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At the front of the classroom there is a Smart Board and Elmo available for the teacher to
demonstrate what is being taught. There are also many helpful posters on the walls for
students to use as resources, such as a word wall, a math board, the schedule and calendar,
etc. In the back corner there is a semicircular table where the teacher can work with a small
group or individual students. All together there are 22 students in this classroom and they sit
in table groups with 4 or 5 of their peers (3 groups of 4, 2 groups of 5). Each table group has
a three-drawer cabinet where the students keep their materials, for the various subjects. All of
the students have their own unique learning needs, but some have IEPs and interventions in
place to assist with their learning needs. We have one student who is in the life skills
program, 4 students pulled for reading intervention during Flex Time, and 2 in Math
interventions, during Math intervention time. In the morning block, during whole group
instruction, to assist with our students with special needs we have various Aides and Paras
that work directly with those students.
1.2. Materials
Smart Board
ELMO
foldable handouts
Math notebooks
Scissors
Glue
3. Assessment:
3.1. Assessment/Evaluation: (Materials, How and when you will assess each objective)
Students have completed a cut and paste activity matching the vocabulary term with the definition, as well as
providing and example, with 100% accuracy. (Cognitive, Psychomotor)
3.2 Criteria for Mastery for judging/scoring student success:
Students will have demonstrated mastery of vocabulary when they have correctly completed the cut and paste
activity in their math journals, with 100% accuracy.
4. Adaptations:
4.1 Gearing down
Students will have the assistance of an Aide or Para to help them with the motor skills of the cut and paste
activity. Their work sheets will also already have an example provided and they will need to think of an
additional example. There will be an example on the board as well. They may also work with their table
partners to aid in comprehension of the vocabulary.
4.2 Gearing up
Students will further explore the properties of addition and subtraction, using numbers within 1,000 through
math centers involving, additional practice, more difficult regrouping problems, word problems, and problems
adding/ subtracting numbers within 10,000. Needed to do this, had students complete practice problems on
a whiteboard, worked well and helped me assess their knowledge.
Completely changed this step. We always begin math with number talks. Within number talks the students had
already been using this skill. I began with number talks, and then showed the video, and then I went back and
talked about how they had already been using this skill in Number Talks.
*7.5. Checks for Understanding (checks each students readiness to work on objectives independently)
Does everyone understand what I mean by 2 digit numbers? (thumbs up, thumbs down). Throughout the
Learnzillion video I will pause and emphasize concepts and vocabulary terms. I will ask the students what
compose means (Partner Share), what does decompose mean? (Face Partner Share) Did a lot of this!! Drove
instuction.
7.6. Independent Practice/Assignment (Including directions)
The students will complete the foldable activity and paste in into their Math notebook. Went very well they, know
exactly what to do.
7.7. Conclusion/Closure/Review - Wrap-up (Students review/summarize/reflect)
With your table partners I would like for you to Decompose the number 27. Showdown, very good 2 groups of 10
or 20, and 7 ones. Now with your table partners I would like for you to Compose the numbers 6 and 8.
Showdown, great 6 ones and 8 ones composes to be 14. Now for you to try by yourself; I would like for you to
Decompose the number 34. Showdown, Great! 3 groups of 10 or 30, and 4 ones. Ok, I would like for you to
Compose 10 and 5. Showdown, good job! One groups of 10s and 5 ones is 15.
I will then repeat read the math goal to solidify the vocabulary terms. Wish I had had more time to evaluate and
do a full closer, I did not plan time very well.