PracticeLessonNovember7

Author:KelseyOlson
Datecreated:10/18/20133:31PMEDTDatemodified:11/30/20136:51PMEDT

BasicInformation
Summary

Thislessonismeanttoprovidefurtherpracticeofwordproblems.Thestudentswillpracticefindingthenecessary
information,creatingtheequation,andsolvingtheproblem.Thestudentswillturnandtalktotheirpartners,draw
pictures,andcontinuetopracticewritingequationsfromthepictures.Whiteboardsandworksheetswillbeused.

Grade/Level

Grade1

TimeFrame

30Minutes

Subject(s)

Mathematics

Topic(s)

WordProblems

Notes

StandardsAndKeyConcepts
Standards

USACommonCoreStateStandards(June2010)
Subject:Mathematics
Grade:Grade1
Domain:OperationsandAlgebraicThinking1.OA
EntireCluster:
Representandsolveproblemsinvolvingadditionandsubtraction.1.Useadditionandsubtractionwithin20tosolve
wordproblemsinvolvingsituationsofaddingto,takingfrom,puttingtogether,takingapart,andcomparing,with
unknownsinallpositions,e.g.,byusingobjects,drawings,andequationswithasymbolfortheunknownnumberto
representtheproblem.22.Solvewordproblemsthatcallforadditionofthreewholenumberswhosesumislessthan
orequalto20,e.g.,byusingobjects,drawings,andequationswithasymbolfortheunknownnumbertorepresent
theproblem.

Understandings

Thecentralgoalofthelessonistoprovidethestudentswithfurtherpracticesolvingwordproblemsandteachthem
waystofindtheinformationintheproblemandsolvefortheanswer.

EssentialQuestions
KnowledgeandSkills

1)Studentswillfindthenumbersinawordproblemandunderstandwhattheymean.
2)Studentswillcreateadrawingtorepresentthenumbersinthewordproblem.
3)Studentswillwriteanequationforthewordproblem.
4)Studentswillsolvetheequationandfindthesolutiontothewordproblem.

PerformanceTasksAndAssessment
PerformanceTask

Participateasaclasswhileonthecarpet,talktotheirpartners,workontheirwhiteboardsindividually,andworkon
worksheetsinpairs.

PerformancePrompt

Leadclassthroughwordproblemsasaclasswhileonthecarpet,instructstudentstoturnandtalktoapartnertosolve
thewordproblems,leadclassthroughwhiteboardactivity,andinstructthestudentstogetintopairstoworkonthe
worksheets.

Assessment/Rubrics

Studentswillbeassessedbyteacherobservationduringthelesson.Theywillbeaskedtoparticipateandprovide
responsesduringthelessonaswellasholduptheirwhiteboardssotheteachercanseewhoisabletorepresentthe
wordproblemindividually.Theteacherwillalsocirculatethroughouttheroomandobservingastheyworkontheirwhite
boardsaswellastheirworksheets.Thecompletedworksheetswillbethefinalassessmentforthelesson.

LearningExperiencesAndResources
SequenceofActivities
1. Iwillbeginthelessonbycallingthestudentstothecarpetbytablegroups.Iwillreintroducemyselftothe
studentsandtellingthemthatIwillbeteachingthemathlessontodayaboutwordproblems.
2. Iwillwriteanadditionwordproblemonthewhiteboardatthecarpet.
3. Iwilltelltheclassthatthefirstthingweneedtodoisreaditoutloudandthenaskthemtohelpmereadthe
problemasaclassquietly.
4. Thenextthingweneedtodoisfindtheimportantinformation.Iwillaskthestudentstohelpmefindwhatis
importantinthisquestion.Afterwehavecircledandtalkedabouttheimportantinformationandwhattheword
problemisaskingIwillaskthestudentstoturntotheirpartnerandsaywhattheythinktheansweris.Whenthey
havetheanswerasapairIwillaskthemtoholdtheirthumbsuptotheirhearts.
5. Iwillcallonastudentwhoisreadytotellustheanswer.Iwillaskifanyonehasanotheranswer.Iwilldrawa
pictureontheboardtoshowthecorrectanswer

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Iwilltheneraseandwriteasubtractionwordproblemontheboardandfollowthesameformat.
Iwillthenaskthestudentstogobacktotheirdesksbytablegroups.
Iwillaskthestudenthelperstopassoutwhiteboards,markers,anderaserstoallofthestudents.
Iwillwriteanewadditionwordproblemonthewhiteboardandreadittotheclass.
Iwillaskastudenttotellmewhattheimportantinformationisinthewordproblem,whichIwillcircleorunderline.
Iwillaskthestudentstoraisetheirhandtoanswer:Whatisthequestionasking?
Iwillaskthestudentshowwecanshowthisinapicture?andaskeveryonetodrawthepictureontheirwhite
boardsthenwritetheequation.
WewillsolveasaclassandIwilldrawthepicture,writetheequationandwritetheanswernexttothequestion
ontheboard.
Iwillthenaskforthestudentstotellmewhichnumbersarethepartnersandwhichisthetotal,labelingthem
withaPorTaccordinglyandinstructingthemtodothesameiftheyhavenotalreadydoneso.
Wewilldothistwomoretimeswithdifferentadditionandsubtractionwordproblemwrittenontheboard,read
aloud,andsolvedasaclassonthefrontwhiteboardandthestudents'individualwhiteboards.
Iwilltheninstructthestudentstoerasetheirwhiteboardsandhavethestudenthelperscollecttheerasers,
markers,andboards.Iwillpassoutstacksoftheworksheettoeachofthefourtables.
Iwilltellthestudentstoworkonthewordproblemsontheworksheetinpairsandtoworkonthebackifthey
finishearly,whichwillhavemorechallengingquestions.
Iwillcirculateasstudentsworkontheworksheet.
OncestudentsarefinishedIwillaskthemtopiletheirworksheetsinthecenterofthetableandputawaytheir
pencils.
Iwillclosethelessonbyaskingthestudentstoturntoapartnerandtelltheonethingweneedtodowhenwe
seeawordproblem?(Readthequestion,findtheimportantinformation,drawapicture,writetheequation.)

DifferentiatedInstruction

1)Instructionwillbedifferentiatedforadvancedlearnersbyprovidingthemwithmoredifficultwordproblemsonthe
backsideoftheworksheet.
2)IwillhavethestudentsworkontheworksheetinpairstohelptheELLsintheclasswithreadingthewordproblems.

Resources
Materialsandresources:
23worksheets
Whiteboards,markers,anderasers,whichareallintheclassroom.

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