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Beaver Falls, PA
Topic: Multiplication of 8
Materials
● 30 sheets of white construction paper cut into flower shape (Students)
● 30 sheets of green construction paper cut into steam and leave shapes (Students)
● 30 boxes of crayons (Students)
● 7 multiplication sheet test (students)
● White board (teacher)
● Resource Room (Both)
● Ten Holo-hops (students)
Lesson Development
Introduction
(5 minutes)
1. Before the teacher begins the lesson for the day they will pass out the multiple of sevens
times sheet to students to do before the lesson. Students will receive the sheet with it
facing down and write their name on the back. Students will wait for the teacher to say
go and flip-over their paper to complete as many multiplication problems as possible in
three minutes. After the three minutes are up the teacher will collect the sheets and begin
the lesson for the day. (Assessment 1)
(10 minutes)
2. Then the teacher will pass out pre-made flower, leaves and stem multiplication flower
parts. The teacher will display unfilled flowers on the board to have students copy how to
glue flowers, stems, and leaves together. The teacher will then let students know today
we will be learning multiples of eight!
Closure (summary)
At the end of the game the teacher will declare the winner of the game and have students line up
quietly and walk back to the classroom. Back in the classroom the teacher will have students
transition to a more calmer mindset by doing some stretches before reading.
Assessment/evaluation
1. Students will be assessed formally on their timed multiplications of six tests to solve as
many multiplication facts fluently in three minutes. This assessment will take place in the
introduction of the lesson.
Modifications or accommodations
1. An accommodation will be given to Austin who with a diagnosis of autism and Kaylee
with a diagnosis of learning disability will have an extended time of four minutes to
complete timed multiplication of six tests.
Self-evaluation
These lessons were so much fun to do with my students and got their extra energy out,
while learning teamwork and math multiplication facts. Students are making great progress in
learning their math facts, which is making me very proud of them. Allowing students some time
to practice eight facts was a good decision to help them become familiar with them. During the
game the repetitive practice really helped speed up their answers by remembering facts. Also,
during the game I decided to add a twist to get students' excitement back up and add some
variety by having students do other physical moves to go through the hula-hoops besides
hopping. For example, I had them jump on one leg, crab crawl, frog hop, and bear crawl. This
was a fun way to keep students engaged and have fun while competing against each other.
There is not much I would improve for this lesson in the future other than to keep
working on my students' attitude about competing against each other. My students can get over
competitive and be rude to each other, so this time my co-op and I decided to not keep score and
just let students compete for fun. I only had to warn students once about their attitudes and after
that they stepped up a lot. I am very proud of this lesson and my students.