1st Grade Count Lesson Plan

Topic: Counting the human life

Objectives & Outcomes

• By the end of this lesson, students will be able to count up to 20 using both Arabic numerals and words.

Materials

• Arabic numerals from 0 to 20
• Chart paper
• Pencils
• Counting mat (or sheet of cardboard large enough for students to stand on)

Warm-up

• Review the concept of counting by touching one hand to another, starting with 0 and going up to 10.
• Ask students to count up to 10 using both Arabic numerals and words.
• Ask them to share how they know how to count up to 10.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the concept of counting the human life.
• Explain that there are 7 billion people in the world, and we need to know how to count them so that we can take care of them and look after their needs.
• Show the students the picture of the 7 billion people and ask them to count the people in the picture.
• Have them use their fingers to count the people, starting with the nose and going all the way to the feet.
• Have them say the number out loud as they count.
• Encourage them to count quickly and accurately.

Guided Practice

• Give each student a set of flashcards with pictures of various objects on them.
• Have them sort the objects into groups based on their type (e.g. food, clothing, toys etc.)
• Have them count the number of objects in each group and say the number out loud.
• Encourage them to count quickly and accurately.

Independent Practice

• Have students create a "Counting People" poster.
• Have them draw pictures of people doing various activities (e.g. sleeping, reading, playing sports etc.) and count the number of people in each picture.
• Have them write the number next to each picture and create a caption for each picture.
• Encourage them to be creative and have fun with the project.

Closure

• Review the key concepts of the lesson (i.e. counting people, using numbers to represent a specific amount, and being creative).
• Have students share their "Counting People" posters with the class.
• Ask the students to reflect on their learning and discuss what they found most challenging and most fun about the lesson.

Assessment

• Observe the students during the independent practice and give them feedback on their posters.
• Use the students' answers during the closure activity as a formative assessment to check their understanding of the key concepts of the lesson.