Parent guide · Kindergarten Math · Unit 6

Lesson 6.2 11 to 15

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 15–20 minutes
Goal: Read, write and count 11 to 15.
You need: A ten-frame (printables pack)
Craft sticks and rubber bands
Pencil and crayons
Print: Worksheet A · Worksheet B · the lesson page (it also has a short video (3:40))

Steps

Warm-up
Do this: Ask these out loud. Your child answers out loud; no paper needed.
- Ask: “2 + 6” Listen for: 8
- Ask: “1 + 1” Listen for: 2
- Ask: “6 + 1” Listen for: 7
- Ask: “3 + 2” Listen for: 5
- Ask: “1 + 5” Listen for: 6
Teach the new idea
Say this: “Eleven and twelve have special names. Thirteen, fourteen and fifteen end in ‘teen,’ which means ten.”
Say this: “Write the 1 first, then the ones digit.”
Say this: “Eleven, twelve: the special names for 10 and 1, and 10 and 2.”
Show how
Show: How many? Count and write the number.
$ten-frame showing 15$
Say this: “Count the full tens first, then the ones: 1 ten and 5 more make 15.”
Answer: 15
Show: What number comes just after 13?
Say this: “13 + 1 = 14”
Answer: 14
Practice together
Do this: Your child does these with you. Let them try first; help only after a real try.
Ask: How many? Count and write the number.
$11 dots$
Listen for: 11
If stuck: Count the full tens first, then the ones: 1 ten and 1 more make 11.
Ask: How many? Count and write the number.
$13 dots$
Listen for: 13
If stuck: Count the full tens first, then the ones: 1 ten and 3 more make 13.
Ask: How many? Count and write the number.
$12 dots$
Listen for: 12
If stuck: Count the full tens first, then the ones: 1 ten and 2 more make 12.
7 more practice items on the lesson page, and on Worksheet A and Worksheet B.
Watch for
- Writing 31 for thirteen. The 1 comes first.
Game: Ten and Some More
Your child builds a teen number with a bundle of 10 sticks and loose sticks, then says “ten and four make fourteen.”
Narration
Say this: “Tell me what you learned today. Show me with your hands or the counters if you like.”
Listen for: Read, write and count 11 to 15.
Daily habit
Count to 30 aloud, then count back from 20.

Spread over the week

5 sessions of 15–20 minutes. Stop while it is still going well.

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