Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v4 - KG 2

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Performance objectives

• Introduction:
• This week, we are learning a very important skill called addition. Addition is simply about putting things together to find out how many we have in total. We use addition every day in Ghana. When we go to the market and buy 3 tomatoes and then add 2 more, we are adding. When we share our biscuits with a friend and count how many we have together, we are adding. Learning how to add helps us count things accurately in our homes, at school, and in our community. This lesson will use familiar objects like stones, bottle caps, and our fingers to make learning fun and easy.
• Learning Objectives:
• By the end of this lesson, learners will be able to:
• Identify and count the number of objects in two separate groups (up to 9).

Lesson summary

This week, we are learning a very important skill called addition. Addition is simply about putting things together to find out how many we have in total. We use addition every day in Ghana. When we go to the market and buy 3 tomatoes and then add 2 more, we are adding. When we share our biscuits with a friend and count how many we have together, we are adding. Learning how to add helps us count things accurately in our homes, at school, and in our community. This lesson will use familiar objects like stones, bottle caps, and our fingers to make learning fun and easy.

Lesson notes

Concept 1: What is "Adding"?

Adding means joining or putting things together. When we add, we start with small groups and we combine them to make one bigger group. The answer we get is called the total or the sum. Keywords: Add: To put together. Altogether: The final number when everything is combined. Total: Another word for the final number. Join/Combine: The action of putting the groups together.

How to Add Using Objects (The "Count, Combine, Count Again" Method)

This is the main strategy we will use. It is a simple, three-step process. Step 1: Count the First Group. Set out the first group of objects. Touch each object and count it carefully. Example: "Let's count these bottle caps. One, two, three. We have three bottle caps." Step 2: Count the Second Group. Set out the second group of objects, separate from the first. Touch each object and count it. Example: "Now let's count these stones. One, two. We have two stones." Step 3: Combine and Count Again. Push the two groups together to make one big group. Now, count every single object in the new big group. Example: "Let's push the 3 bottle caps and the 2 stones together. Now let's count them all. One, two, three, four, five. Three and two makes five altogether!"