[Mary Shanahan]

A lovely lesson to introduce children to AI – and turn taking. Children will enjoy thinking up questions to ask their robot.

[Mary Shanahan]

Maths Lesson Plan: “Ten More”

Class Level: First Class (Ireland)

Strand: Number

Strand Unit: Counting and Numeration

Time: 40 minutes

Theme: Understanding and identifying 10 more than a given number

Learning Objectives:

By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:

Identify and name the number that is 10 more than a given number (0–99)
Use concrete materials and visual models to show 10 more
Apply their learning through digital practice with AI-supported tools

AI Tools Used:

Khan Academy Kids – personalised maths activities adapted to each student’s level
Toy Theater – Ten Frame Tool (for modelling)
Curipod or MagicSchool AI (for teacher use – to generate differentiated practice questions or exit tickets)

Materials Needed:

Interactive whiteboard
Mini whiteboards or maths copies
Base-10 blocks or linking cubes
Tablets or Chromebooks
Printed number charts (1–100)
Access to Khan Academy Kids
Access to Toy Theater (or similar 10-frame online tool)

Lesson Activities

1. Warm-Up: Number Talk (5 mins)

Ask: “What happens when we add 10 to a number?”
Show examples using a number line or 100 square.
Use a real-life context: “If you have 23 apples and you pick 10 more, how many do you have now?”

2. Explicit Teaching (10 mins)

Use base-10 blocks to demonstrate adding 10 to a number (e.g., 34 + 10 = 44).
Highlight how only the tens digit changes.
Use the Toy Theater Ten Frame on the board to show 10 more visually.

3. Guided Practice (10 mins)

Give students a number between 0–90.
Ask them to:
Use cubes or base-10 blocks to build it
Add 10 and record the new number
Check their answer with a number chart

4. AI Integration: Independent Digital Practice (10 mins)

Students log into Khan Academy Kids on tablets
Teacher selects a “Place Value” or “Adding 10” activity
The app adjusts to each child’s progress, providing scaffolded questions and visual support

5. Wrap-Up & Assessment (5 mins)

Use Curipod to generate a few interactive exit ticket questions
Example:
“What is 10 more than 47?”
“If you have 61 books and get 10 more, how many now?”
Review responses together as a class

Assessment:

Observation during concrete and digital practice
Review Khan Academy Kids progress reports
Student responses to exit ticket questions
Ability to explain thinking verbally or in writing

Differentiation:

Support: Use number charts and concrete materials for struggling students
Challenge: Ask students to find 20 more or explore patterns in adding 10 repeatedly
AI differentiation: Khan Academy Kids automatically adjusts difficulty for individual learners

 

This lesson uses Khan Academy, Toy theatre and Magic School

 

But you could also add magic school ‘maths story’ – to create personalised problems based on the lesson – add 10

 

Also quizziz could be used here as an additional assessment tool

[Mary Shanahan]

Michelle, I think your junior class will pick it up very quickly and it will be a great assessment tool to show what they are learning as it does not require a lot of language,

[Mary Shanahan]

One AI-powered application I plan to introduce to my First Class students in September is Khan Academy Kids. This platform provides strong support for the development of literacy and numeracy skills through a simple, engaging, and child-friendly interface.

Each student will have their own individual account, enabling them to log in independently and seamlessly continue their assigned activities and lessons. The app is designed to adapt to each child’s unique learning pace, offering a personalized experience that fosters confidence and encourages success by presenting tasks that are appropriately matched to their level.

What particularly appeals to me is the app’s emphasis on creativity and the promotion of positive values such as kindness and empathy.

Additionally, Khan Academy Kids is free to download and easy to navigate, making it highly accessible and well-suited for young learners.

[Mary Shanahan]

There have been a lot of useful ideas in this module to help with teaching and learning in the classroom.  When used correctly it can make lessons more engaging and personalised for the students.  Minecarft education is an excellent tool to engage students – they’re learning and collaborating in a fun way that doesn’t seem like ‘work’.

The immersive reader is very practical and easy to use and I will definitely be using this as a support for reading for those kids that need extra support.  The fact it can translate will also help with the EAL students.

I was also be looking into the Dreamspace project too which looks great.  It seems to have a good structured approach and would be great for new ideas for STEM,

A challenge will be having enough devices for students, and having them charged and working properly.

I’m looking forward to using some of the tools recommended on here which I am learning about for the first time.

[Mary Shanahan]

I agree this was awful to watch – the poor students never get a break  – constantly monitored – not where we want AI to be going towards in our schools! Let kids be kids.

[Mary Shanahan]

I agree that Diffit will be so useful in the classroom for differentiation and assessment. Also useful for EAL students

[Mary Shanahan]

So many useful information in this module- now to have the time to use them in September. I will probably start with Magic school Maths story – this year my class found word problems difficult and by using their names and their interests makes the work more fun and meaningful. It will save so much time and work on my part. It could be used to teach and reinforce all the topics in maths. Children could come up with ideas too.

I will also be using twee  – such a good tool to produce interesting and current material to enhance student learning and cut down on teachers workload. It can be used to make SESE topics more interesting and gives assessment opportunities in the form of quizzes or multiple choice – great for literacy too – for novels  – comprehension and new vocabulary.

I have noted all the other great resources, but as there are so many – I will keep the course notes and instead of trying to do too much, will get the above two up and running before I add in others like diffit, immersive reader &  Microsoft speaker coach.

Also Gamma to produce powerpoints presentation was so interesting – will cut a lot of time making my own!

[Mary Shanahan]

I agree Michelle that a great AI is of huge benefit in a classroom full of children with different languages – making multi – lingual worksheets can help assess the students ability – rather than them failing on language. Children love to see their own language around the classroom and AI can help with this.

[Mary Shanahan]

I never know how beneficial AI would be for teaching before this module. I have taken away many ideas – such as using it as a tool for assessment, for differentiating activities, for making lessons more interactive and fun – for example using Albert Einstein to talk about himself instead of just reading a text about him. Making quizzes is a great form of assessment. Children are so used to technology  – AI helps to make topics more relatable and fun to them. I had never heard of Co-pilot or Gemini and it was interesting to see the similarities & differences between each one. We do need to teach children how to use this tool correctly and provide them with opportunities to learn how to use GenAI tools collaboratively in class. We also need to make them aware that they need to check what the bot produces.

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