Brylee Beiswanger

11/17/14
Math Center/Station: Memory
(Approximate length of time: 10 minutes)
Lesson
Objectives

The students will practice memory skills and division.

The students will be able to solve division problems and then write division sentences.

Grade
Level

3rd

Physical Education Standard/s

Standard 4

Curricular
Focus

Math

Curricular Standards/
Benchmarks
3.OA.A.2: Represent and solve problems involving
multiplication and division.
3.OA.C.7: Multiply and divide within 100.
Assessment
The teacher will collect and look at the recording
sheets after math centers are over. This way the
teacher can assess if the students are writing
correct division sentences.

Supporting
materials

Title and Instructions Sheet

5 bags with 16 pieces in each
Recording sheets

Introduction/Anticipatory Set:
When they get to this math center, the students will read the instructions. Then each student will get a bag of
game pieces and a recording sheet. Students should play the game in groups of 2 or 3.
Lesson Focus/Activity:
The students will lay of the their cards or game pieces face down in four rows with four cards in each row.
They will take turns flipping over two cards, trying to match the division problem to its answer. It they dont
make a match, they put the cards face down again. When they do make a match, they take the matching cards
out and write the division sentence on their recording sheet.
Lesson Closure/Assessment:
The students keep playing until no more cards are left. Once the game is finished, they should have 8 matches/
division sentences. If they have time, they can play again.

Prior Knowledge/Prerequisite Skills:

Addition and subtraction
Multiplication and division
The relationship between multiplication and division

Anticipated Modifications:
The students can use connecting cubes
or whiteboards to help them solve the
division problems. Also, I could make
bags that have fewer game pieces.

Learning Styles:
Visual learners will benefit from this math center
because they see division problems and answers
written down. When they make a match, they write
the division sentence down. By saying the problems
out loud, the center will also appeal to auditory
learners. Kinesthetic learners will benefit from
the center because they get to play a game and
physically flip over the game pieces.
Resource:

Safety Considerations:
The students should work at a large
table or at their desks, not on the floor.
Sitting on the floor may cause other
students to trip over them or step on
their fingers.
Date:

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Brylee Beiswanger
11/17/14