BeckyWeir

Mrs.Miller
4thGrade
MathLesson3.5

Wednesday,October22,2014
Time:10:40am11:37am
GettingIntoMultiplicationandDivision

LessonEssentialQuestion:Howdomultiplicationanddivisionrelate?
Standards:4.OA.A.2Multiplyordividetosolvewordproblemsinvolvingmultiplicative
comparison,e.g.,byusingdrawingsandequationswithasymbolfortheunknownnumberto
representtheproblem,distinguishingmultiplicativecomparisonfromadditivecomparison.
Standardsformathematicalproblems1:Makesenseofproblemsandpersevereinsolvingin
them,and3:constructviableargumentsandcritiquethereasoningofothers.
LearningObjectivesandAssessments:
Objectives
Studentswillbeabletoillustrate
thatmultiplicationisaconceptof
grouping.

Assessments
Studentswillcompletethemathmessage,which
requiresstudentstocompletegroupingfromaword
problem.

Studentswillbeabletodescribethe Studentswillbeabletocreatedivisionproblems
relationshipbetweenmultiplication frommultiplicationproblemsusingtheturnaround
anddivision.
method.
Studentswillbeabletointegrate
thenewvocabularyrelatingto
multiplicationanddivision.

Studentswillrecordthenewmathvocabularywithin
theirmathjournalsandusethenewvocabularywords
correctlyduringclassroomdiscussions.

Materials:
MathJournal,page61&62.
StudyLink,35:page85
AssortedChildrensLiterature
PriorKnowledge:Studentsrecentlylearned/reviewedhowtouseaFacttablefor
multiplication/divisionandhowitcanbeusedfortheturnaroundmethod.
Hook/Engage:Studentswillbeginwiththemathmessagewhichrequiresthemtocompletea
wordproblemaboutgrouping.Studentswillthendiscusswhatgroupingisusefulfor
(multiplication).
InstructionalPlanning:
Timetable&Transitions
1. (0:5:000:15:00)

a. TheteacherwilldrawalargetriangleontheboardtomakeaFACTFAMILY.
Theteacherwillremindthestudentsthattherearedifferentsymbolsfor
multiplicationanddivision(x,*,/, ).Theteacherwilllistthedifferentequations
givenbythestudentsontheboard.Theteacherwillintroducethevocabulary
term:FACTFAMILY.
i. FactFamilyisagroupofnumbersrelatedtoeachotherinawaythatthe
numberscanbecombinedandrearrangedtocreatedifferentequations.
2. (0:15:000:35:00)Thestudentwilldiscussvariousvocabularytermsthatthestudents
willberequiredtowritedownintheirmathnotebooks.
a. FactFamilyisagroupofnumbersrelatedtoeachotherinawaythatthe
numberscanbecombinedandrearrangedtocreatedifferentequations.
b. Factorsnumbersmultipliedwithothernumberstocreateaproduct.
c. Multiplesnumbersdividedbyanumberthathasnoremainder.Ex:5,10,15
multiplesof5.
d. Divisorthenumberdividinganothernumber
e. Dividendthenumberbeingdividedbythedivisor
f. Quotientthenumberfoundafterthedividendisdividedbythedivisor
g. CommutativepropertyDuringmultiplication/additionequationswecanswitch
thenumbersandstillgetthesameanswer(relatetogrouping)
h. Identityproperty(multiplication&division)

3. (0:35:000:45:00)StudentswillindependentlyworkontheMathJournal,page61.After
eachstudenthascompletedtheMathJournalpagetheclasswillgoovertheanswers
together.IfastudentfinishesearlytheyshouldworkontheirMathBoxpage62.
4. (0:45:000:50:00)
DifferentiationTherearedifferentgrouppossibilitiesforthestudentstocompleteMathBoxes
thestudentsthatcompletetheworkquicklycanalsohavetheoptionofplayingBeatthe
Calculator.Theteacherwilltakeasideasmallgroupthatishavingdifficultywiththematerialor
includeaclassdiscussionaboutfrequentquestionsthestudentshave.Earlyfinisherswillbe
askedtotakeouttheirDEARbooksandread.
a. Questions
i. Whatistheturnaroundmethod?
ii. WhatisaFactFamily?
iii. Whatisthecommutativeproperty?
iv. Whatisthedistributiveproperty?
v. Whatistheassociativeproperty?
vi. Whatistheidentityproperty?(multiplication&division)
b. ClassroomManagement:Studentswillbeexpectedtoobeyclassroomrules.If
thestudentshaveanydifficultytheteacherwillreferbacktotheclassruleschart.
Studentswillberemindedthatbathroomuseisnotpermittedduringalesson.

Closure:Thelessonwillbeconcludedwithansweringanyquestionsthatthestudentshave
aboutthevocabularyandmultiplication/division.Theteacherwillassignthehomeworkand
havethemrecorditintheiragendas.