Teacher:  Rebecca Little                     Class:  Extend I (self -contained)                                 
Unit Topic:   Ladybugs - Math
Objectives: A, B - Students will be able to skip count by 2's
Extended SCOS entry point KEY:   A=symbolic         B=early symbolic  C=pre-symbolic C - Students will be able to tap or blink in groups of 2
A, B - Students will be able to identify & create a symmetrical pattern
A, B - Students will use touch points to multiply by 2's
A, B - Students will use touch points to add doubles
  C - Students will be able to choose or match the same
Activities: * Use ladybugs as manipulatives to form addition sentences
* Use ladybugs as manipulatives to solve simple multiplication problems
* Sing skip counting songs
* guided practice - ink blot ladybugs & smartboard
* create a ladybug using the computer, crayons and paper, stamps, construction
 paper mosaic, or stickers - their creation should include number sentences
 (adding doubles, nx2) & their ladybug should be symmetrical (wings, dots)
  *(C) Ladybug folder game (dots)  / sorting bugs by color / songs to clap to
Technology? Kid Pix or other drawing program  / smartboard
  overhead projector - ladybug outline transparancy & coins for dots
Strategies:
warm ups students will write out even numbers
activating skip count chanting and songs
organizing ink blot ladybugs
comprehending (see assessment)
applying independent practice worksheets (adding doubles, nx2, symmetry)
Essential ? What do adding doubles and multiplying by 2 have in common?
Materials &  ladybug worksheet, black paint
 Resources: craft supplies
computer / Kid Pix and other drawing software
overhead projector - ladybug outline with coins for dots
  Smartboard - ladybug template
Assessment: students will create a symmetrical ladybug and include number sentences
(+doubles, nx2) Students can choose how to represent the ladybug