Lesson5(PracticeMultiplication:FromPartialProductstoStandardAlgorithm)
Author:MelodieMiller
Datecreated:02/06/20162:00PMEDTDatemodified:02/18/20166:05PMEDT
LessonTitle
Subject/TopicArea
Mathematics
Grade/Level
Grade5
ContextforLearning
Thisclasshas13boysand17girls.Theschoolinwhichthislessonwillbetaughtisinanareainwhichallareconsidered
lowincome.Thesestudentsareallaroundthesameageof10or11yearsold.Thereare4studentswhoarepulledfrom
theclassroomforspecialeducationservices.BasedondatafromstudentSRIscores,manyofthesestudentsareator
belowgradelevelinreading.
Standards
DEDelawareCurriculumStandards
Subject:Mathematics
Standard1:StudentswilldeveloptheirabilitytoSOLVEPROBLEMSbyengagingindevelopmentallyappropriateproblem
solvingopportunitiesinwhichthereisaneedtousevariousapproachestoinvestigateandunderstandmathematical
conceptstoformulatetheirownproblemstofindsolutionstoproblemsfromeverydaysituationstodevelopandapply
strategiestosolveawidevarietyofproblemsandtointegratemathematicalreasoning,communicationandconnections.
GradeRange:GradesK10
PerformanceIndicator1.01:persistandsolveproblemsfromstarttofinish.
PerformanceIndicator1.02:investigateandbuildtheirunderstandingofmathematicalcontent.
PerformanceIndicator1.03:formulateproblemsfromeverydayandmathematicalsituations.
PerformanceIndicator1.04:developandapplystrategiestosolveproblems.
PerformanceIndicator1.05:interpretresultswithrespecttotheoriginalproblem.
LessonObjectives
Multiplymultidigitnumbersusingthestandardalgorithm.
LessonRationale
Thislessonhelpstobuildproceduralskillwithmultiplyingmultidigitnumbers.Thestandardalgorithmisusedhere
becausesupportsfluency.Thisworkdevelopsstudents'understandingthatthestandardalgorithmformultiplicationis
anefficientwaytomultiplythatusesplacevalueconcepts.
LessonEssentialQuestion(s)
Howcanweusethestandardalgorithmtomultiplymultidigitnumbers?
BeginningOfTheLesson/Orientation
InstructionalStrategies
ProjectCard2infrontoftheclass.Preparestudentstowatchthevideobyaskingthemtothinkaboutthisquestionas
theywatch:
Howisthestandardalgorithmdifferentfromthepartialproductmethodformultiplication?
Facilitatediscussionaroundthisquestionafterwatchingthevideo.
Links:
1. Card2(SkillInstructionVideo)Thisvideostrengthensstudentunderstandingoftheprocedureforusingthe
standardalgorithmformultiplicationbyreinforcingtheconnectionsbetweenthealgorithmandthepartialproduct
method.
FormativeAssessment
(ongoing)
Asyoufacilitatediscussionaroundtheprovidedquestion,ensurethatstudentsunderstandthatthestandardalgorithm
isamoreefficientmethodofmultiplyingthanthepartialproductsmethod.Inthepartialproductsmethod,wemultiply
eachplacevalueseperatelyandthenaddtheproducts.Inthestandardalgorithm,theaddingisdoneatthesametime
asthemultiplying.
TimeFrame
57minutes
Assessment/Rubrics
PresentationOfTheLesson
InstructionalStrategies
Distributetheinclasspracticepagetoeachstudent.Completethefirstfewproblemsinthisexerciseasawholegroup
withguidancefromstudents.
Attachments:
1. InClassPracticePagesThistaskcontainsavarietyofexercisestopracticemultiplyingmultidigitnumbersusing
thestandardalgorithm.
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FormativeAssessment
(ongoing)
Asyouworkthroughthefirstfewproblemswiththewholegroupofstudents,listentostudentresponsesandanswers.
Clarifyanymisconceptionsthatyoumaycomeacross.
TimeFrame
10minutes
Practice:
InstructionalStrategies
Asstudentsareworkingindependently,walkaroundandmonitortheirwork.Ifsomestudentsseemtostrugglewiththis
concept,pullasmallgroupandworkthroughtherestoftheexercisewiththem.
FormativeAssessment
(ongoing)
Whileworkinginthesmallgroup,besuretoexplaineachstepasyouworkthrough.Checkforunderstandingbyasking
studentstoexplaineachstep.
TimeFrame
25minutes
ClosureAndSummarizing:
InstructionalStrategies
Projectcard4infrontoftheclassandreadtheclosingstatementtobringthelessontoaclose.Then,projectcard5
anddistributetheexitticket.Allowstudents57minutestocompleteit.
Attachments:
1. TheExitTicket
Links:
1. Card4(Closing)
2. Card5(ExitTicket)
SummativeAssessment
Studentswillworkontheexitticketindependently.Theexitticketwillgiveyouaquickoverviewofhowstudentsare
understandingtheconceptand/orperformingthetargetedskill.
TimeFrame
57minutes
AnalysisOfData,Reflections/Modifications
Analysis
MaterialsNeededForTheLesson
Materials
Attachments:
1. TheExitTicket
References
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