Year 5 Lesson Plans Year 5 Maths: Calculators Class: Teacher: Date: Learning objectives: Previous learning: Speaking and listening objectives: To select relevant ideas and use appropriate vocabulary to engage and maintain the interest of multi-step Pupils have some listeners. experience of using To use dialogue and discussion to build up and refine ideas, move groups on and reach agreements problems using a a calculator. collaboratively. calculator. Apply calculation techniques. Activity Differentiation Resource Starter: Play a minute”. Write a number on the board “Just e.g. 36 ½. In talking partners, children are to speak Differentiated pairings and groups. about the number without hesitation, deviation or Teacher/TA support see main activity notes. – repetition for a minute to their partner. The other child can challenge if they hear hesitation, Word problems could be adapted for lower ability or repetition or deviation, then they take over the challenging for higher ability children and given out direct challenge for the rest of the minute. Then change the number or replace it with a shape/ calculation The broken calculator problems could be simplified for etc. The winner is the child who got to the end of children. the minute the most frequently. Vocabulary Calculator, display, key, enter, clear, word, problem, multi-step, add, subtract, multiplication, division, double, halve. Main activity: Although the children have just used their mental maths skills, explain that using a calculator isn’t just a cheat; it is a skill on its own. Why do we use calculators in life? Discuss. Run though how to use calculator if the class needs revision. Amaze class with a calculator trick! (see )
Year 5 Lesson Plans Class: Teacher: Date: Year 5 Maths: Calculators Learning objectives: multi-step problems using a calculator. Apply calculation techniques. Previous learning: Pupils have some experience of using a calculator. Speaking and listening objectives: To select relevant ideas and use appropriate vocabulary to engage and maintain the interest of listeners. To use dialogue and discussion to build up and refine ideas, move groups on and reach agreements collaboratively. Activity Differentiation Resource Starter: Play “Just a minute”. Write a number on the board e.g. 36 ½. In talking partners, children are to speak about the number without hesitation, deviation or repetition for a minute to their partner. The other child can challenge if they hear hesitation, repetition or deviation, then they take over the challenge for the rest of the minute. Then change the number or replace it with a shape/ calculation etc. The winner is the child who got to the end of the minute the most frequently. Differentiated pairings and groups. Teacher/TA support – see main activity notes. Word problems could be adapted for lower ability or challenging for higher ability children and given out The broken calculator problems could be simplified for children. Vocabulary Calculator, display, key, enter, clear, word, problem, multi-step, add, subtract, multiplication, division, double, halve. Main activity: Although the children have just used their mental maths skills, explain that using a calculator isn’t just a cheat; it is a skill on its own. Why do we use calculators in life? Discuss. Run though how to use calculator if the class needs revision. Amaze class with a calculator trick! (see ) direct
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