CTAObservation3LessonPlanOutline

NameofActivity:
PlayingAroundTheWorldusingthemultiplicationoffractionswithfifthgrade
students.

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1. LearningObjective
:
Studentswillreviewandunderstandhowtomultiplyfractions,and
practicesimplification.

1. StandardsMet
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.NF.B.4:Applyandextendunderstandings
ofmultiplicationtomultiplyafractionorawholenumberbyafraction.

C.Materials/Supplies
Dice
Whiteboards
WhiteboardMarkers
Erasers
PrometheanBoard

D.Motivation
AskingthestudentsiftheyhaveeverplayedthegameofAroundTheWorld.Childrenlove
gamesandonaweekwheretheyhavebeentakingstandardizedtests,theywereexcitedfor
theopportunitytohavesomefun,whilestillhavinganeducationalexperience.

E.Skills/KnowledgeNeeded

Studentsshouldbeabletofollowdirections,aswellasuse
theirpriorknowledgewithmultiplyingfractions,includingusingtheirbasicmultiplicationfacts
andsimplificationknowledgetohelpthem.

E.Procedures/Presentation
(StepByStepinstructionsshouldbeprovided):

1. Grabawhiteboard,whiteboardmarker,anderaser,andsitinyourdesks.
2.
3.

Mr.Peningerwillgiveapairofdicetoeachstudentcurrentlycompeting,wheretheywillone
byonethrowtodeterminethenumeratoranddenominatorofeachfraction.
Studentscompetingwillracetofinishtheproblemcorrectly,andinatimelymanner,whilethe
remainderoftheclassdoestheproblemontheirwhiteboard.

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Thestudentwhofinishesfirstwillrevealtheiranswerandexplainand/ordemonstratetotheir
classmateswhatstepstheywentthroughtoreachtheiranswer.
Ifcorrect,saidstudentisthewinnerofthatroundandwilladvancetothenextone,
competingagainstthepersonsittingnextinline.Ifnot,theotherstudentwillhaveachance
toexplaintheiranswer.Allincorrectanswerswillbecorrectedandthecorrectwayto
completetheproblemwillbeexplained/demonstrated.
Thegamewillcontinueuntilonestudentmanagestodefeateveryotherstudent,(orforas
longastimeallows.)

Asaresult,studentshavepracticedtheirmultiplicationoffractions,aswellasbasicmultiplication
factsandsimplification,whichwillbenefitthemintheremainderoftheirMSTEPaswellasfortherest
oftheyear.

G.Closure/Transition
Attheendofthegame,studentswillprovidefeedback,andMrs.Engelswillsegwayintothe
mainlessonfortheday.

H.BackupPlan:
Thelackofsuppliesandinternetconnectionneededtocompletethislessonwillmakeiteasyto
completeamonganystandards.However,ifdicewerenotavailable,theinternetcouldbeused
tofindvirtualdice.Ifstudentswerenotrespondingwelltothegame,orbeingunabletofocus
duetotheteacheronlyfocusingonacoupleofstudentsatatime,thegamecouldbe
scratched,andthelessoncouldbetaughtusingadocumentcameraandthePromethean
Boardatthefrontoftheroom,wherestudentswouldusetheirwhiteboardstodemonstratetheir
understanding.