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Lesson Plan
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I. Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. define what is Arithmetic Sequence;
b. solve problems in arithmetic sequence;
c. give examples of arithmetic sequence; and
d. relate arithmetic sequence into real life situation.

II. Subject Matter:

A. Topic: Arithmetic Sequence
B. Reference: Intermediate Algebra
C. Materials: Chart and Plastic Cups

Valuing: “No man is an island.”

III. Procedure:
Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity

A. Review

Good morning class! Good morning Sir!

Before we move on with our new topic, let Our last topic was all about Division of
us have first a review. What was again our Radicals.
last topic?

Very Good!

In dividing radicals what are the things that In dividing radicals, their indices should be the
we should consider? same.

Well said!

Let us solve this example.

√ 80÷ √10
1.
√ 8÷ √2 √ 8÷ √2 =√ 80÷10
√ 80÷ √10 =√ 8÷2 =√ 8
2.
3 3 =√ 4 =√ 4⋅2
3.
√ 10÷√ 5 =2 =2 √ 2
Who would like to solve?
√ 10÷√3 5
3

3
¿ √10÷5
Let us check. 3
¿√2
Very good!

B. Motivation

Now that you already know how to divide

radical expressions, we can now proceed to
our new lesson. Are you ready class?
Yes Sir!
I will group you into three. First group will
be the first row, second group will be the
second row, and third group will be the
third row.

Okay! What do I have here?

 Very good! What do you think are we going
to do with these cups? Plastic cups Sir.

We are going to play cup stacking. Do you We will use it in drinking.

know how to play cup stacking?

Cup stacking is an individual and team sport No, Sir!

that involves stacking specialized plastic
cups in specific sequences in as little time as
possible.
(The students will choose their
Here are the mechanics of the game. Each representatives.)
group should have 5 representatives. Each
representative (one by one) will try to make
a tower as fast as they can. The fastest
group will win the game. (The students will start playing the game.)

Okay, in a count of 3 you will play the game.

One! Two! Three!

Group 1 wins the game! Let us give them a

big hand!

Class, what are the factors that inspire you

to win the game? And how did it help you?

Sir, one factor that inspires me is my group

mates, because with their support I know that
Very well said! I am not the only one who is in the game. I
need to win the game for us to be the
So in every battle or problems that we winners.
encounter in our life, always think that
there are people who want to give us their
full support that can lead us to win the
battle.

What saying is appropriate in that

situation?

Very good! No man is an island. Because no No man is an island.

man can stand alone by himself. Always
remember that.

C. Lesson Proper

Based on the game that we played a while

ago, what have you noticed in the plastic
cups as you build the tower? The number of cups from the base is
decreasing as the tower gets higher.
Excellent observation!

What else did you observe?

Very good! Each stage is decreased by one cup. How
many cups does your base have?
What is the number of cups from the base
up to the top?
The numbers of the cups are arranged in 5, 4,
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 is an example of an arithmetic 3, 2, 1.
sequence.

Our topic for today is all about arithmetic

sequence. Let us define first what
arithmetic is. Who among you here knows Arithmetic is about counting numbers.
what arithmetic is?

Very good! Arithmetic is simply defined as

the art of counting numbers. An example
of arithmetic is skip counting. Let us do 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60,
skip counting by 5 up to 100. 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100

Very good!

What about sequence?

Very good. What else? Sequence is the ordered list of numbers.

Excellent! So, a sequence is a succession of Sequence is a succession of numbers.

numbers but it follows a certain pattern.
Just like in our skip counting a while ago
there is a pattern, which is counting the
numbers by 5. Then what is arithmetic
sequence?
Arithmetic sequence is an art of counting
numbers in a succession that follows a certain
pattern.

Very well said! Now that you know what

arithmetic sequence is, can you give me an
example of it? 10, 20, 30, 40

What else?

Very good! Each number in the sequence 6, 12, 18, 24

is called term. Arithmetic sequence has 2
types: The Finite sequence and the Infinite
sequence. In finite sequence, there is a
first term and a last term on the other
hand infinite sequence has only the first
term.

Let us take the example that was given by

your classmate: 10, 20, 30, 40; what if I
want to know what is the number in the
Our
a1 =10 .
30th term of our sequence? In order for us
to know what the 15th term is, we are
going to use the formula:
an =a1 + ( n−1 ) d , Where: an = nth
term or the term that you want to know;
a1 = the first term; and d= common
difference. In 10, 20, 30, 40, what is our
a1 ?
Very good! How about our
an ?
an =15 ,Sir.
Excellent! In finding the common
difference we have to subtract the 2 nd
term from the 1st term; 3rd term from the
2nd term; and 4th term from the 3rd term. So
it will be:
20−10=
30−20=
40−30=
Then what is the common difference?
The common difference is 10.
Very good! With these given we can now
solve for us to know what the 30th term of
the arithmetic sequence is by substituting
all the given values in the formula.

10 ,20 ,30 , 40
an =a1 + ( n−1 ) d
a30=10+ ( 15−1 ) 10
a30=10+ ( 14 ) 10
a30=10+ 140
a30=150

The 15th term of the sequence 10, 20, 30,

40 is 150. Understand class?

Let us have another example.

Yes, Sir!
3, 6, 9, 12, 15
Find the 20th term. What is our
a1 ?
a1 =3
Very good! What about our
an ?
an =20
Excellent! What about the common
difference? d=3

Very good! Our given are:

a1 =3; an =20; d=3

Let us solve by substituting the given

values.

an =a1 + ( n−1 ) d
a15=3+ ( 15−1 ) 3
a15=3+ ( 14 ) 3
a15=3+42
a15=45

Did you understand class? Yes, Sir!

Very good!
 Everybody, try this on your seat.

1.5,20,35,50,...a15
2.6,12,18,24,...a15
3.20,15,10,5,...a15

Let us check your answers.

Very good!

IV. Generalization

What again is arithmetic sequence? Arithmetic sequence is an art of counting

numbers in a succession that follows a certain
pattern.
Very good!

What about the formula in finding the nth an =a1 + ( n−1 ) d

term of the arithmetic sequence?

Excellent!

V. Evaluation

Direction: Find the indicated term in each sequence.

1. 17, 13, 9…11th term

2. 2, 11, 20,… 6th term
3. 13, 9, 5, 1,…10th term
4. x, 4x, 7x,… 9th term
5. 35, 25, 15,… 6th term

VI. Assignment

Answer:

1. If
a1 =5 ; an =395 ; and d=5 , find the value of n .