Math 1: Module 2 - Course Guide


Module Overview:

In this module, students will recognize, describe, and create both AB and AAB patterns. They will match a set with an equal number of items and select the set with the most and least items. Students will use the greater than and less than symbols to compare two numbers.


Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 Making Patterns pen or pencil
stackable objects (up to 10)
scissors
glue
2 Matching Sets pen or pencil
crayons or colored pencils
scissors
glue
3 Most or Least pen or pencil;
4 Greater Than or Less Than pen or pencil
deck of cards (optional)

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Making Patterns
  1. Recognize, describe, and create both AB and AAB patterns.
2 Matching Sets
  1. Match a set with an equal number of items.
3 Most or Least
  1. Select the set with the most and least items.
4 Greater Than or Less Than
  1. Use the greater than and less than symbols to compare two numbers.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
patterns of shape
10
pair
matching sets
match
most
least
count
higher
lesser
greater than
less than

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Making Patterns 5 Creating Patterns Assignment
2 Matching Sets 5 Matching Sets Assignment
3 Most or Least 5 Most or Least Assignment
4 Greater Than or Less Than 5 Flower Power Assignment


Learning Coach Notes:

None

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
Making Patterns
  1. What is a pattern?
Matching Sets
  1. What is a matching set?
Most or Least
  1. How can you tell when a set has more in it?
  2. How can you tell when sets have less?
Greater Than or Less Than
  1. How do we find the higher or lesser number?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question
Making Patterns Making a Pattern
  1. What is a pattern?
  2. Give an example of an AB pattern.
  3. Give an example of an AAB pattern.
Matching Sets The New Zoo
  1. Name the animals that were matching sets in this video.
Most or Least Which is Bigger?
  1. How can you tell which school of fish is bigger?
Greater Than or Less Than Count and Compare
  1. Which number does the greater than or less than symbol always open up to?

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level
1 Pattern Henry Pluckrose
2 Is It the Same or Different? Bobbie Kalman IG460L


Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing