Student Teaching Lesson Plan Template – Spring 2018 Final

(Indirect Instruction / Discovery Learning)

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Subject: Mathematics Central Focus:

Understand decimal notation for fractions, and compare decimal
fractions.
Essential Standards/Common Core Objective (2): Date submitted: Date taught: 2/28/18
4.NF.7: Compare two decimals to hundredths by
reasoning about their size using area and length
models, and recording the results of comparisons
with the symbols >, =, or <. Recognize that
comparisons are valid only when the two decimals
refer to the same whole.
Daily Lesson Objective (1):
Students will be able to compare numbers that contain decimals using the >,<, or = symbol. Students are
expected to earn 5 out of 6 possible points on the exit ticket.

21st Century Skills (1): Academic Language Demand (if Handbook applicable)
Greater than, less than, equal to, tenths place, hundredths place

Prerequisite knowledge and skills Global Awareness (1):

needed (1):
Students will need to know how to
compare whole numbers using the
symbols >, =, and <.
Students will also need to know
about the tenths and hundredths
place value when it comes to
decimals.

Activity Description of Activities and Setting Time

1. Engage (3) To check students understanding I will ask them the 5-8 minutes
Check students’ prior knowledge following questions:
in a fast way (Students will use the greater than, less than, or
equal to sign to answer the questions.)
Compare the two numbers: 79 and 90
Compare the two numbers: 103 and 87

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2. Explore (3)
Tasks student will solve by
themselves using their prior
knowledge
3. Explain (3)
Students explain their solutions to
the tasks they solved during the
“Explore” phase
4. Elaborate/Extend (3)
Extra task(s) or generalizations of
concepts
5. Evaluate (Assessment methods)
(3)
Include the “Exit ticket” to assess
students’ understanding of the new
concepts
Draft revision shared with faculty: 2/15/2017 – TPALs + emailed to faculty
Write the following number: six and five tenths
Write the following number: thirteen and twelve
hundredths
Students will complete the Ordering Decimals Task 20 minutes
Cards activity. The cards will be taped around the
room and the students will walk around with the
answer sheet to complete the problems.
The cards contain multiple choice items and they
must choose the answer choice that orders the
decimals from the least to the greatest.
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Students will come back together when the 5-10 minutes
assignment is completed and the teacher will ask
the students to share their answers with the class.
The teacher will ask the students to explain why the
answer that they picked for each problem is correct.
The teacher will use a PowerPoint to review what 10 minutes
has been learned throughout the lesson. The
students will answer the questions in their math
journals. The teacher will go through each problem
and explain it when the students have had time to
complete the problems.
Compare the following numbers using >,<, or =.
Show your work and explain your answer.
325.31 and 325.13
3,028.71 and 302.871
25,300.71 and 25,300.715
12.225 and 12.4
For a summative assessment, the students will 5-10 minutes
complete the following exit ticket independently.
The students will earn 1 point for correctly
comparing the two numbers and 1 point for
correctly identifying the number that helped them
solve the problem. The students can earn up to 8
possible points on the exit ticket. Students are
expected to earn at least 5 out of the 6 possible
points to meet mastery for this objective.

Student(s) &
Modifications/Accommodations (2):
For a formative assessment, the teacher will
observe and take notes on the student work that is
completed in the explore and elaborate and extend
sections of the lesson.
Student/Small Group Student/Small Group

1. ELL students will have the Differentiation (low students): Differentiation (advanced
directions read to them and will be Students will be given problems students):
monitored more frequently. comparing decimals to the tenths Advanced students will have an
place until they master that skill. activity comparing decimals to
2. There is one student that has a They will then move on to the thousandths place.
behavior chart. I will fill in the comparing decimals to the
behavior chart as needed for the hundredths place.
duration of the lesson.
Materials/Technology (1): SmartBoard, the Ordering Decimals activity, students will need their notebooks
and a pencil, the teacher will need to provide a class set of exit tickets for the students.

Reflection on lesson:

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Draft revision shared with faculty: 2/15/2017 – TPALs + emailed to faculty