Kindergarten Unit 1 Lesson 1: The Great Number Safari: Discovering Numbers 0-10

ROAR! Today your child will begin an exciting math adventure with Milo the Math Lion in the Great Number Safari!

Throughout the lesson, your child will explore numbers 0-10 by counting, building, drawing, and writing numbers through fun, hands on activities. 

This file includes the following lesson components:

1. 🦁 Milo’s Welcome
2. 🎯 Learning Target
3. ❓ Essential Question
4. 📚 Milo’s Math Story
5. 🧠 Number Talk
6. 🟡 Concrete Learning
7. 🖍 Pictorial Learning
8. ✏️ Abstract Learning
9. 🤝 Guided Practice
10. ✍️ Independent Practice
11. 🎲 Milo’s Math Centers
12. ⭐ Milo’s Challenge
13. 🌟 Math Mastery Moment
14. 📝 Exit Ticket
15. 🏡 Milo’s Family Mission
16. 🎉 Celebration & Reflection

Suggested Materials ( not included)

🦁 Materials List

Math Instruction

• ☐ Number cards (0–10)
• ☐ Large pocket chart
• ☐ Chart paper or whiteboard
• ☐ Dry erase markers
• ☐ Document camera (optional)

Manipulatives (Concrete Learning)

• ☐ Linking cubes (10–20 per student)
• ☐ Bear counters
• ☐ Safari animal counters (optional)
• ☐ Plastic jungle animals
• ☐ Counting chips
• ☐ Buttons
• ☐ Pom-poms
• ☐ Unifix cubes

Number Sense Tools

• ☐ Ten-frame mats (laminated)
• ☐ Dot cards (0–10)
• ☐ Number path (0–10)
• ☐ Number line
• ☐ Number formation cards
• ☐ Numeral cards (0–10)

Student Supplies

• ☐ Dry erase board
• ☐ Dry erase marker
• ☐ Eraser
• ☐ Pencil
• ☐ Crayons
• ☐ Scissors
• ☐ Glue stick
• ☐ Student workbook pages
• ☐ Math journal