Sample Common Core Math Lesson

Teacher: Savannah Krick

Date: Mar 7, 2023

Subject/grade level: Big Ideas Math/4th-5th

Lesson objective(s):
CA Number and operations in base ten–4.NBT.4
Mathematical practices: MP.3, MP.4, MP.5, MP.8

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs:

I will have the 5th graders go on to the last page of my lesson if they finish first.

Supplies:
Worksheets
Whiteboards and markers
Ducky counters
Bear counters
Unifix cubes
Illustrate it on paper

ENGAGEMENT
Simple word problem, each of them have a different method of showing me the
answer. “I’ve already… ”

Problem #1. Johnny ate 5 mini cupcakes at the birthday party. Ben ate 7 more than
Johnny–how many mini cupcakes did Ben eat in total?
Problem #2. Rachel has 9 dollars in her wallet. Olivia has 5 more dollars than Rachel
has. How many dollars does Olivia have in her wallet?

Have students show me their answers, and then explain how they got their answers.

EXPLORATION
Pg. 35. Have students try the first page (one problem) on their own. Explain the
process and that they should read carefully and be sure to write the answers using full
sentences.
“I need to find…”
“I will use the ______ strategy.”
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Share: Have students show me their answers, and then elaborate on how they got
their answers.

EXPLANATION
Pg. 36. Teach this to the class using the whiteboard and using the draw a diagram
strategy.

What do I need to find? I need to find how far the balloon traveled on the second
trip.

What information do I need to use?

First trip: 5,110 feet
Second trip: 5,110 feet + 850 feet

How will I use the information? I will use a bar model to show the two trips.

Solve the problem.

5,110 + 850 = 5,960 feet

5960 - 850 = 5110

Is your answer reasonable? Yes, because I used the bar model and checked my answer
using inverse operations.

ELABORATION
Pg. 37 #1. Guided.

Pg. 37 #2. (Explain that they are NOT to do #3-4 because that is a checkpoint.) Have
students do the problems in teams, and then share the answer. If they’re not having a
good day, do the problems on your own and then share with the class as I will direct.
For sharing time, students can answer with the accountable talk.

#3-4. Have students do these on their own as a checkpoint.

Pg. 38. As time permits, have students work on this page on their own.

EVALUATION
Exit slip. I will draw the faces they may pick from on the whiteboard to save time.
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PROBLEM: Johnny is a runner, and he ran 20,432 miles in the year 2022. Katie is also
a runner, and she ran 25,187 miles in 2022. How many more miles did Katie run than
Johnny?

ANSWER: 4,755