MATERIALS NEEDED: I supply: 4 square handouts, PowerPoint, guided notes, pairs check handout, calculators, and also reserve computer lab. They supply: Pencil and Paper PROCEDURE: Time Mathematical Tasks to be Used, Anticipated Student Comments, Teacher Thoughts/Actions/Questions Questions, Actions, and Strategies Pick up warm up from overhead and 15 I will be walking around checking for complete 4 square activity. completion of homework from the night Min before and listening to conversations that the Have students number off 1 -4. Each kids are having about warm up. student will complete the square of their number and then alternate. So 4 will become 1 and 2 becomes 3 and 3 becomes After the completion of each 4 square go over 4. This is so that each student will get the answers and answer any questions. four different difficulty levels. Students should fill out guided notes and 15 min Go over power point presentation of solving discuss answers to individual problems. equations and distribute guided notes. Distribute pairs check with a switch to Students should decide who maroon is and 20 min students. who is white. Each will complete problem 1 on their sheet and switch. They should Go over instructions on how to do pairs check check the #1 problem and if it is not with a switch. correct they must give it back to their Once one group is completely finished with partner and have them correct it. If it is their sheet, check it, and allow them to check correct they do #2 and switch again. other student’s sheets. Go over pairs check with a switch and go over Ask any questions about the problems that 5 min any problems that they had. they did. Take students to computer lab next door and Students should work together to 15 min have them work together on the following complete basketball game. They must site: print out certificate that shows how many problems they got correct. Discuss anything that the kids had trouble The students should be completing the Time with. Discuss all the different steps of solving journal entry and discussing any problems Rem. a two step equation. I will also distribute that they struggled with from the online
MATERIALS NEEDED: I supply: 4 square handouts, PowerPoint, guided notes, pairs check handout, calculators, and also reserve computer lab. They supply: Pencil and Paper PROCEDURE: Time Mathematical Tasks to be Used, Teacher Thoughts/Actions/Questions Anticipated Student Comments, Questions, Actions, and Strategies 15 Min I will be walking around checking for completion of homework from the night before and listening to conversations that the kids are having about warm up. After the completion of each 4 square go over answers and answer any questions. Pick up warm up from overhead and complete 4 square activity. Have students number off 1 -4. Each student will complete the square of their number and then alternate. So 4 will become 1 and 2 becomes 3 and 3 becomes 4. This is so that each student will get the four different difficulty levels. 15 min Go over power point presentation of solving equations and distribute guided notes. Students should fill out guided notes and discuss answers to individual problems. 20 min Distribute pairs check with a switch to students. Go over instructions on how to do pairs check with a switch. Once one group is completely finished with their sheet, check it, and allow them to check other student’s sheets. Students should decide who maroon is and who is white. Each will complete problem 1 on their sheet and switch. They should check the #1 problem and if it is not correct they must give it back to their partner and have them correct it. If it is correct they do #2 and switch again. 5 min Go over pairs check with a switch and go over any problems that they had. Ask any questions about the problems that they did. 15 min Take students to computer lab next door and have them work together on the following site: Students should work together to complete basketball game. They must print out certificate that shows how many problems they got correct. Time Rem. Discuss anything that the kids had trouble with. Discuss all the different steps of solving a two step equation. I will also distribute The students should be completing the journal entry and discussing any problems that they struggled with from the online
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