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Unit Overview:
Unit Purpose:
The purpose of this unit is to teach the important role that rules play in their home and school, as well as in the games they play. Through the use of a deck of playing cards, the learners will learn math concepts and the importance of rules by learning simple games.
Focus Question:
How do rules help us?
Unit Objectives:
The learner will:
- articulate the role rules play in their home, school, playground and the games they play.
- recognize the consequences of following or not following the established rules of their home, school, playground and the games they play.
- understand and practice movement from right to left -clockwise movement.
- identify and classify objects by color.
- recognize the meaning of some of the common game playing vocabulary.
- play a card game by established rules.
- identify attributes and sort or classify cards by shape/suit.
- count the number of cards representing each shape/ suit.
- learn the new vocabulary words - “attribute” and “classify.”
- play a card game according to rules.
- use playing cards to identify to identify number order.
- compare numbers to 10 as greater than and less than.
- determine geographic location by North, South, East, West.
- play a card game by established rules.
Unit Assessment:
Teacher observation of student involvement in the activity and sharing
Notes for Teaching:
An alternative approach for Lesson Four for early learners is noted at the end of the Instructional Procedure of the lesson.
Bibliographical References:
- Know and Follow Rules by Cheri J. Meiners and Meredith Johnson Product Code 708201 ISBN 987-1-57542-130-8
For Additional Math games using cards see also:
- http://resources.kaboose.com/games/math2.html
- http://childparenting.about.com/od/makeathomemathgames/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_game
- For additional related Units and Lessons see also www.learningtogive.org
State Curriculum and Philanthropy Theme Frameworks:
See individual lessons for benchmark detail.
Lessons Developed and Piloted By:
Barbara Dillbeck
Curriculum Director
Learning to Give
Dennis VanHaitsma
Curriculum Consultant
Learning to Give
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