William Espedal 6thGrade Math x6052 Date: Tuesday 09/20/2011 Standards Addressed Objective Product (including ELPS) Materials Needed 6.1 (E) identify factors of a positive We will define greatest common factor I willcompute greatest common factors and integer, common factors, and the and select them using various methods use this new vocabulary in classroom 2 large hula hoops or 2 long pieces of rope greatest common factor of a set of communication (3B) positive integers. Lesson Name: GCF Action: What is the teacher What are the students doing? doing? Phase 1: Engage: Teacher shows a presentation about venn diagrams. Then creates a large human size venn diagram on the floor. Shows presentation and Watching and asks students if they answering questions understand how they work. Lays down hula hoops or ropes. Phase 2: Explore: Teacher splits the class into 2 groups and gives them each a large number to factor and tells the students to write each prime Splits class and gives Work together to create number on a sheet of paper in large print. Then the teacher chooses students to hold those numbers and stand in the proper number. Walks around prime factorizations. location of the human venn diagram. and helps/observes prime Select students place factorization. Organizes themselves in correct human venn and place of venn diagram. discusses Others watch. Phase 3: Explain: Teacher explains the different methods to finding GCF using Cornell Notes. Explains GCF and Listening and taking checks for understanding cornell notes. Phase 4: Elaborate: Teacher works through examples moving from working them all to students working independently. Explaining less and less Working through allowing students to take examples until they can over do them independently Phase 5: Evaluate: GCF Worksheet Passes out worksheet, Listens to instructions gives instruction then and completes walks around room to worksheet. help and observe Differentiation Strategies Guided Groups: Homework: Costa’s Questions: AVID: Cornell Notes Finish GCF worksheet ESL: Total physical response SPED: Visual and physical examples Pre-AP: Less direction on human venn diagram (let them discover it) GT:
William Espedal 6thGrade Math x6052 Date: Tuesday 09/20/2011 Standards Addressed 6.1 (E) identify factors of a positive integer, common factors, and the greatest common factor of a set of positive integers. Objective We will define greatest common factor and select them using various methods Product (including ELPS) I willcompute greatest common factors and use this new vocabulary in classroom communication (3B) Materials Needed 2 large hula hoops or 2 long pieces of rope Lesson Name: GCF Action: What is the teacher doing? What are the students doing? Phase 1: Engage: Teacher shows a presentation about venn diagrams. Then creates a large human size venn diagram on the floor. Shows presentation and asks students if they understand how they work. Lays down hula hoops or ropes. Watching and answering questions Phase 2: Explore: Teacher splits the class into 2 groups and gives them each a large number to factor and tells the students to write each prime number on a sheet of paper in large print. Then the teacher chooses students to hold those numbers and stand in the proper location of the human venn diagram. Splits class and gives number. Walks around and helps/observes prime factorization. Organizes human venn and discusses Work together to create prime factorizations. Select students place themselves in correct place of venn diagram. Others watch. Phase 3: Explain: Teacher explains the different methods to finding GCF using Cornell Notes. Explains GCF and checks for understanding Listening and taking cornell notes. Phase 4: Elaborate: Teacher works through examples moving from working them all to students working independently. Explaining less and less allowing students to take over Working through examples until they can do them independently Phase 5: Evaluate: GCF Worksheet Passes out worksheet, gives instruction then walks around room to help and observe Listens to instructions and completes worksheet. Differentiation Strategies AVID: Cornell Notes ESL: Total physical response SPED: Visual and physical examples Pre-AP: Less direction on human venn diagram (let them discover it) GT: Costa’s Questions: Guided Groups: Homework: Finish GCF worksheet
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