My Personal Values · KG2 Integrated Learning

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: K2.3.1.1.6 - Compose and decompose numbers up to 10 using concrete materials

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Count concrete materials (bottle tops, sticks, stones) from 1 to 10 accurately.
Compose a group of 10 counters by joining smaller groups together and stating the total.
Decompose a group of 10 counters into two smaller groups in at least two different ways (for example, 5 and 5, 4 and 6).
Match numeral cards from 1 to 10 with the correct number of counters.
Use the words “put together” and “break apart” to describe composing and decomposing actions.

This lesson connects to the theme of personal values by helping learners see that numbers, like the things they like and dislike, can be viewed in different ways and put back together to make a whole. The activity builds on the conversation about likes and dislikes from Week 1 and applies it to counting and grouping objects.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Values and Beliefs (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: My Personal Values (3.1)
Content standard: K2.3.1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of their personal value in relation to their likes and dislikes.
Indicator: K2.3.1.1.6 - Compose and decompose numbers up to 10 using concrete materials
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 2 (Week 14 of the year)
Term is the curriculum's own; the week within it is our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order. Follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Kindergarten Curriculum (KG1 and KG2), 2019, p. 137
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

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Guide learners to count counters, either bottle tops or sticks from 1 to 10 (Compose). Ask them to form two groups of the 10 counters given to them (decompose) in any manner they want it. E.g. They can break the 10 counters into 5 and 5 or 4 and 6, or 9 and 1. Ask them to put the piles together and check how many they get altogether.
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Give different numeral cards to small groups of learners and ask them to identify and count objects/counters to match the number.