Lesson Plans SET A for Grades 1-2-PDF Lesson 2 - Level 1-2- Draw a Picture

PDF Lesson 2 - Level 1-2- Draw a Picture - Presentation

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Lesson 2 of the Math Kangaroo Class for Level 1-2 focuses on using visual aids to solve mathematical problems. Titled "Draw a Picture," it emphasizes the importance of illustrations and diagrams in understanding and solving math problems. The lesson suggests that visual representation can reveal details not obvious in text and aid in tracking the steps of complex problems. Students are encouraged to create or enhance images, use simple symbols, and stick to scale.<br /><br />The lesson includes a series of problems to practice these skills:<br /><br />1. Katie is in a boat on a lake, and students are asked to draw what she sees, similar to understanding mirror images where left and right are reversed but not up and down.<br /><br />2. Chip and Dale have 8 nuts in total, which they divide equally. After Chip eats one, students calculate how many he has left.<br /><br />3. A frog jumps from rock number 3 to rock number 9, and students must determine the number of jumps it makes.<br /><br />4. In a game of hide and seek, 13 children are playing, and 9 are found. Students calculate how many are still hiding.<br /><br />5. In a line of clowns, Vivi tells Bibi there are four clowns behind him, while Bibi says only three are in front. Students deduce the total number of clowns.<br /><br />6. A dragon with three heads grows more each time a hero cuts one off. Students determine how many heads it has after two cuts.<br /><br />The lesson concludes by reinforcing the utility of drawing in problem-solving and includes a bonus problem about equalizing the water level in two aquariums. It also invites students to create their own dragon head problem, encouraging creativity and application of the drawing technique in problem-solving.

Keywords

Math Kangaroo

visual aids

problem-solving

illustrations

diagrams

mirror images

frog jumps

clowns puzzle

dragon heads

creativity