Distribute a set of 10 cubes to each student and a copy of the Show That Number activity sheet.
Name a number between 1 and 10, and ask the students to place that number of cubes on their table. Next ask students to draw the specified number of cubes on their recording sheet, label each cube that was drawn with a number, and label the set with the appropriate number. This recording allows you to check for one-to-one correspondence and the students' understanding of the total number of objects in a set. Review the information to determine the pacing of, and the extent of material covered in, this lesson. Keep the student work samples for future reference.
Show the numeral 9 and tell the students to clap their hands nine times, counting aloud as they do. Now call on students to name other actions to do nine times. After each action is suggested, have the students perform this action nine times and count aloud as they do. Then have each student count out nine file cards from a deck of file cards and save them for use later in this lesson.
Give each student a 10-Frame activity sheet.
Students may also use the Ten Frame tool to explore numbers up to 10.
Display a numeral card
and ask the students to put as many connecting cubes into the sections, one per section, as the number indicates. Encourage them to count aloud in unison as they do so. Then ask them Guiding Question 4. Encourage them to make other similar statements, such as "I would make a set of nine from a set of seven by adding two more cubes."
Then go to the spinner applet at the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives. Choose "Change Spinner," and create nine regions; but, instead of giving them color names, label them 1‑9. As you enter each number, call on a volunteer to choose a color for the section of the spinner that will hold that number. Then choose "Apply" to activate the spinner. Choose "Spin," and ask the students to show the number of connecting cubes that matches the number on which the spinner came to rest. Repeat several times, choosing different students to activate the spinner each time. (For the students needing additional structure, you may wish to provide a 10 Frame in which to put the connecting cubes, one cube in each section.)
Now give the students a large group of connecting cubes in two colors. Ask them to make five different trains of nine cubes using two colors. Then have them record the trains on the Showing Sets of 9 activity sheet.
Then ask them to record how many of each color they used for each train of nine cubes. After they have worked for a while, call on volunteers to share how they colored the rows on their sheet. Prompt the students to take these sheets home to share with their family.
Display a numeral 9 and ask the students to make a 9 in the air as you sing the numeral writing song from the lesson Writing Numerals to Five.
Then have one student write "9" on the board. Now return to the online Spinner and call on volunteers to write on the board the number that comes up when the spinner stops. After practicing writing numbers on the board, spin the virtual spinner and ask the students to write the numerals that come up on the spinner, one to a file card until they have all nine of them. Each numeral, 1 through 9, should be written only once.
To provide practice in counting, give each student a Can You Cover All of Them? activity sheet and some connecting cubes.
Show the students a numeral card. Tell the students that as you show a number, they should count out that many connecting cubes and put each cube on a different star. [Show cards in random order, and observe which students can count out all the numbers without hesitation and which cannot.] When all the stars are covered, ask the students to clear their sheets. Then place the students in pairs and have them take turns showing numeral cards using their completed file cards and covering the stars on the sheet until the sheet is covered. Encourage the students to take home the Can You Cover All of Them? activity sheet and the numeral cards they made so they can play the game with their family.
To end the lesson, have the students complete the "9" column of their Steps to 10 activity sheet.
Invite them to compare the columns on the chart by using some of the Questions for Students, below.
