Dylan Mahoney

Tuesday, September 6, 2009 Lesson plan for math

Concept Related to Standards
(MA 1.4.1c) Represent data by using tally marks
Specific Learning Objective
Today I am able to use tally marks to represent data.
Materials: Whiteboards, dry erase markers, Red, blue, green, construction paper
Anticipatory set including prerequisite learning:
Go over objective and explain what tally marks are and what data means
Have students read the objective
Talk to students about how we have used data before and how we wrote it out
Have students turn to certain page in their textbook and look over different tally marks that
represent data
Student activity with procedures
Hand out three different colors of construction paper (Blue, Red, Green). Each student will get a
piece of paper. On three different walls there is going to be a piece of paper that will either say
Blue, Red, or Green. Instruct students to go to the wall that says the color of their construction
paper.
Have students in each group count off. Record the number of total students in each group on
the white board. Ask students how I would write each number for each group in tally marks. If
the students give the correct answer have them go back to their seats and get their whiteboards
out.
Once students have their whiteboards out draw pictures on the main whiteboard and ask
students to tally the total number of pictures. Once everyone is finished, ask them to hold their
boards up and see who understands the material and who is struggling. Do this again a couple of
times with different pictures and different amounts.
Now write out a chart on the whiteboard. EX)
1
10
2
14
3
16
4
22
Ask students to show you the tally marks for number 1. Have them hold up whiteboard, make
sure students are doing it right. Continue until you do every problem in the chart.
Give a summary of what the students learned today. Have them repeat objective
Assessment
Have students put their heads down on their desk with their eyes closed and ask them to raise their
hands for the answer that best suits them. Ask them who thinks they can tally data well, then who needs
more practice, and then who does not understand it at all.
If time allows for it give the students a review. For the review give students harder or easier problems
from earlier in class based on how well the students understood the material.
At the end of class make sure to ask the students what they learned today in class.