5.

3 Multiplying Fractions
CT’s Signature:
Name: Gaby De Jesus Cooperating Teacher: Ms. Joanna Ravasio
Date: April 5, 2016 Time: 8:13 to 8:48am and Subject/Class/Period: Pre-Algebra, 1st and 2nd
8:51 to 9:26am period
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES TO MEET GOALS:
Students will be able multiply fractions and mixed numbers.
Students will be able to evaluate variable expressions involving with fractions.
Students will be able to evaluate expressions requiring multiple operations.
COMMON CORE STANDARD (General Objectives):
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.NF.B.4
Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication to multiply a fraction or whole
number by a fraction.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.NF.B.4.B
Find the area of a rectangle with fractional side lengths by tiling it with unit squares of the
appropriate unit fraction side lengths, and show that the area is the same as would be found
by multiplying the side lengths. Multiply fractional side lengths to find areas of rectangles,
and represent fraction products as rectangular areas.
MOTIVATIONAL TECHNIQUES:
Mufasa and Simba’s kingdom example
MATERIALS NEEDED:
Chalkboard, chalk, paper, writing utensils, screen/smartboard, and projector
PROCEDURE FOR THE LESSON:
- Students enter classroom with Mufasa and Simba’s kingdom example projected on
smartboard
- Go through Mufasa and Simba’s kingdom example with students (first 2 minutes)
- Introduce the process (3 minutes)
- Demonstrate the process using a simple example (1 minute)
- Students do a simple example on their own (2 minutes)
- Review the example with the students (1 minute)
- Repeat the previous three bullets with a mixed number example, a variable expression
example, and a multiple operations example (12 minutes)
- Students complete the Mufasa and Simba’s kingdom example to check for understanding
(3 minutes)
- Students may begin working on the homework assignment (10 minutes)
ACADEMIC LANGUAGE:
Numerator, denominator, mixed number, improper fraction, variable expression, evaluate
ASSESSMENT METHODS:
Students will complete the Mufasa and Simba’s kingdom example. Students will complete an
assignment for homework.
Homework: pg. 245 #2-30
EVALUATION OF FIELD EXPERIENCE STUDENT’S PERFORMANCE:
This lesson went extremely well. Both of the classes I taught this to really enjoyed the Lion King
motivational technique I used. It seemed to get the students excited, and they understood that
what they learned could help them to calculate areas of shapes. When I was going through
examples all the students were responsive and were able to successfully complete the other given
examples by themselves. Structuring the examples in an “I do one then you do one” fashion was
very effective and is something I would definitely do again. Because of the success of this
lesson, there isn’t anything I would change, and I look forward to using this lesson again.