This resource was designed to enhance your Math Workshop and increase student engagement for November. It includes 3 task-based lessons for your Math Workshop that focus on counting a set of objects (1-20) to determine how many there are, writing numerals 1-20, and ordering sets of objects. Use it for whole group lessons, small group lessons, or even in centers. Click the Green Preview button for a closer look at what's included.

What's Included:

• 3 Lesson Plans
• Setup Instructions & ideas for classroom transformations
• Teacher Questioning Guide
• Student Recording Sheets for Each Lesson
• Class Chart Pieces for 1 lesson (color & black and white)
• Counting Pieces for each applicable lesson (color and black and white)
• Signs/Labels for Counting Bags (color & black and white)

Lesson Components:

• Objective
• Standards
• Materials Needed
• Focus Lesson
• Partner/Group Task
• Whole Class Share
• Focus Idea for Learning Stations

About the Lessons & Tasks:
During each lesson, students will work as a class to answer a math question. For some lessons, this includes counting a set of objects to determine how many objects there are with your guidance. For others, it means determining a missing number, or figuring out the order in which various objects go. During the task part of the lesson, students will work individually, in pairs, or in small groups to apply the same problem and record their thinking.

Themes:

• Lesson 1 - Forest Friends Fix-Up: Students "visit" areas of a forest (there are 5 total) where forest "friends" have labeled various fall objects in numerical order. The various areas will have missing numbers. Students have to determine which numbers are missing and fill those in.
• Lesson 2 - Thanksgiving Parade: Students will count and organize the parade marchers for the Thanksgiving Day Parade. They'll count to determine how many and use ten frames to help organize their counting. Finally, they'll compare the groups of parade marchers for each float (there are 5 total floats).
• Lesson 3 - Thanksgiving Meal Plan: Students will use their understanding of positional words and/or number order to create Thanksgiving meal plans, record the plans, and explain their thinking. They'll do this several times; at least once as a class with teacher direction and again either in pairs or individually.

Don't forget to check out the PREVIEW by clicking the green button underneath the cover where you can see pictures of what's included.

I'd love to see how you're using these lessons in your classroom! Please take pictures and tag me on social media: @teachinglittleleaders