Shopping at School (first grade math)

 Students are expected to learn how to make change and count change. Each student will recieve $5 to purchase items at the "store". Students will be expected to learn how much each coin represents and what they equel to when added together or when their money is subtracted by how much they spent.

 Fake money will be needed. A few tables for "cash registers" (made from shoe boxes) paper and pencil to assist with figuring out change. Random items will prices on them for the students to "buy". A shopping bag (brown paper bag in which students can decorate)

Procedure: First: The teacher will hold up each coin and ask the students if they know how much the value of the coin is. The teacher will do this with each coin. Also with each coin the teacher will ask "how many of these coins will it take to equel one dollar?" Next the teacher will ask a question related to the coins, such as ; If I wanted to buy an apple for 35 cents, what coins would be easiest to use. (or what are the bigger coins I can use) After the students get use to the coins and how much each coin is worth, then the students will be able to shop with their fake money. The teacher will be the cashier, but the teacher is to ask what the students change should be. If the student gets it right then they get to keep their change, but if the student gets the amount wrong then the teacher gets to keep the change, which means the students have less money to shop with. After the students shop, have them sit at their desk and tell how much they spent and what if any do they have left over? Also ask the what the most expensive item was they bought and with what coins they paid with. (another fun way to use this lesson plan is by using things that students can keep such as rulers, or pens or pencils, eracers, bookmarks and other things they can keep with their fake money)

Gummy Bear Lesson Plan (first grade math)

 Gummy Bear Lesson Plan

 The students will be able to sort, count, subtract and add their gummy bears. Student will also use Excel to graph their gummy bears by amount and color.
Before the lesson begins, Each student needs 10 gummy bears chosen at random. Computers with Excel need to be present in order to make the graphs. Napkins to put gummy bears on, gloves when giving bears to students. (or a way to cleanly distribute)

•                     Begin by getting kids attention with the gummy bears.

•                     Tell them what is expected from them to do in this exercise.

•                     Kids will count and sort by color. Then I will help them to make their graphs on the computer when they are finished counting and sortings

•      At the end I will have the students give me all their data and we will add them all together as a class and make one big chart on a poster board with the entire classes data.

 This could also be used

"The Greater Gator" (Greater or Lessor) (first grade math)

 Students are expected to learn Lessor and Greater values. Students most likely know when a number is bigger or smaller than another number but using the lessor or greater value is the main lesson.

 Teachers will need a  Marker board/ cut out alligator. One in the shape of > and another in the shape of <.

Students are expected to know which numbers are greater and smaller, but learn how to use the symbols to show which is which. For this Lesson students will each get a cut out alligator to use for the lesson in which they can keep. A double sided alligator so that they can switch the sign to show less than or greater than. The idea is to teach students that the gator "eats" the biggest number so that the greater sign is open to the greater number, example; 8 < 9

Students will enjoy making their alligator symbols for this assignment. Other things can be used instead of numbers, such as; gas prices from different stations, the amount of cereal in a box, who's shoe is bigger and etc.