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Section 1: Lesson Preparation

Teacher Candidate
Name:

Grade Level:

1st

Date:

Unit/Subject: Math

Instructional Plan Title: Basic operations using word problems

Lesson Summary and Students will work together using manipulatives to find a missing number, work
Focus: with teacher using number bonds, and complete a worksheet.

Classroom and Student

Factors/Grouping:

National/State Learning Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems with unknowns
Standards: in all positions (e.g., by using objects, drawings, and/or equations with a symbol
for the unknown number to represent the problem).

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Specific Learning
Target(s)/Objectives:
 Students will understand how we found a missing number by using
addition or subtraction
 Students will accurately show their work using number bonds
 Students will be able to understand word problem and answer, “what I
know” and “what I don’t know” questions

Academic Language

 Number bond
 Number sentence
 Composing and decomposing

Students will discuss what these words mean together. We will create
examples on a large paper anchor chart that can be seen and used
during all activities
Resources, Materials, White board, anchor chart paper, counting cubes, hula hoops, activity work
Equipment, and sheet.
Technology:

Section 2: Instructional Planning

Anticipatory Set Time

Needed
Students will sit on carpet while we discuss how we find a missing number using an
15
example on the board.
Students will watch a video called Missing Addends that allows then to practice along

Multiple Means of Representation Time

Needed
I will create a number bond using 3 hoola hoops. We will use different items to fill the number
15
bond to create problems with unknown numbers. This activity will also include word problems
that we will write on the board and work through using the hula hoop number bond.

 English language learners (ELL):

 Students with special needs:

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 Students with gifted abilities:

 Early finishers (those students who finish early and may need additional
resources/support):

Multiple Means of Engagement Time

Needed
Students will pair up and one partner will hold some counter cubes in one and some in the other,
10
when I say “Go” the student will hold out one hand of cubes, the other student will have to figure
out how man cubes are in the other hand that makes it add up to 6

 English language learners (ELL): ELL students will watch as I model the activity and then
I will watch them to check for understanding

 Students with special needs:

 Students with gifted abilities:

 Early finishers (those students who finish early and may need additional
resources/support):

Multiple Means of Expression Time

Needed
Students will be given a worksheet that gives them 3 word problems. Students will create a
number bond, a number sentence and part-part-whole

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English language learners (ELL):

 Students with special needs:

 Students with gifted abilities:

 Early finishers (those students who finish early and may need additional
resources/support):

Extension Activity and/or Homework Time

Needed

Students will have a worksheet to take home that has partially filled in number bonds that they
will need to fill in

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