Laura Gill, Erin Ruth, Jenna OMalley Bowling For Addition Lesson Topic: Algebraic Thinking (15min) Grade:

K/First Standards Addressed: K.OA.A.1 Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings (drawings need not show details, but should show the mathematics in the problem), sounds (e.g., claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations. K.OA.A.4 For any number from 1 to 9, find the number that makes 10 when added to the given number, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record the answer with a drawing or equation. 1.OA.A.1Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem. Common Core: Operations and Algebraic Thinking Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from. 1. Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds, acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations. 2. Solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10, e.g., by using objects or drawings to represent the problem. . 3. Fluently add and subtract within 5 or more. Materials Needed: -10 water bottles (labeled numerically and filled with water) -Ball -Paper -Pencil -Table -Dry Erase Board -Dry Erase Maker Overview: -The ten water bottles are each going to be labeled with a number 1 through 10. The children are

going to bowl a ball at the water bottles, and then subtract the numbers that were knocked down from the total number of pins. Objectives: -The children are going to be able to recognize numbers and use subtraction to find different sums. -The children will be able to recognize which number total is larger -If they are struggling with the subtraction, they can do some addition. -The children will use basic algebraic thinking to use number sense and create their word sentences with the pins knocked down. (Before) Pre- Activity Discussion Present the focus of the task to the children: T: Today we are going to be learning about addition and subtraction. Well be doing so through an interactive bowling activity. But first were going to talk a little bit about what addition and subtraction means. -Overview of addition and how to bowl. T: Who can tell me what addition is? ASR: Its when you add numbers together! 0T: Thats right addition means combining numbers together to get what is called a sum or an answer. Today we will be adding up multiple numbers. Were going to do this by bowling for the numbers. One student will come up and bowl the ball at the pins. Then, we will check the numbers on the pins that were knocked over, we will write those numbers down, then work together to find out the sum or answer. Does everyone have a pencil and paper? ASR: I dont have a pencil or I dont have paper T: Here you go we have some extra, are there any other questions? ASR: What if we knock over all the pins? T: We are going to add up as many numbers as pins that are knocked over, so if you knock over all the pins then we will add up all those numbers. ASR: I dont know how to add more than two numbers T: Dont worry, we will work through all the problems together. You will see that it is a lot like adding just two numbers together. -Make sure the students have paper and a pencil. -Teacher will model a quick example of what her expectations are during the procedure. The teacher sit and bowl the ball towards the pins.The teacher will demonstrate how she uses control when bowling. She will then look at the pins she knocked over and records their numbers on the whiteboard. The teacher will then demonstrate how she adds the numbers. -The teacher will do a quick informal check for understanding to make sure they are all following. The teacher will show how she arrives at her sum. -The kindergarten class will focus of addition and the 1st grade class will focus on subtraction.

The subtraction game will go basically the same as the students will still be bowling over numbers and adding them together. The students will then subtract the sum of the pins they knocked over and subtract that number from the total sum of all the pins (i.e 10 + 9 + 8 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 55) (During) Procedure: Kindergarten **For time purposes all 10 numbers will not be set up at once. Only a few, about 5 or 6. That way the number the children are asking will also not get too high** -First set up the 10 water bottles in a triangle. Ensure that every student has the materials they need to begin the activity. Teacher will double check for understanding by asking T: Ok, does everyone have their materials to begin and does everyone understand what we are going to be doing? ASR: yes we are ready to begin or no, I need to go potty T: Ok, go ahead to the bathroom, were going to begin and you can join in when you get back. -The teacher will randomly pick a student to be the first to begin. The student will use the ball and roll it from behind the line, aiming to knock down pins. T: Lets have johnny come up start us off. Johnny come up, youre going to stand over here and roll the ball down at the pins. Then we will write down the numbers on the pins you knocked over. ASR: Knock them all over Johnny or I want to go next T: Dont worry, well all get a chance to go, Johnny go ahead. ASR: Woah, he rolled a lot over. T: Yes he did, lets find out what numbers we will add together by looking at the numbers on the pins Johnny knocked over. ASR: Theres a 4, 3, 6, 1, and 2. -After that, write down and add up the numbers on the water bottles that were knocked over. T: Very good boys and girls, lets write those numbers down on our paper so we can add them together. Theres 4 + 3 + 6 + 1 + 2 = (teacher will write the numbers down on a white erase board as the students write the numbers down on their paper). T: So we have all these numbers. How can we figure out how much that is? What do you think we can do? ASR: We can draw it!/ Im not sure T: ok so if were not sure, we can figure it out. Lets draw a picture since we dont have enough fingers for that. Make sure you use looking eyes and follow along. Lets see how many we have to draw (teacher draws on board) ok now what should we do next to figure out the total all together? ASR: we can count them all! T: great! now follow along as we count. Now we can add the actual numbers together. 4 + 3 = 7, 7 + 6 = 13, 13 + 1 = 14, and 14 + 2 = 16; so 4 + 3 + 6 + 1 + 2 = 16.

T: and that is the sum or the total number Jonny got. That is Jonnys score! -Have another student repeat the process First Grade (Teacher will repeat steps with each student except with subtraction; using terms related to subtraction.) -Teacher will observe to ensure that everyone has understood the connection between the number on the water bottles and what they have written on their paper ***For students that are off task or struggling: Make sure that they are sitting in their seat and have one of the teachers sit with them. We will maybe allow them to have an extra turn bowling in order to get them engaged and focused on the task at hand. Assessment Assessment will be informal throughout the entire activity. We will be watching what the children are writing down on their papers and they will also vocalize the answers that they are receiving. We will be doing informal checks for understanding throughout the lesson (After) Wrap Up T: Ok, everyone did an excellent job bowling and applying your mathematical knowledge! Great job working together! -Have the students write or draw a picture in their passport journals about the activity that we did. T: Ok now we are going draw a picture of what we did at this center so that you will all remember when you go back and look at your passport. You might want to draw a picture of the bowling pins with different numbers on them, or you might want to write you favorite math problem that we did. Anticipated Student Action: I think that some children will draw the bowling pins and ball. Other students might write down some numbers with addition or subtractions symbols. -Reward them with a sticker so that we know they have completed our activity. T: Awesome job today boys and girls you did a great job with this activity.