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Lesson Plan
What Number Comes First?
In this math lesson, your students will get hands-on practice ordering numbers from 0-20. Can be used as a stand alone or support lesson for the **Counting to 20: Get 'Em in Order!** lesson plan.
Subject
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Objectives
Academic
Students will be able to count and order numbers 0-20.
Language
Students will be able to explain how to order numbers from 0-20 using a number line.
Introduction
(5 minutes)
- Gather the class together for the start of the lesson.
- Display the cover Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3! by Bill Martin, Jr. and share the title, author, and illustrator information with the class.
- Read aloud the first part of the book (stop once the number reaches 20), pausing to take special notice of how the numbers are ordered.
- Have students turn and talk to share with a partner answers to the following questions, "Do you think the numbers went into the tree in a special order? Which number came first? How about last?" (review the images from the book showing the numbers in the tree).
- Say, "Today, we are going to practice putting our own numbers in order!"