ASSUREModelInstructionalPlan

SeeSaw
Ms.Steele
3rdGrade
Math
1Day
A
nalyzeLearners
Thelessonisdesignedfor3rdGradestudents,whoareabout8and8yearsold.Thisclassis
comprisedof14malesand11femalesstudents,which3studentshaveIEP
accommodations,4studentsreceiveEnglishLanguageservices,and7receiveTier2and3
readingservices.Withthisinformationandtheknowledgeofmystudents,learningstyles
vary.ThisisthefirsttimestudentswillbeintroducedtocreatingaEdmodopageonafamous
historicalperson.Thestudentscomefrommoderatetolowincomesocioeconomic
environments.Thedynamicoftheclassisverydiverse.Studentsarewellbehavedbutsome
lackinterestinschoolandshowlittleeffort.About75%ofthestudentsarekinesthetic,
handsonlearning.Studentsworkwellwithmanipulatives.Ihavelearnedthatmystudents
learnbestduringhandsonactivitiesandincorporatingtechnology.Studentslearnbestwhen
theyhavetheopportunitytocreatetheirownproducts.About10%ofthestudentsarevisual
learnersandlearnusingpicturesandgraphics.StudentshaveworkedwithSeeSawmultiple
times.TheyknowhowtoaccessSeeSawthroughiPadsandChromebooks.Studentshave
alsoworkedinsmallgroupstationsmanytimesthroughouttheyear.Theyknowthe
expectationsforeachstation.TheyknowtousetheSmartBoardtofigureoutwhatstation
theygotonext.

Thestudentsingeneralareabletodothefollowing:
Utilizecomputers,chromebooksandiPads
Logincomputers,chromebooksandiPadswithgivenusernamesandpasswords
NavigatetheInternet
UsingGoogletoaccessanotherwebsite
S
tateObjectives
MinnesotaStateMathStandard:
3.1.3.1:
Readandwritefractionswithwordsandsymbols.Recognizethatfractionscanbeusedto
representpartsofawhole,partsofaset,pointsonanumberline,ordistancesonanumber
line.

ABCDObjectives:
Giveninstruction,directionandpractice,thirdgradestudentswillbeabletocreateequivalent
fractionchains,withnomistakes.

Givenpracticeandwithdiscussion,thirdgradestudentswillbeabletoseetherelationship
betweenfractionsandwhatmakesthemequivalent.

Givenpractice,thirdgradestudentswillbeabletocreateequivalentfractionswith
denominators2,3,4,6,8,12,and16,withnomistakes.
S
electMethods,Media,,andMaterials
1.Therewillbewholegroup,smallgroupinstruction,teachercenteredstrategies,
studentcenteredstrategiesandpartnerwork.Duringwholegroupinstruction,theteacher
will
asktheclasswhattheythinkequivalentmeans.Theclasswilldiscusswhatequivalent
meansandhowtodecideiftwofractionsareequivalentorequal.Theclasswillwatchan
AnnieandMobyvideotohelpunderstandwhatequivalentfractionsmean.
https://jr.brainpop.com/math/fractions/equivalentfractions/preview.weml

Afterthisdiscussion,students,intheirpods,willbegivenpuzzlepieces.Thegroupwilltryto
completethe8puzzlesbyputtingtogetherthefractionwiththecorrectfractionpicturealong
withtheequivalentfractionwiththecorrectpicture.Therearefourpiecesperpuzzle.Iwill
givethegroup10minutestocompletethepuzzles.Theclasswilltalkaboutwhatfractions
areequivalentandwhatequivalentmeans.
(Thepuzzlepieceshavebeenattachedbelowthelessonplan)

Afterthissmallgroupactivity,studentswillbethengoingfromstationtostationcompleting
activities.Oncestationwillbewiththeteachercompletingworkbookpages.Theotherstation,
studentswillbepracticingcomparingfractions.Theotherstation,studentswillbecoloringa
mysterypictureaccordingtoequivalentfractions.Thelaststation,thatthislessonwillbe
focusingon,isthatstudentswillbeaccessingSeeSawandshowingdifferentequivalent
fractionsinavarietyofways.
2.ThemediastudentswillbeaccessingisthroughiPads.Atmyschool,eachstudenthasa
Googleaccountandemail.Withthis,studentswillbeusingtheirGoogleaccountemailand
passwordtoaccesstheclassSeeSawpage.Here,theycanadddifferentitemstoshow
differentequivalentfractions.
3.Atthestation,studentswillbeaskedtoshowequivalentchainsfor3differentfractions.
Theywillhavetoshow6equivalentfractionsforeachfraction.Forexample,thefractionwill
be.Studentswillhavetoshow6equivalentfractionsforjustthisonefraction.Thelesson
forthepreviousday,studentspracticehowtoformequivalentchains.ThisSeeSawactivity
willbeusedforassessmentandwillguidegroupingandwillshowwhatstudentsneedmore
practicefindingequivalentfractionsandwhatstudentsneedtobechallengedmore.
U
tilizeMedia,Materials,andMethods
Foreachlistedabove,detailsofhowtheywillbeimplementedintothelessontoenhance
learningwithusing5Ps.
1.

Previewthematerials:TheteacherneedstopreviewtomakesuretheiPadsarecharged
andareabletobeused.TheiPadsneedtobecheckedtoseeiftheSeeSawappis
downloadedotherwiseSeeSawcannotbeaccessed.

2.

Preparethematerials:TechnologyandMedia:StudentswillbeaccessingiPadsduring
thislesson.TheiPadcartwillgetcheckedoutpriortothelessonandintheclassroomready
forstudentuse.Theteacherneedstohavethepuzzlepiecescopied,laminated,andcutout
foreachgroup.Studentswillbeworkingingroupsof5sotheteacherwillneedtohave5
differentpuzzlepiececopies.StudentswillbeusingSeeSawtoadditemstoshowequivalent
fractions.Theteacherwillhavetocreatenotecardsoffractions.Thenotecardswillhavethe
fractionsstudentswillhavetofindequivalentfractionsfor.
3.

Preparetheenvironment:Thelessonwilltakeplaceintheclassroom.Duringthewhole
group,studentswillbeattheirseat.Forthesmallgroupactivity,studentscanmovetothe
floorrightbytheirdesktoassemblethepuzzle.Thestudentscanmovefreelyaroundthe
roomwiththeiriPads,duringthesmallgrouptime.Theycanaskpeerstosupportthemifthey
haveforgottenanysteps.Topreparetheenvironment,theteacherwillhavethenotecardsat
thestationforstudentuse.Therewillbenotecardswherestudentschoose3fractionsto
showequivalentfractionsfor.
4.

Preparethelearners:Thestudentslearnedaboutequivalentfractionchainstheday
before.Thissmallgroupstationlessonisusedasreviewandwillshowtheteacherwhat
studentsunderstoodthelessonandwhatstudentsneedmorepracticewiththelesson.They
willbeapplyingtheskillsandstrategiestheylearnedyesterdayinordertocreateequivalent
chainsforfractions.Studentsalsoknowtheexpectationsduringsmallgroupstationtime.
Studentsknowthattheyneedtoworkquietlyandtheyneedtobeworkingontheirwork
individually.ThestationsandthegroupswillbepostedontheSmartBoard.Whenitistimefor
thenextrotation,theteacherwilltellstudentstoswitchandtheycanlookattheSmartBoard
tofigureoutwhatstationtheirgroupisgoingtonext.
R
equireLearnerParticipation
Thislessonwillbeaonedaylesson.Thesmallgroupstationsisareviewofwhatstudents
havebeenlearningduringmathcorecurriculumtime.Thestationsareusedasinformal
assessmentstoseewhatstudentsunderstandhowtofindequivalentfractionsandhowto
createequivalentfractionchainsandwhatstudentsneedmoresupportandpracticewiththis
skill.Thelessonwillstartoffwithawholegroupdiscussionjusttoshowstudentsavideofor
findingequivalentfractions.
Theclasswilldiscusswhatequivalentmeansandhowtodecideif
twofractionsareequivalentorequal.TheclasswillwatchanAnnieandMobyvideotohelp
understandwhatequivalentfractionsmean.
https://jr.brainpop.com/math/fractions/equivalentfractions/preview.weml

Afterthisdiscussion,students,intheirpods,willbegivenpuzzlepieces.Thegroupwilltryto
completethe8puzzlesbyputtingtogetherthefractionwiththecorrectfractionpicturealong
withtheequivalentfractionwiththecorrectpicture.Therearefourpiecesperpuzzle.Iwill
givethegroup10minutestocompletethepuzzles.Theclasswilltalkaboutwhatfractions
areequivalentandwhatequivalentmeans.

Afterthissmallgroupactivity,studentswillbethengoingfromstationtostationcompleting
activities.Oncestationwillbewiththeteachercompletingworkbookpages.Theotherstation,

studentswillbepracticingcomparingfractions.Theotherstation,studentswillbecoloringa
mysterypictureaccordingtoequivalentfractions.Thelaststation,thatthislessonwillbe
focusingon,isthatstudentswillbeaccessingSeeSawandshowingdifferentequivalent
fractionsinavarietyofways.Studentswillbeaskedtoeithercreateequivalentfractions
chainswithlegos,drawingpictures,writingtheequivalentfractionchainsonanotebookpiece
ofpaperanduploadingapictureoftheirworkorcreatingavideooftheequivalentfraction
chains.Theperformanceworkwillbeassessedandwillguidefurtherinstructionon
equivalentfractions.

Afterthestationgroup,IwillassessstudentsusingGoogleForms.StudentswillgrabaniPad
andscantheQRcodeonthecomputer.Theexitticketwillcollectdataofwhatstudents
understandequivalentfractionsandwhatstudentsneedmorepracticewiththisskill.
E
valuate&Revise
Evaluationmethodsfor
each
ofthefollowingareincluded:
1. StudentPerformance
IwillassessthestudentworkthatissubmittedonSeeSaw.Iwilladdconstructivefeedback
commentsontheworkthatstudentssubmitted.Ifstudentsdidnotdotheequivalentfraction
correctly,theteacherwillaskthestudentstofixtheirwork.Thisinformationwillguidesmall
groupinstructionforthenextday.Iwillgroupstudentsbasedonwhatstudentsneedmore
practicecreatingequivalentchainsandwhatstudentsneedtobechallenged.
Afterthestationgroup,Iwill,also,assessstudentsusingGoogleForms.Studentswillgrab
aniPadandscantheQRcodeonthecomputer.Theexitticketwillcollectdataofwhat
studentsunderstandequivalentfractionsandwhatstudentsneedmorepracticewiththisskill.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dFzY5TzDRaWIi7gTjYZJz49LRm_r_xl9Hu_5FQ0Ko3Y/vie
wform

1. MediaEffectiveness
StudentSurvey:

ShortAnswer:WhatisonethingyoulikedmostaboutusingSeeSaw?

ShortAnswer:WhatisonethingyoudidntlikeaboutusingSeeSaw?

3.InstructorPerformance
StudentswillassessthelessonasawholeusingaGoogleformsurvey.Thisfeedbackwill
guideinstructionforthelessonforthenextyear.Thestudentfeedbackwillalsoguide
reteachingifneeded.

SmallGroupPuzzlePieceActivity:

QRCode:

EquivalentFractionChainExample: