Mount Aloysius College

Education Department
Lesson Plan Format

I. Skittles Place Value

Miss Keith
November 5th, 2020
Subject/Discipline: Math
Grade Level: 3rd grade
Number of Students: 15
Allocated Instructional Time: 30 minutes
Multiple Intelligences Addressed: Visual-Spatial learners, Verbal learner, Logical-
mathematical, Kinesthetic learner, Interpersonal learner, Intrapersonal learner
Pennsylvania Common Core Standards:
CC.2.1.3. B.1 Apply place value understanding and properties of operations to
perform multi-digit arithmetic
16.1.2-3.4L Follow simple oral directions with visual or nonverbal support

II. Rationale and Background

The purpose of this lesson is for the students to take everything they have
learned about place value and put that knowledge to a fun activity where the
students are exploring place value with skittles. Students should experience this
lesson because it is important for students to know there are many ways you can
see math in life. This lesson will meet the needs of the students because through
this they are enhancing their skills on place value by doing this fun activity.

III. Lesson Objectives

1. TLWBAT make their skittles number and answer the questions (CC.2.1.3.B.1)
2. TLWBAT follow directions throughout the lesson (16.1.2-3.4L)

IV. Materials
Teacher Materials:
- none
Student Materials:
- Skittles
- question sheet
 - Skittle’s sheet
- Pencil

V. Procedures
To introduce my lesson, I will tell the students that we will be taking everything
we learned the past two weeks and doing a fun activity. Then to motivate ethe
students I will tell them that we will be working with skittles and everyone is
making their very own skittles number! This will grab the student’s attention and
set the purpose for the lesson.

A. Lesson Body
1. To begin the lesson, I will just be talking to the students about everything
we have learned about place value. I will have volunteers tell me
everything we have worked on.
2. I will then tell them that today we will be doing a fun activity, that puts all
the skills we have worked on into one place.
3. I will give students all the materials needed for the lesson, and each their
own bag of skittles.
4. Students will start by founding out what their number is, each place value
has a color coordinated to it. The students will take each skittle and match
it to the correct number. They will then make their number with that
information, and answer questions.
5. After each student has completed their answer sheet, they will come up to
the front of the class and present their number. Since each bag of skittles
is different, everyone’s number will also be different.
6. We will then walk around the student’s desk to see what each number
looks like in skittle form. Students cannot hold these up because the
skittles will go everywhere, so we will just go around and look at them.

B. Simplification and Extensions

1. For a gifted learner, I would have her work with a candy with more colors
so she will be working with higher place values.
2. For a student with an IEP, I will help them throughout the activity. Not
telling them the answers but scaffolding them to get to the right answer.
3. For an ELL learner, the hands-on manipulatives of the skittles will be great
for them.

C. Closure/Conclusion
To conclude my lesson, students will present their skittle number, and we will
walk around to each desk to see what the students skittle number looks like. I
will be grading their skittle worksheet.

D. “If-Time Activity”
If we have time, I will read the story How Much is a Million to get them ready
for what numbers they will see in fourth grade!
VI. Communicating with Families/Homework Assignment/Independent Practice

I will be posting pictures of our place value activities to my classroom webpage

for the parents/caregivers to see.

VII. Evaluation
1. Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of their number by answering
the questions with accuracy. (Ob #1)
2. Students will be fill out the answer key correctly because they were following
directions. (Ob #2)

A. Reflective Practice/Self-Evaluation

Reflect on your teaching experience and answer these questions:

1. What were two strengths of the lesson?

2. What are two areas of the lesson that need improvement?
3. What would I do differently, if I were to reteach this lesson?
4. What biases, if any, existed in the materials, activities, language, or
interactions with children?
5. Did anything surprise me?

Be sure to attach all resources such as handouts and teacher-created materials.

Skittles Number Activity:

https://mathgeekmama.com/skittles-math-place-value/

Note: I would change some of the questions, each question would relate to what we
worked on each day if I were to actually do this in a classroom. The questions on the
activity, some we didn’t get a chance to go over so I would change those ones and put
in more difficult ones. I just figured this would give you a good idea of what it would look
like!