Blast off to Base Ten Exploration!

By Robin Yarber, Rebecca Joyce, Shannon Boyd, Susan Messick,

Debbie Hunter, Deborah Foddrell

Unit Summary

In first grade our students need the basics of base ten with place value, adding and subtracting. We wanted our children to experience where base ten would really be used in the real world as well has teaching them teamwork, problem solving creating a product and community service.

Unit Summary Continued• Add and subtract models using snack or Halloween candy• Relate to businesses students are familiar with (McDonald’s, etc.)• Discovery Education video – On the Assembly Line• Bean Factory Assembly Line Activity – Have students participate in

an assembly line to create 10 beans on a popsicle stick. Students will assume roles of different jobs and the bean sticks will be used for modeling and classroom activities.

• Operation Christmas Child boxes – assemble in small groups, then decorate and fill them

• Making models of addition and subtraction problems – use pictures and objects to create number sentences.

• Show a number in different ways• Calendar

Gauging Students Needs

We are planning a pretest which will assist us in seeing what are students already know about base ten, adding and subtracting.

Throughout the project we will be taking written notes and giving weekly tests in order to assist students with their learning and regroup students. It will also help us divide the students up when it comes time for the real world projects.

Gauging Students Needs Continued

Finally we will grade the students on their projects using notes on each child.

We will also be giving a finally written assessment.

Essential Question

How do you work in teams to solve problems and create a product in our everyday lives?

Unit Questions

How do you add/subtract using manipulatives?

How is math used in a workplace?How can I represent numbers using

objects?How can I represent addition/subtractions

problems using objects?

Content Questions

How do we represent numbers in different ways?

What are tens and ones?What does the term composing mean?What does the term decomposing mean?How can I show numbers in different

ways? (Reading/Writing)