A Semi-Detailed Lesson Plan in Mathematics 10

Lesson Plan No. 1

Educational Institute : Agusan National High School

Student Teacher : Mary Gracelyn C. Nagas
Cooperating Teacher : Jessica D. Cagulangan
Grade : 10
Section : Explorer (6:00-7:00 PM), Apollo (7:00 – 8:00 PM)

I. OBJECTIVES: At the end of the period 85% of the learners will be able to:
A. Define the meaning of combination in their own words
B. Illustrate the combination of n objects
C. Show teamwork and cooperation through active participation in group activities

II. SUBJECT MATTER

A. Topic : Combination ( Illustrating combination of n objects)
B. Reference: Mathematics Grade 10, Learner’s Module
C. Materials: Visual Aid, Activity sheets

III. LEARNING PROCEDURE

A. Preparatory Activities
1. Prayer
2. Greetings
3. Classroom Management
4. Checking of Attendance
5. Review
B. Lesson Proper

Before the activity the teacher will communicate the learning goals students need to achieve for this lesson.
The teacher will then ask the students to tap the shoulder of their classmates and say “You can achieve it!” After
which, students are going to tap their own shoulder and say “I can achieve it!

1. Activity
The activity is called “Yes or No”. The Teacher will group the students into four. Each group is given a
situation they need to discuss and identify if order or arrangement is important or not. Then they are asked to
give an example to illustrate their answer. The activity will lead them to identify which situation involve
permutation and which involve combination. The teacher will encourage the students to not make any loud
noise and work cooperatively along with other members of the group.

Situations
Group 1: Winning in SSG election
Group 2: Selecting 5 members to be part in the ANHS’ Commission on Election
Group 3: Selecting 3 valentines’ gift to give out of 4 choices
Group 4: Assigning seats to guest speaker

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 2. Analysis

The Teacher will call each group’s representative to present their answer if order or arrangement is
important to their assigned situation. Then the Teacher will ask if they can give an example to illustrate their
answer.

The Teacher will give an example for each situation in case students were not able to do so.

a. Group 1& 4 situations, an order or arrangement is important.

Examples:
Group 1: Governor- Jane, Vice-Governor- Jude is different from Governor – Jude and Vice-Governor-
Jane
Group 4: A seating arrangement of Kaye, Kem and Sharmaine is different from Kem, Sharmaine and Kaye

b. Group 2 & 3 situations, order or arrangement is not important

Examples:
Group 2: COMELEC members, with exception of the chairman, are not ranked among themselves. A
commission or committee composed of Sheila, Anton, Daniel, Pia, Rose is the same as the committee
composed of Anton, Daniel, Pia, Rose and Shiela.

Group 3: From the choices of valentines gifts “flower, chocolate, stuff toy, gadgets”, selecting flower, stuff
toy and chocolate is same as selecting stuff toy, chocolate and flower.

The Teacher will then tell that a situation which needs order is permutation, and those who are not particular
with arrangement is called combination.

The teacher will then make a follow up question “What have you understood about the definition of
combination based on our activity?”

Combination – a collection of things in which the order does not matter.

3. Abstract

With the same groupings, the teacher let the students do the next activity through cooperative learning. The
activity gives students the opportunity to experience a hands-on task in which order does not matter, and thus
involves the concept of combinations.

Instruction:
Perform the following activity using any of the 6 different persons (Kath, Niel, Quen,Liez, May, Ward) .
Follow all instructions and show your answers on the sheets provided.

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 Number of Person Number of Person Different Combinations Number of Possible Selections
(n) taken at a time ( r )
Example: 2 1 Kath, Niel 2
1. Kath 2 Kath-Niel 1
2. Niel
Choose 3 2
1.
2.
3.
Choose 4 4
1.
2.
3.
4.

A. Choose three persons

a. Select 2 persons at a time
b. Illustrate or describe each selection
c. Count the number of selections you have made
B. Choose 4 persons
a. Select 4 persons at a time
b. Illustrate or describe each selection
c. Count the number of selections you have made

After the students performed the activity, the teacher will ask the following questions;
1. Did it matter in what order you selected the objects?
2. What do you call each unique selection?

4. Application

Task 1
The Teacher will ask each group to make a list of various situations that applies the concept of combination and
write them on the paper. The group with the most combinations wins.

Example: Gift wrapping, loveteams, honor roll, combo meals, trip packages, wedding packages.

Task 2
The following are combinations of letters ABCDEFGXYZ. Identify the combination that is the same and crush out
one of them. Count how many combinations are left.
ABC DEF BCG CAB
XEY ADE EFD EFG
AXE GEF XZE AGE
EDC GEX ZAD AXB

5. Assignment

Study in advance the formula for finding the number of combination of n objects taken r at a time.

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 Worksheet No. 1

Grade 10
Section :
Group No. :
Group Members’ Names :

Activity 2

Instruction:
Perform the following activity using any of the 6 different persons (Kath, Niel, Quen,Liez, May,
Ward) . Follow all instructions and show your answers on the sheets provided.

Number of Person (n) Number of Person Different Combinations Number of

taken at a time ( r ) Possible
Selections
Example: 2 Kath, Niel 2
1
1. Kath Kath-Niel 1
2
2. Niel
Choose 3 persons
1.
2. 2
3.
Choose 4 persons
1.
2. 4
3.
4.

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 Worksheet No. 2

Grade 10
Section :
Group No. :
Group Members’ Names :

Task 1

Make as many list of various situations that applies the concept of combination and write them on the
paper. The group with the most combinations wins. Write your answers below. (example: Combo Meals,
Trip packages)

Task 2

The following are combinations of letters ABCDEFGXYZ. Identify the combination that is the same and crush out
one of them. Count how many combinations are left.

ABC DEF BCG CAB

XEY ADE EFD EFG
AXE GEF XZE AGE
EDC GEX ZAD AXB
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