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BASIC MATH CONCEPT PLAYS, Lession 3
Video teaches numbers 1-5. Balls build the 5 points of the pentagon. The balls then form steps that a kangaroo jumps up and down. A hand symbol counts the numbers with its fingers. Numbers appear under the hand symbols the second time the kangaroo jumps up and down the steps. ACTING OUT A MATH PLAY: The students create their own math play using dance and song about the math concept shown in the movie. For example, students can count aloud and, on their fingers, as the kangaroo jumps on each number. Students can draw a row of five boxes and number them 1 thru 5. The boxes can be drawn on the playground or classroom floor. Groups of students can then join hands and hop up and down the row of the numbered boxes, singing each box's number as they go, in the language of their choice.
