Elementary Education - Mathematics

Task 4: Mathematics Learning Segment Overview

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Central Focus:

State-Adopted Content Standards

[ The central focus of this

lesson is to have students
begin subtraction. The unit will
be focused on the strategy of
breaking apart numbers to
subtract. ]

Learning
Objectives
Lesson 1

Lesson 2

[ This lesson will

be an
introduction to
subtraction by
breaking apart
numbers. ]

[ Lesson two will

be a lesson
focused on the
students utilizing
different
manipulatives to
solve subtraction
problems. ]

[ MGSE2.OA.2 Fluently add and subtract within 20

using mental strategies.8 By end of Grade 2, know
from memory all sums of two one-digit numbers.
MGSE2.NBT.5 Fluently add and subtract within 100
using strategies based on place value, properties of
operations, and/or the relationship between addition
and subtraction
MGSE2.NBT.9 Explain why addition and subtraction
strategies work, using place value and the properties
of operations. ]
Instructional Strategies and
Learning Tasks
[ This lesson will begin with
the students getting a
subtraction problem along
with a set of 20 unifix
cubes. I will have the
students try the problem on
their own and then if a
student successfully finds
the answer, I will have them
explain their strategy to the
class. After doing so, I will
show the students the
strategy of breaking apart
numbers to subtract. Based
on the pre-assessment
results, I will give different
levelled problems to each
student to work on as I
move around to each
student to help. ]
[ I will give groups different
problems and
manipulatives to solve
based on their preassessment and progress
in the lesson one. After the
groups have solved their
problems, I will have each
group share the strategies

Formative and
Summative
Assessments
[ The assessment
for this lesson will be
the problems they
complete on their
own. It will be
graded for
completion. ]

[ The assessment
for this lesson will be
the groups
completion of the
problems. ]

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Elementary Education - Mathematics

Task 4: Mathematics Learning Segment Overview

they used to solve their

problems. ]

Lesson 3

Lesson 4
(Optional
)

Lesson 5
(Optional
)

[ This lesson will

be focused on
practicing
strategies for
subtraction. ]

[ This lesson will

be focused on
practicing
strategies for
subtraction. ]

[ ]

[ Throughout this lesson,

the students will move in
groups to 5 different
learning centers that will
allow the students to
practice their strategies for
subtraction. They will also
come to a station with me
that will allow them to get
any extra help they may
need. I will also be
challenging the higher
levelled students. ]
[ This lesson will be a
continuation of lesson
threes stations. I have set
aside 2 lessons to do the
centers to ensure that the
students have plenty of
time at each station to
complete each task. ]
[ ]

[ The assessment
for this lesson will be
the work they
complete in each
center. I will also
have a checklist with
items I am looking
for while they are at
the station with me. ]

[ The assessment
for this lesson will be
the work they
complete at each
center. I will also be
using the checklist
at my center. ]
[ ]

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