Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region VI – Western Visayas
DIVISION OF HIMAMAYLAN CITY
SAN ANTONIO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental

LESSON PLAN GRADE 8 MATHEMATICS

4th Quarter
General Topic: FUNDAMENTAL COUNTING PRINCIPLE CODE: M8GE-IVf-g-1
Competency #:54
Specific: BOX METHOD DATE:
OBJECTIVE/S:
At the end of the lesson, 75 % of the students with at least 75% proficiency level should be
able to:
1. Determine the number of ways n objects taken r at a time
2. Use box method in finding the number of ways n objects taken r at a time
3. Manifest enjoyment using box method

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:
Cartolina, manila papers, flash cards, strips of cartolina

VALUE FOCUS: Be wise in spending your resources

ROUTINE ACTIVITIES: TEACHER’S NOTES

1. PRELIMINARIES:

a. REVIEW: Use flash cards.

Find the product.
1. (3)(7(7) 1. 147
2. (4)(5)(8)(7) 2. 1120
3. (2)(1)(1)(4)(1) 3. 8
4. (2)(2)(2)(4)(5)(6) 4. 960
5. (1)(9)(2)(0)(9)(199) 5. 0

b. MOTIVATION:
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day and you decided to
have a dinner with your love ones.
For dinner you have the following choices:
Strips of cartolina will be provided with names
of the different food for dinner.
Teacher will draw a TREE DIAGRAM on the
board and let student get one piece of strip of
cartolina and post it on the TREE DIAGRAM.

Build a TREE DIAGRAM to show all the different

combinations of meals you can make.

Q: How can you find the different combinations of Let students discover the answer on the next
meals you can make using a box method? activity.
 c. PRESENTATION:
Today, we are going to take up how to use a box
method in counting principle.
2. ACTIVITY:

Group the class into 5.

Teacher will distribute the materials for the
activity to each group.

3. ANALYSIS:
1. How did you find the answer to each of
the questions?
2. What previously learned principle did you
apply?
3. Show and explain how you answered each
item?

4. ABSTRACTION:

1. How to determine the number of ways n

objects taken r at a time?
2. Explain the box method.

5. APPLICATION:
1. Suppose there are 10 movies playing in
the theater. How many ways are there of
selecting and ranking your favorite 3?
2. If you have 15 people racing and only 1st, 1. 10 9 8 = 720
2nd and 3rd place will be awarded. How
many possible outcomes are there? 2. 15 14 13 = 2730
3. Suppose there are 5 questions on a
multiple-choice exam and each question 3. 5 5 5 5 5 = 3125
can be answered in 5 different ways (A, B,
C, D or E). How many ways are there to
complete the exam assuming every
question is answered?
6. ASSESSMENT:(formative test)

1. Three letters are used and they must be

made up of all vowels. How many possible
ways can it be done? 1. 5 4 3 = 60
2. A dress – shop owner has 8 new dresses
that she wants to display in the window. If
the display in the window has 5 2. 8 7 6 5 4 = 6720
mannequins, in how many ways can she
dress them up? 3. 26 26 10 10 10 = 676 000
 3. How many license plates can be formed
with 2 letters followed by 3 numbers
without restriction?

7. ASSIGNMENT:

How many 3-git numbers can be formed with S =

{0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,} using a box method if:

a. Repetitions are allowed

b. No repetition is allowed.
INSTRUCTIONAL DECISION:

Prepared by:

ROSELYN M. BRAZA
Teacher I