Grade 5-6 Mathematics Lesson

Date: December 9, 2020

Strand:
Strand E: Spatial Sense Location and Movement

Level: Grade 5 and 6

Big Idea/Overarching Question

Single Rotations
Minds On (Full Class Activity)
Discuss single rotations as a class using the visuals found below.
Notes:
• Rotations are turns
• Rotations can be in a clockwise direction or counter clockwise
direction
• Rotations can be described as 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 or 1 (full) turn
Use the image of the apple to describe rotations and how different
images can be seen when the image is rotated (turned)
Working On It
Worksheet activities from Leaps and Bounds (Marion Small)
“Single Rotations”
Consolidtion/Sharing
During Minds On full class activities
Assessment
Worksheets marked and handed back to students for corrections
Level of student understanding recorded on Assessment sheet as
Excellent (exceeding expectation), Very good (above expectation),
good(meets expectation), moderate (slightly below expectation), mostly
(below expectation), somewhat (below expectation), incomplete
Home Connection
Consider objects at home that rotate
Modified Rotation Activity and Worksheet