Algebra 1 - Section 7.

2 Lesson Plan
Title: Solving Systems Using Substitution
Objective: Students will be able to solve a system of linear equations by using the
substitution method. This means that they can isolate and solve for a variable in
one of the equations, then substitute that value into the other equation to find the
value of the other variable. These values will be their solution.
Standards:

ccss.math.practice.mp1: Make sense of problem and persevere in solving

them.
ccss.math.practice.mp2: Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
ccss.math.practice.mp4: Model with mathematics.

Materials: Students Pen/pencil

Teacher Power point, and smartboard
Assessments:

next day HW quiz

student participation and engagement
scale of 1-5 assessment periodically throughout the lesson (teacher ask
students to rate their understanding on a scale of 1-5 using their fingers)

Procedure:
7:307:35: Daily check-in with students.
7:35-7:50: Students will compare their homework answers from the previous night,
and write any questions they have up on the board. After their questions are
answered, they will take a two question homework quiz.
7:50-8:00: Teacher will discuss the first two slides that will introduce the
substitution method, and perform two examples and verbalizing every step that
they will execute.
8:00-8:15: Students will then do 4 examples working with their table partners.
After students have completed the examples, the teacher will ask for volunteers or
choose a table group at random to share their answer with the rest of the class.
8:15-8:20: Students will take a 5 minute break to get up and stretch their legs, or
get a drink of water.
8:20-8:35: The last slide is a word problem, and the students will work on this
problem with their table partner. Teacher will allow the students to struggle and
attempt to persevere before going over the answer with the class.
8:35-8:55: The students will then get 20 minutes to work on their homework.
8:55-9:00: Teacher will wrap up the lesson by asking two exit questions and gauge
what the students understanding is.

Differentiation: During classwork time, teacher will walk around and help out
students who may be struggling more to help them get a better understanding.
They will also get a copy of the notes if needed. Higher level learners will be asked
to help lower level learners during classwork time, and be given a different set of
HW problems to challenge them.
Reflection: Majority of the students struggled today. Even with the numerous
examples and steps, the students just had a difficult time on grasping the concept
of the substitution method. I dont think I did a very good job of explaining it, and I
think I tried to do too much in one period. We will continue working on this section
tomorrow, and I will do a better job of breaking it down so that they can understand
how to do this method.