clips if the equation isnt memorized. 3. Give two students paper cut-out hearts. Say, Student A has two cut-out hearts. Student B has one cutout heart. If they give all of their hearts to student C, how many hearts will student C have? Ask S what should be written on the board. Start by asking how many hearts each S (record as labeled list) has and write as an equation on the board (1+2=___) and then write Student A has two hearts. Student B has one heart. If Student A and Student B give their hearts to

student C, then.... Ask S to complete the sentence. If the class needs to count the hearts, use count-up method. 4. Place four pieces of pizza cutouts on one table and four on another table. Say, This table has four slices of pizza. This table has four slices of pizza as well. How many total pieces of pizza are in the room? Ask S what we should do first (write unit, write labeled list, then write numbers on the board as an equation). Ask what we should do next (write beginning of number sentence: If one table has four slices on pizza on it, and another table has four slices of pizza on it, then...). Ask S for the answer, counting slices if necessary. Complete the equation and the number story. 5. Give one student four paper tulips and one student two daisies. Ask S what we should to first, and prompt if there is no answer. Write units. Write labeled list on board (four pink tulips, two white daisies). Write equation on board (4+2=__)Write on board, If there are four pink tulips and two white daisies, then... Ask S to complete equation and number sentence, prompting if necessary. 6. Hold five blue crayons and two red crayons. Ask students what to do if we want to make a number story, and follow their instructions. Prompt as needed. Write units. Write labeled list on board (5 blue crayons, two red crayons). Write beginning of equation on board (5+2=__). Write beginning of sentence on the board. If there are five blue crayons and two red crayons, then.... Ask students how to complete the problem, prompting if necessary. 7. Go through the first question on the worksheet. Six ducks are swimming in a lake. Three ducks come to join them. How many ducks are swimming in the lake? Tell S that we do not need to write a number story, because the question is the number story. Tell S to circle all of the numbers they see, and write the units. Ask S what we should do first. Tell S they can draw the problem out if it helps them. Prompt and use cutout ducks if necessary. 8. Go through second question on the worksheet. Andy has seven baseballs in his locker. If Marco brings him two soccer balls, how many balls are in Andys locker? Ask S what to do, using cutout balls if needed. 9. If S seem to understand, let S work in table groups for the next few problems. If not, do problem three as a class. Circulate the room and offer help to tables and S who do not understand. Conclusion --10 min 1. Collect the worksheets for review to see if S understand. Do not grade. 2. If time permits, have S work in groups to create their own number stories (complete with equation). Explain that they can use anything in the picture to add together, and that they must write a number story and an equation. 3. Circulate the room to provide help if necessary. 4. Have each group share its number story. 5. Collect picture and number story for review. Do not grade. 6. Ask S questions: 1. What is a number story? (A sentence that explains what happening in a math problem) 2. When we write a number story, what must we include? (The sentence, the labeled list, the equation)

Name: ____________________ 1. Six ducks are swimming in a lake. Three ducks come to join them. How many ducks are swimming in the lake? units: ducks

______ducks + ______ducks = _______ducks 2. Andy has seven baseballs in his locker. If Marco brings him two soccer balls, how many balls are in Andys locker? units:______

________baseballs+ ______soccer balls+________balls 3. An ant has six legs. If there are two ants in the room, how many legs are there?

units:_______ ______legs+ ______legs = _______legs 4. There are five baby birds a nest. If a mother bird flies back to the nest, how many birds are there total? units:________

______baby birds + ______mother bird = _______birds

5. Sarah has two bananas for lunch. Ana has one pear for lunch. How many pieces of fruit are there at lunch? units:________

______bananas+______pear=_______pieces of fruit 6. Your friend has $5.00. If you give your friend $5.00, how much money does your friend have? units:_______

________+__________=____________ 7. There are six pictures near the door and four pictures near the window. How many pictures are there altogether? units:_______

8. There are eight cows in the barn. If two sheep come into the barn, how many animals are in the barn? units:_______

9. There are seven cookies on the kitchen table. There are three cookies on the kitchen counter. How many cookies are in the kitchen? units:_________

Name: __________________ Create a number story from this picture. Write your number story in complete sentences. Make sure to include the equation and the answer!

____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ______________+ ______________ = _______________