La Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) LESSON PLAN FORMAT Name: Emma Arthur School: X Primary School Date: - Topic: Area and Perimeter Year Level: Grade 6 Learning Area: Mathematics Duration: 1 hour Learning Purpose: To see what students already know about area and perimeter and to introduce them into the topic. Students will be reminded/learn of the terms: area, perimeter, length and width. They will learn how to calculate both and develop an awareness that shapes with the same perimeter can have a different area. VELS references: Measurement and Geometry Using units of measurement Solve problems involving the comparison of lengths and areas using appropriate units Activity Group set up Materials Engagement: Spaghetti and Read Spaghetti and Meatballs for All by Meatballs for All by Whole Class Marilyn Burns Marilyn Procedure: Explore The teacher checks for comprehension of the text. Ask multiple students was Mrs. “What Whole Class Comfort worried about?” Students should answer that Mrs. Comfort was worried that was not enough room for all of her quests to have a seat at the table. The teacher will then ask leading questions to get Whiteboard more information from the students “Why Whiteboard marker wasn’t there enough room at the table?” and the book what solution did the Comfort’s “In come up with?”
La Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) LESSON PLAN FORMAT Name: Emma Arthur School: X Primary School Topic: Area and Perimeter Learning Area: Mathematics Date: - Year Level: Grade 6 Duration: 1 hour Learning Purpose: To see what students already know about area and perimeter and to introduce them into the topic. Students will be reminded/learn of the terms: area, perimeter, length and width. They will learn how to calculate both and develop an awareness that shapes with the same perimeter can have a different area. VELS references: Measurement and Geometry Using units of measurement Solve problems involving the comparison of lengths and areas using appropriate units Activity Group set up Materials Engagement: Read Spaghetti and Meatballs for All by Marilyn Burns Procedure: Explore The teacher checks for comprehension of the text. Ask multiple students “What was Mrs. Comfort worried about?” Students should answer that Mrs. Comfort was worried that was not enough room for all of her quests to have a seat at the table. The teacher will then ask leading questions to get more information from the students “Why wasn’t there enough room at the table?” and “In the book what solution did the Comfort’s come up with?” Whole Class Whole Class Spaghetti and Meatballs for All by Marilyn Whiteboard Whiteboard marker
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