Emily Hallett

Lesson Plan: Area of Squares and Rectangles

Lesson Plan: Area of Squares and Rectangles

Emily Hallett
University of New England
EDU-721
Using Technology within Inclusion Education
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ClassDescription
SaintJosephsinNeedhamMAisaprivateCatholicschool.Theentirethirdgrade
has60students.Thereare20studentsinclassroom3C.Theclassconsistsof10girlsand
10boys.Theyareanenergeticbunchofstudentsthatlovetobechallengedacademically.
ThereisonestudentonanIndividualEducationPlan(IEP)andonestudentthat,ifinthe
publicschoolsystemtheywouldbeona504.Therestoftheclassfunctionsacademically
atanaveragelevel.
ThestudentonanIEP,IwillcallSara,isdiagnosedwithdyslexiaandsevere
anxiety.Saraisasweetheartinclassanddisplaysnosymptomsofanxietyinschool.I
provideaccommodationsbyconferencingwithherbeforeeachnewconceptandlessonto
lessenanyanxietytopreventastressoratschool.Weagreeduponasignaltoknowshe
isreadytoparticipateinclass,whichistoraisesherhand.Shealsohasdifficulty
retrievingknowledgeandputtingitonpaper.Academicallyshetriestochallengeherself
wheneverpossible.Iworkwithhermoreonetoonethroughoutthedaythanother
studentsinclass.Sheisastrongervisuallearner.Shegraspsaconceptbetterwhenshe
canseeitandexplainitindrawings.Shebecomesflusteredwhenshedoesntgraspa
conceptrightaway,howeverwhentheconceptisvisuallydisplayedaroundthe
classroomsheismoresuccessful.Shereceivesteachernotesforallsubjectsweekly.
Thestudentwithpoorbodyimpulsecontrol,IwillcallDave.Davehaslittle
impulsecontrolofhisbodyandtroublefocusing.Hisbodyiseverywherewhensittingat
hisseatorwiththeclassontherug.Daveisakinestheticlearner.Imakesureheisable

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tomoveabouttheclassroomformovementbreaks.Heisabletohaveafidgettoywith
himathisdesk.Hefocusesbetterwhenhecanmoveandmakeconnectionsbydoing.A
behaviorcontractwouldbehelpfulforDavehelpinghimbecomemoreconsciousofwhat
isbodyisdoing.Iamintheprocessofcreatingacontractforhim.
I.

Identification:
a.) Concepts- Students will find the area of rectangles by counting square

units or by using a formula.

b.) Grade Level: 3
c.) Subject area integrated: math
II.
Think Aloud:
A. Prior knowledge: Prior Knowledge of perimeter. Understanding of basic addition
skills to add a shapes perimeter.
Prior knowledge of multiplication: Understanding of multiplication facts.
B.) In depth knowledge
As a class we have been studying perimeter. The class is able to calculate the
perimeter of polygons. We will start our study on area with interactive learning. I will
start a conversation on how to find the area of a figure using computations rather than
counting each square unit. We will go over the definition on computation. Then I will
give them examples of computations for area using the shapes of squares and rectangles.
The computation is Area =Length x Width.
C.) Types of Learners
VisualLearners:IwillusetheteacheriPadwiththeAppleT.V.toshow
thestudentswholeclassavideoonthelessonofareaofsquaresand
rectangles.ThevirtualmanipulativeisfromthePearsonRealize
envisionsMATHprogram.Iwillalsousethewhiteboardswholeclassto
clarifyanyquestions.

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KinestheticLearners:Iwillhavestudentscomeuptothewhiteboardto
workonamathproblemduringwholeclassinstruction.Studentswillalso
havegridpapertodrawandworkontheirownproblemindividually.
Whenworkinginpartnerstheywillbeabletochoosetheirownpartners

andmoveanywhereintheroom.
AuditoryLearners:Iwilldiscussareawiththeentireclass.Iwillthen
conferencewithstudentsaroundtheroomastheycompleteindependent

learningpracticeswithpartners.
D.) IntegrationofNewLearningintoExistingKnowledgeBase
Thestudentswilllearninformationaboutareaandaskquestionsabout
howareaandperimeterworktogether.Thewilluseacomputationwith
.)

multiplicationtofindtheareaofasquareofrectangle.
MultipleFormsofAssessment:
AsaFormativeAssessment:
1. Iwillassessthestudentsthroughverbalinterviews.
2. Iwillassessthestudentsthroughtheirindependentpractices.
3. Iwillassessthestudentsthroughclassparticipation.Studentswould
needtoparticipateintheclassdiscussionsatleast2times.These
discussionswouldhappenatleast3times.
AsaSummativeAssessment:
1. Iwillassessthestudentsthroughtheirquestionssheetstheycomplete
duringthefinallesson.
2. Studentswillgetachoicetodraw,writeorpresentthemostinteresting
facttheylearnedaboutareaattheendoftheunit.

IIILessonObjectives:

Studentswillbeabletoworkinsmallgroupstoidentifytheconceptofarea.
Studentswillbeabletocompareandcontrastareaandperimeter
Studentswillbeabletorecallinformationaboutarea.

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StudentswillbeabletousethecomputationArea=LengthXWidth,tofindarea
ofsquaresandrectangles.

IVMassachusettsFrameworkCommonCore

3.MD.C.7aRelateareatotheoperationsofmultiplicationandaddition.Findthe
areaofarectanglewithwholenumbersidelengthsbytilingit,andshowthatthe

areaisthesameaswouldbefoundbymultiplyingthesidelengths.
3.OA.A.3Usemultiplicationanddivisionwithin100tosolvewordproblemsin
situationsinvolvingequalgroups,arrays,andmeasurementquantities,e.g.,by
usingdrawingsandequationswithasymbolfortheunknownnumbertorepresent

theproblem
3.SL.1Engageeffectivelyinarangeofcollaborativediscussions(oneonone,in
groups,andteacherled)withdiversepartnersongrade3topicsandtexts,

buildingonothers'ideasandexpressingtheirownclearly.
3.SL.1b
Followagreeduponrulesfordiscussions(e.g.,gainingthefloorin
respectfulways,listeningtootherswithcare,speakingoneatatimeaboutthe

topicsandtextsunderdiscussion).
3.W.1b
Providereasonsthatsupporttheopinion.

VMaterials

Pencils
AppleT.V.
IPad
GridPaper
Mathbook
Whiteboards
Whiteboardmarkers

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Basetenblocks(forindependentpractice)

VIInstructionalProcedure:
144AreaofSquaresandRectanglesPearsonRealizeenvisionMath
Setthepurpose:Iwilltellstudents:Youhavelearnedhowtocountandestimatethe
areaofafigure.Todayyouwilllearnhowtofindtheareaofafigureusingcomputations
ratherthancounting.
Connect:Lookatyourdesktop.Howcouldyoufindouthowmuchspaceyourdesktop
covers?
Introduction:Posetheproblem:VisualLearningDeveloptheconceptuseIPadand
AppleT.V.Howcanyoufindtheareaofafigure?Asmallcanofchalkboardpaint
covers40squarefeet.DoesMikeneedmorethanonesmallcantopaintonewallofhis
room?
Procedure:Thevideowillposethisquestion,Howcanyoufindtheareaofafigure?I
willpausethevideo;repeatingthequestiontotheclass.AtthispointIwilltake
predictions.Wewillstarttoworkontheproblemusingthewhiteboard.Theproblem:A
smallcanofchalkboardpaintcovers40squarefeet.Mikeneedstopainthisroom.Does
Mikeneedmorethanonesmallcanofpaint,topaintonewallofhisroom?Onewallis6
feettalland8feetwide.Iwillplaythevideoandstopwhereappropriateaswellaswith
thestopsthatthevideohasprogramedin.Afterwehavecompletedtheproblemasa
classIwillaskifanyoneneedsclarificationontheconcept.Iwillguidethemthrough
theirquestiontohelpthemfigureitout.

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Closure:Theclasswillthenturntotheirmathbooksonpage336337.Theproblem
fromthevideowillbeintheirbooktolookbackforreference.Theycanalsousetheir
iPadtorewatchthevideo.Theywillusegridpaperalongwithindividualwhiteboardsto
completeproblems114.Theywillworkinpartnersforproblems18.Forquestions914
theywillcompletethemindependently.Theywillthenhandintheircompletedwork.
Differentiatingforstudentswithadisability:
IdifferentiatedhowIapproachedSaratoparticipate.Withheranxietysheis
anxioustobecalledon.AtthestartofthelessonIconferencedwithhersomeideasshe
couldshare.Ithenproceededtocallonheratthestartofthelessonwhensheraisesher
hand.Ididthisatthebeginningtoeaseheranxiety.Whileshewasworkingonher
independentproblemsshehadmanipulative.Iusedbasetenblockstocreatesquaresand
rectangles.Ihadhermanipulatetheshapesandfigureoutthecomputationanddouble
checkthatcomputationbycountingeachbasetenblackintheshape.ForDave,Icalled
onhimtowritehiscontributiononthewhiteboard.Thiswasawaytohelphim
kinesthetically.Hewasabletomovehisbodyandsharehisideaswiththeclassonthe
whiteboard.

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References
Charles,R.,&Education,I.(2015).144AreaofSquaresandRectangles.InEnVision
Math(Commoncoreed.,Teacher'sed.,pp.336A337B).HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.

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