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Lego Arrays

Creators: Emily Moore and Zoe Schmidt


Grade Level: First Grade
Standards:
NCTM: Algebra
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.OA.C.4
Use addition to find the total number of objects arranged in rectangular arrays with up to 5
rows and up to 5 columns; write an equation to express the total as a sum of equal
addends.
CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP4
Model with mathematics.
CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP5
Use appropriate tools strategically.
Overview: In this lesson, the students will practice their addition skills by completing arrays.
They will use legos to visually show the math equations. By the end of the lesson, students will
not only be able to produce arrays for addition problems but also able to write math equations
and sentences for the arrays.
Objectives:
1. The students will be able to demonstrate their knowledge of addition by solving arrays
using manipulatives.
2. The students will be able to create their own addition equation that resembles real-life
situations.
Assessments:
Pre-assessment: The teacher will display an array on the board, the students must write
the equation that they think fits the array. (This will be done as an exit-slip before the
students head to lunch)
Formative Assessment: At the end of the lesson, the students will be provided a take
home assignment. The students must come up with an addition equation for an array of
their choice (up to 5 rows and 5 columns). The students must create their array using their
creativity. It should not be so extravagant that the student cannot turn it in the following
day. (The assessment is meant to be fun, not stressful!)
Activity:
Instructional Strategies:
This lesson will utilize hands-on learning. The students will be using the legos to create
different arrays. By looking at the array they have created they must be able to write the
correct addition sentence.
Mathematical Content Background:

In order for the students to be successful in completing this activity, they must activate
their prior knowledge of adding and adding doubles. Because arrays are different from
any of the math concepts the students have learned thus far, the students must get a lot
of experience creating arrays. Experience with arrays is essential for the students to
further their mathematical knowledge.
Procedures:
The students will be asked to sit at the front of the classroom. The teacher will then
display a picture of an array on the board. The teacher will ask Does anyone know what
this is called? Then the teacher will explain that the image is an array. Once the teacher
has described what arrays are, the teacher will show the students common arrays in their
every-day life. After the students have a general understanding of arrays, the teacher will
have the students return to their seats. Once at their seats, the teacher will hand out 10
legos and a white board to each student. The student will must create the array that the
teacher describes. Then on their whiteboard, the student will write the addition sentence
that goes with the array. As the students are creating their arrays and writing their addition
sentences, the teacher will observe the students answers in order to gain a better
understanding for how the students are doing. The teacher will also ask questions that
promote further inquiry, such as: What is the largest array possible? Can an array have
an odd number of objects? Why or why not? What is the smallest possible array?
Accommodations:
For students who have a hard time understanding arrays, the teacher will provide the
students with the array analogy card that says There are ___ rows in my array. There
are ___columns in my array. Therefore there are ___ rows of ___.
For students who are having a hard time visualizing the array (with the legos), provide
students a muffin tin and miniature pom-poms. The muffin tin is an 4 X 3 array, and the
students can build smaller arrays within the muffin tin. It may help students see definite
rows and columns.

Resources/References:

http://missgiraffesclass.blogspot.com/2015/07/how-to-teach-arrays.html

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