Bluefield State College

Daily Lesson Plan (Template)

Name: Brieanna Wimmer Date: March 22, 2017

Subject: Math Topic: Finding
Unknowns: Whats My Rule?
Grade: 1st Length of Lesson: 40
minutes

Introduction (Essential Question): Have students to use near doubles to solve each
fact. Then have them to briefly explain how they used the strategy. Such as, 4 + 5
9; I know 4 + 4 = 8 and 1 more is 9.
Standard: Mathematics
Cluster: Understand and apply properties of operations and the relationship
between addition and subtraction.
Objective: M.1.3 Apply properties of operations as strategies to add and subtract
(e.g., If 8 + 3 = 11 is known, then 3 + 8 = 11 is also known: Commutative Property
of Addition. To add 2 + 6 + 4, the second two numbers can be added to make a ten,
so 2 + 6 + 4 = 2 + 10 = 12: Associative Property of Addition).
Specific Objective: Students will learn the "What's My Rule?" routine and use it to
practice finding unknown numbers in number sentences. The satisfactory mastery
for this lesson is 50%.
Method(s): The teacher will utilize the smartboard and a lecture discussion.
Materials: Smartboard, math journal
Direct Instruction: The teacher will begin the lesson by doing an example problem
with students. The library has a rule for how many more books children must check
out from one week to the next. Antoine checked out 5 books one week and 7 books
the next week. Quan checked out 9 books one week and 11 books the next week.
The teacher would then explain to the students that 2 books were added to
following week. We know this because 5+2=7 and 9+2=11.
Guided Practice: For the guided practice the teacher would give the students two
problems to solve on their dry erase boards. Such as, Sue checked out 2 books one
week and 4 books the next week. What is the library's rule forgiving children books
from one week to the next? The students should write the rule as well as their
answers to the problems. The teacher should emphasize that even though each
person started with different numbers of books, they followed the same rule. The
library's rule is each person must check out 2 more books next week than what he
or she got this week. So, no matter how many books they check out the first week,
children would add 2 to find how many books they can check out next week. Tell
students that they are going to learn a new math routine called "What's My Rule?"
that works like the magic bag. But instead of using craft sticks, "What's My Rule?"
uses numbers.

Display a function machine. Explain that the function machine is like the magic bag.
If you put a number into the machine, the number will follow the rule on the
machine, and a different number will come out. Any number you put in will follow
the same rule. Tell students that if you put 3 in this machine, 4 will come out. If you
put in 6, 7 will come out. If you put in 9, 10 will come out. Encourage children to
look for a pattern. GMP7.1 Ask: What number do you think will come out if you put
in 5? 6
Have students suggest a number to put in the function machine. What number will
come out if we put that number in? The number that is 1 more than the number
that was put in. Tell students that you want to write number sentences to represent
what happens in the function machine. Then ask should they be addition or
subtraction number sentences? Why? Addition, because the numbers that come out
are larger than the numbers that go in. The ask the students how could you write
number sentences to show what will happen to each number you put in? Remind
students that they need to use a symbol to represent the rest of the unknown rule.
Differentiation: If students have trouble remembering which direction to apply the
rules, draw arrows connecting the "in" spaces to the "out" spaces.
Lesson Closure: The teacher will ensure that the students have understood the
lesson by their class participation.
Independent Practice: Students will complete Math Journal page 148.
Assessment: The teacher will assess students based on the number of problems
they get correct in their math journal.
Time & Resources: 40 minutes, Smartboard, math journal