Ratio Introduction

Name of Student Teacher/Intern: Nailea Pena

Date: May 5, 2020

School: King Elementary

Grade Level: 6th Grade

Supervisor: Barbara Taylor

Central Focus of Lesson/Learning Segment, or Understand ratio concepts and use ratio
“Big Idea” reasoning to solve problems.

Time Allotted for Lesson: 45 minutes

California Content Standard (s) Being Understand ratio concepts and use ratio
Addressed: reasoning to solve problems.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.RP.A.1

Understand the concept of a ratio and use

ratio language to describe a ratio
relationship between two quantities.

Materials and Resources: Chart Paper

Notebooks

Pencils

Academic Learning Objective: Students will be able to compare two related

quantities and represent the ratios in a variety
 of formats.

Prerequisites (what activities/events were In order to assess prior understanding of a

conducted before this lesson): ratio, I’m going to ask the students to write
down in their notes: what is a ratio? Why do
we use ratios? What are some examples of
real-world ratios? What do ratios mean?

This will give me a good idea of their

understanding of ratios. I will then collect
student ideas on a chart paper or the board.

Key Modifications and Accommodations based One on one support

on IEP/504, or for students who require
Repeat directions
additional support:
Use visuals and concrete examples

ELD Content Standard by Proficiency Level(s) Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways

(if applies)
A. Collaborative

1. Exchanging information and ideas with

others through oral collaborative
conversations on a range of social and
academic topics

2. Interacting with others in written English in

various communicative forms (print,
communicative technology, and multimedia)

Assessment/Evidence of Learning (check the Students will be asked a question at the end of
the activity, they will write in their journal,
space, describe the assessment and purpose): partner share, then volunteer to answer out
loud. I will collect these notes to review and
_X_ Formal Formative
assess them.
___ Informal Formative
___ Summative
Lesson Body (modeling, guided practice,
frequent checks for understanding)
Differentiation/Multiple Means of Expression
(how are you offering students options to
demonstrate they achieved the objective?)
I will begin by explaining to students that a
ratio expresses the relationship between two
quantities. Ratios compare two measures of
the same type of item (teachers to students,
females to males) Allow time for students to
come up with a few on their own. Next, have
the students explain what that ratio means.
Have students share their ratio and meaning
with a partner. While students are sharing,
walk around and listen to their responses.
Once students have had time to work with the
language, begin discussing ratio relationships.
I will put several examples on the board to
further extend the learning. Each problem will
be asking students to make a statement about
what it means.
Tell students that ratios can be expressed as
part to whole, part to part, or whole to part.
The students will be using their notes and
manipulatives to see the different
relationships.
Partner sharing
Writing notes

Lesson Closing (review and
formative/summative assessment):
Academic Language:
Reflection and Next Steps:
Giving examples
In their notes, I’m going to have them journal
about the following statements:
1 out of 10 people are left-handed. Explain in
words what this means and what does this tell
us about the people who are right-handed.
Have students share their thoughts with a
partner first, then take some volunteers to
share aloud.
Ratio
Quantity
Part to Part
Part to Whole
Whole to Part
Have students look over the chart that was
made at the beginning of class. Ask students if
there are any flawed pieces of information
that can be removed from the chart based
upon what they learned from class today?
Next, ask them if they would like to add
anything to the chart? And finally, ask them if
there is anything on the chart they will stay,
but could be tweaked a bit to make it more
meaningful?
 The lesson will be extended over a couple of
days with more activities to further engage the
concept of ratios.

Homework (optional): None

Comments/Concerns: None