Lesson Plan

Teacher(s): Ms. Pelkey

Date: September 2021
Subject / Grade level: Mathematics, Grade 1
Materials: Blocks; Units, Rods, and Flats; Skittle/ M&M’s on Friday’s; Markers and paper;
Whiteboard and whiteboard markers

Time Line: 30-45 minutes, with the goal of 5 minute increment to solve the problems.
State Standards: (Idaho)
Operations and Algebraic Thinking – 1.0A.1
Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction. 1. Use addition and subtraction
within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together,
taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and
equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.

In Grade 1, instructional time should focus on four critical areas:

(1) developing understanding of addition, subtraction, and strategies for addition and subtraction
within 20;
(2) developing understanding of whole number relationships and place value, including grouping in
tents and ones;
(3) developing understanding of linear measurement and measuring lengths as iterating length
units; and
(4) reasoning about attributes of, and composing and decomposing geometric shapes.

Lesson objective(s):
 Students will be able to…….
 Break down numbers using the units, rods, and flats.
 Calculate adding and/or subtracting numbers while using the units, rods, and flats.
 Compare answer with another student(s).
 Explain the answers they came up with.

ENGAGEMENT
 The engagement for math lesson would be a 5 minute timer to allow the sudents to clean up
what they had been doing and get ready for the math lesson. Once they have cleaned up
their area, they will need to be seated in the seat and focused on the white board so that we
can start the math lesson.
 After all the students have settled and focused on the white board, we will discuss and
review what we learned the day before and what we will be learning today.
 When it is a Friday, we enjoy working on adding and subtracting word problems. The
students will enjoy it because they are allowed to count and manipulate candies, such as
skittles or M&M’s, then they are able to enjoy them after the lesson in finished.

EXPLORATION.

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 The students will be able to use the manipulatives that are inside the classroom. They will
have the option of: units, rods and flats, geometrical shapes, or markers to draw out the
groups/problems.
 They will be divided up into groups of two or three to work on five problems together, as I
walk around the room to help when needed and make sure they are staying on task.

EXPLANATION
 The students will be expected to know the basic terms we have discussed in the lesson for
the day, such as ‘we added’, ‘we subtracted’, etc. The students will also need to know how to
subtract the smaller number from the larger number. We will not be working with negative
numbers at this point in time.
 After the 5 minutes is up, or we they have finished the 5 problems, we will come back
together as a class to discuss the answers each group came up with.
 Then, I will ask them to explain what the tenths place is and what the ones place is. I will
also ask questions like, ”does it matter what order the numbers are in? What happens if we
switch the numbers? Does the number change into a smaller number or a larger number?”

ELABORATION
 Being able to add in “real world” examples will help the students know that math goes along
with them when they go home and it does not just stay inside the classroom. Using
examples like how many cookies, or pieces of candy or how many Legos (or whatever toy
that is popular for the students that year) will help them learn that they can use math
anywhere.
 The vocab that will be introduced would be counting numbers, adding, and subtracting. Each
student will need to know what the term is and will be quizzed on it the next day of class.

EVALUATION
 The students will be given a verbal quiz, probably outside in the hallway, at the end of the
week, asking the students what a term means and have them answer one word problem on
a white board.
 The students will be sent home with a Weekly Announcement with the key terms of the week
and a practice problem for them to work on with their parent(s)/gaurdian.