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Parent guide · Grade 1 Math · Unit 9

Lesson 9.4 End-of-Year Check

Written for the parent. Read the Say this lines aloud as they are, or in your own words. Answers for you are marked Listen for.

At a glance

Time
5 sessions of 20–25 minutes
Goal
Show what you have learned this year.
You need
  • A clock face
  • Pencil and crayons
Print
Worksheet A · Worksheet B · the lesson page

Steps

  1. Do this: Ask these out loud. Your child answers out loud; no paper needed.

    • Ask: “9 + 4” Listen for: 13
    • Ask: “5 + 3” Listen for: 8
    • Ask: “3 + 8” Listen for: 11
    • Ask: “7 + 5” Listen for: 12
    • Ask: “2 + 5” Listen for: 7

  2. Say this: “Work slowly and check each answer.”

    Say this: “Draw a picture when you are unsure.”

  3. Show: 13 − 2 = ___

    Say this: “Start at 13 and count back 2: 12, 11.”

    Say this: “13 − 2 = 11”

    Answer: 11

    Show: The red hen laid 9 eggs this month and the brown hen laid 6. How many more did the red hen lay?

    comparison bar model

    Say this: “Unknown: the difference.”

    Say this: “Bar model: a long bar of 9 and a short bar of 6; the difference is unknown.”

    Say this: “Equation: 9 − 6 = ?”

    Say this: “9 − 6 = 3”

    Say this: “Answer: The red hen laid 3 more eggs.”

    Answer: 3 eggs. The red hen laid 3 more eggs.

  4. Do this: Your child does these with you. Let them try first; help only after a real try.

    Ask: 2 + 5 = ___

    Listen for: 7

    If stuck: Start with the bigger number, 5, and count on 2: 6, 7.

    Ask: 6 + 9 = ___

    Listen for: 15

    If stuck: Make ten: 9 needs 1 more to make 10.

    Ask: 13 − 2 = ___

    Listen for: 11

    If stuck: Start at 13 and count back 2: 12, 11.

    7 more practice items on the lesson page, and on Worksheet A and Worksheet B.

    • Rushing.

  6. Sit in a circle (or go room to room). Answer a flashcard fact before the next player to move on. Go around the house!

  7. Say this: “Tell me what you learned today. Show me with your hands or the counters if you like.”

    Listen for: Show what you have learned this year.

  8. Mixed fact flashcards to 20, then count by tens from any number.

Spread over the week

5 sessions of 20–25 minutes. Stop while it is still going well.

  1. Session 1. Warm-up, then teach the new idea (steps 1 and 2).
  2. Session 2. Warm-up again, then show how with the examples.
  3. Session 3. Practice together, then play the game.
  4. Session 4. More practice on the worksheet, and the daily habit.
  5. Session 5. Quick check: narration and a few practice items. Move on when it is mostly right.