**Lesson Plan: Counting and Identification of Numbers 1-75**
**Grade Level:** Nursery 2 (Ages 4-5)
**Subject:** Numeracy
**Topic:** Counting/Identification of Numbers 1-75
**Duration:** 45 minutes
### Objectives:
1. Students will be able to count numbers from 1 to 75.
2. Students will be able to identify and recognize numbers from 1 to 75.
3. Students will engage in activities that improve their number sequencing skills.
### Materials:
- Flashcards with numbers 1-75
- Number chart (1-75)
- Counting objects (e.g., blocks, beads)
- Large paper and markers
- Whiteboard and markers
- Printed worksheets with various number activities
### Introduction (10 minutes):
1. **Welcome and Motivation:** Welcome students and explain that today they will be learning to count and recognize numbers up to 75.
2. **Sing a Counting Song:** Use a catchy counting song that goes up to 75 to engage the children and set a fun tone for the lesson. Encourage them to sing along.
### Direct Instruction (10 minutes):
1. **Number Chart Review:** Display a large number chart showing numbers from 1 to 75. Point to each number and count aloud with the students.
2. **Flashcard Activity:** Show flashcards with numbers 1-75 in random order. Ask students to identify the numbers as you show them. Include some higher numbers like 45, 52, and 67 for variety.
### Guided Practice (10 minutes):
1. **Interactive Counting:** Distribute small counting objects like blocks or beads. Ask students to count objects from 1 up to a given number (e.g., 20, 35, 50). Walk around and assist where necessary.
2. **Number Sequencing:** Give each student a set of number cards (1-75). Ask them to arrange the cards in the correct order.
### Independent Practice (10 minutes):
1. **Worksheet Activity:** Provide worksheets that include activities such as tracing numbers, matching numbers to groups of objects, and filling in missing numbers in a sequence.
2. **Trace and Color:** Worksheets can also include opportunities to trace over dotted numbers and color them in.
### Conclusion and Assessment (5 minutes):
1. **Class Review:** Gather the students together and ask them to count from 1 to 75 as a group. Encourage all students to participate.
2. **Quick Quiz:** Give a short oral quiz, calling out a number (e.g., 42, 59, 74) and asking individual students to identify it on the number chart or a flashcard.
3. **Praise and Feedback:** Offer positive reinforcement for participation and correct answers. Provide gentle correction and encouragement for any mistakes.
### Extension Activities:
- **Number Hunt:** Hide number flashcards around the classroom and have students find them and identify the numbers.
- **Group Counting:** In small groups, have students count up to a certain number together using counting objects.
### Homework (Optional):
- Send a simple worksheet home for additional practice that includes number recognition and counting activities.
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### Notes for the Educator:
- Monitor each child’s progress and provide individualized assistance as needed.
- Use positive reinforcement to encourage hesitant counters.
- Adapt and modify activities to suit the varied skills and learning paces within the classroom.
By making the lesson engaging, interactive, and supportive, students will build a strong foundation in their ability to count and recognize numbers up to 75.