LESSONPLAN

BackgroundInformation
TeacherCandidate

ChristopherElkins

DateTaught

3/27/2015

GradeLevel(s)

7thGrade

Subject/Topic(s)

MathCreatingExpressionsUsingRandomNumbers(316)

ELLevel(s)ofStudents

Listening3.1
Speaking3.3
Reading2.2
Writing2.6
Overall2.9

StandardsandObjectives
CaliforniaContent/Common
CoreStandard

7.NS.1bUnderstandp+qasthenumberlocatedadistance|q|fromp,inthe
positiveornegativedirectiondependingonwhetherqispositiveornegative.
Showthatanumberanditsoppositehaveasumof0(areadditiveinverses).
Interpretsumsofrationalnumbersbydescribingrealworldcontexts.
7.NS.1dApplypropertiesofoperationsasstrategiestoaddandsubtractrational
numbers

CaliforniaELDStandard

A.

Collaborative
1.
2.
3.

C.

Exchanginginformationandideaswithothersthroughoralcollaborative
discussionsonarangeofsocialandacademictopics.
InteractingwithothersinwrittenEnglishinvariouscommunicativeforms
(print,communicativetechnologyandmultimedia)
Offeringandjustifyingopinions,negotiatingwithandpersuadingothers
incommunicativeexchanges

Productive
10. Writingliteraryandinformationaltextstopresent,describe,andexplain
ideasandinformation,usingappropriatetechnology

InstructionalObjective

Giventhequestionon316,
Thestudentswillbeabletoworktogetherintheirgroupstofigureoutanexpressionthat
isclosetothenumber16(withinatleast5points),
Withatleast80%accuracyin2outof3trials.

SettingandMaterials
GroupingStrategies

Materials/Resources/Technology

Thestudentswillbeabletocollaboratewiththeirpartnersandalsoreceivesupport
fromtheteachers.

DiceapplicationoniPhone
Pencils
Erasers
Whiteboard
DocumentReader
CoreConnectionsCourse2Textbook

Instructional
Considerations
AcademicVocabulary

IndividualNeeds

Expression
Identify
Simplify
Parenthesis
Terms
Represent
Thelessonwillprovidevisualandauditoryaidsbyusingthedocumentreaderand
whiteboardsothestudentswillbeabletoseetheproblemsandhowtosetthemup
properlywhiletheteacherisverballygoingthrougheachstepintheprocess.The
studentswillalsobeworkingtogetheringroups,andreceivehelpfromtheteachers.

OpeningtheLesson
Attention

Helloclass,pleaseputyourpencilsdownandhaveyoureyesonmesoIknowIhave
yourattention

Linkstopriorknowledge

Thestudentsarefamiliarwithsimplifyingexpressionsandmakingdiagramstorepresent
theexpressions.Theclasshasbeenworkingthroughouttheweekonsimplifying
expressions.

Objectivestatedforstudents

Todaywearegoingtobecontinuingtosimplifyexpressions.Wewillbeplayingagame
called,Aimfor16,whichwillhaveyourgroupstrytomakeanequationthatequals16
orasclosetoitasyoucan.

BodyoftheLesson
Model(Idoit)

Iwillbeginthelessonbyhavingthestudentsturninthehomeworkthatwasdueand
lettingthemknowtodayishomeworkawardsday(studentsgetanawardforturningin
homeworkallweekandalsoabletoturninticketsforsnacksorahomeworkpass).
Afterdoingtheannouncements,Iwilltellthestudentstheobjectivetodaysaying
Todaywearegoingtobecontinuingtosimplifyexpressions.Wewillbeplayinga
gamecalled,Aimfor16,whichwillhaveyourgroupstrytomakeanequationthat

equals16orasclosetoitasyoucan.
SincetodayisthelastdaybeforeSpringBreak,Iwantedtodosomethingfuntoday
thatcanalsohelpyouwithyourmathskills
IwillexplaintherulesbytellingthestudentsthatIwillberollingdiceusinganappon
myphoneandthose4numberswillbeusedintheexpressiontoequal16.Thestudents
willbeabletouseaddition,subtraction,multiplication,anddivisiontosolvethe
expression.
Afterexplainingtherules,IwilltransitiontotheWeDoItsection.
Prompt(Wedoit)

Iwillrollthedice4timesandputthosenumbersontheboard.ThestudentsandIwill
worktogethertosolveit.Iwillattempttoletthestudentsdoitallthemselves,butIwill
beguidingthemtomakesuretheydoitcorrectlyandsoIcancheckforunderstanding.
Aftersolvingtheproblemontheboardwiththestudentsparticipating,Iwillrollthe
diceagainsothestudentscanbeginworkingwiththeirgroupsfortheYouDoIt
section.Iwillleavetheotheranswerontheboardsothestudentswillbeabletouseit
asanexamplefortheirownwork.

Check(Youdoit)

Afterseeinganexample,Iwillletthegroupsworktogetheroncreatingtheexpressions
usingtherandomnumbers.Iwillgivethestudents8minutestocompleteitandthenI
willhaveeachgrouptellwhattheydidandseewhogottheclosestto16.Thewinning
teamwillreceivetickets.
Theclasswillhaveatleast3roundssothestudentswillallgetanopportunitytoearn
tickets.

ClosingtheLesson
Closure

Afterthestudentshavefinishedthe3roundsinthegame,Iwillgivethestudentsa
chancetoputawaytheirbooksandanyothersuppliestheyhad.Iwillaskthestudents
toputthenamesofthegroupmembersonthepaperandthenputthepaperinthe
middleofthetablesoIcancollectit.
Aftereverythinghasbeenputawayandcollected,Iwilldothehomeworkawardswith
theclassandallowthemtoturnintheirtickets.

Assessmentofthe
InstructionalObjective
LessonAssessment

ThepapersIcollectwillshowiftheywereparticipatingwiththeirgroupsandfollowing
directions.Thebestwaytoassessiftheyunderstandthelessonwillcomefromtheir
chaptertest,whichwillbeatalaterdate.