Activity Plan: Hen Laying Eggs (i.e., One-to-One Correspondence)
Created for: Kayla
Grade Level: Kindergarten
Academic Content: Mathematics and English Language Arts
Alignment to Academic Standards:
Common Core State Standards for
Mathematics and English Language Arts
K.CC.4.a. – When counting objects, say the
number names in the standard order,
pairing each object with one and only one
number name and each number name with
one and only one object.
SL.K.1. – Participate in collaborative
conversations with diverse partners about
kindergarten topics and texts with peers
and adults in small and larger groups. a.
Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions
(e.g., listening to others and taking turns
speaking about the topics and texts under
discussion). b. Continue a conversation
through multiple exchanges.
Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) Essential
Elements (EE)
EE.K.CC.4. – Demonstrate one-to-one
correspondence, pairing each object with
one and only one number and each number
with one and only one object.
EE.SL.K.1. – Participate in conversations
with others. a. Communicate directly with
supportive adults or peers. b. Participate in
multiple-turn communication exchanges
with support from adults.
IEP Goals:
• Kayla will use a tactile and visual approach when exploring objects
• Kayla will complete a variety of manipulative tasks in a left to right progression
• Kayla will match objects to using one-to-one correspondence
Materials: Teacher-made PowerPoint tactile book
• Hen Laying Eggs Teacher-made PowerPoint tactile book, printed and laminated (follow
the link in the resource section).
• Six plastic eggs (e.g., plastic Easter eggs)
• Story box (i.e., a box containing meaningful concrete representations of items related to a
story). See link in resource section for creating your own story box.
• Egg carton with 6 slots
Preparation:
• Print and laminate PowerPoint book for Hen Laying Eggs with tactile materials as
appropriate
• Identify target vocabulary for lesson (e.g., eggs, hen).
• Make a story box from a shoe box or plastic bin.
• Select objects for story box (e.g., plastic eggs, egg carton).
Activity Steps:
Teaching Tips:
• Provide anchor statement for activity. Say, “Today, we are going to read a story about a
hen laying eggs”.
• Read the story Hen Laying Eggs. Using hand-under-hand guidance, assist student in
removing eggs from the story box to explore while the story is being read.
• Reread the story. This time, assist student in filling the egg carton (using hand-underhand guidance) as it correlates with the story. For example, when the story says, “the hen
laid two eggs”; assist the student in putting two eggs in the carton.
• Emphasize that each time the hen laid an egg in the story, the student should put an egg
in the carton (i.e., one-to-one correspondence).
Implementation Tips:
• Gradually fade prompts over time by removing the physical prompt you are providing.
• Be sure to provide wait time to allow student to initiate involvement.
• Use prompts with spoken language.
• Give student ample time to reach towards the egg to pick it up and place it into the
carton.
• Use hand-under-hand guidance to review the concept of one-to-one correspondence (i.e.,
one egg in one slot).
Taking it to the Next Level:
• Student will count eggs in carton by taking each egg out (using hand-under hand guidance)
and placing each egg on a tactile line counter.
• Student fills up line counter with 12 eggs.
Student fills up the line counter and pair with pressing a leveled step counting switch as
he/she places the egg on the line.
Resources:
•
Eggs for Breakfast PowerPoint
This link has information on how to make a story box.
•
http://www.pathstoliteracy.org/blog/story-boxes-literacy-adaptations-students-who-aredeafblind#Storyboxes