Name:
WGU Task Objective Number: 602.4.15-35
GENERAL INFORMATION
Lesson Title & Subject(s): Mathematics Topic or Unit of Study: Solving multi-step math problems
Grade/Level: 3
Instructional Setting:
It is a third grade classroom of 20 students (8 girls and 12 boys) seated in 5 groups of 4. Most of the students are of Hispanic ethnicity, and the teacher can speak Spanish fluently and uses this skill when deemed necessary. Some students are also Caucasian, and there are a couple of African American and Asian students as well.
STANDARDS AND OBJECTIVES
Your State Core Curriculum/Student Achievement Standard(s):
1.3.8: Students will generate and solve two-step addition and subtraction problems and one-step multiplication problems based on practical situations. Model addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in a variety of ways. Use mathematical vocabulary and symbols to describe multiplication and division.
Lesson Goals:
Students will learn how to solve multi-step math problems.
Lesson Objective(s):
By the end of the lesson, students will complete a short test composed of 5 multi-step math problems, similar to the ones studied in class, and receive a score of at least 80%. MATERIALS AND RESOURCES
Instructional Materials: overhead projector counters paper, pencils post-test worksheet with math problems
Resources:
Department of Education. (n.d.). Assessments and Standards. State of Nevada Department of Education. Retrieved October 7, 2013, from http://www.doe.nv.gov/Standards_Assessments/
INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN (60 min)
Sequence of Instructional Procedures/Activities/Events (provide description and indicate approximate time for each):
1. Identification of Student Prerequisite Skills Needed for Lesson:
Students will know how to perform basic mathematical operations (addition and subtraction) and will be able to know from “clue words” in the problem what operations to perform (i.e. “more