Three-Phase Lesson Planning Template

Whit Hatton Grade 1

Three-Phase MATH GOAL(S)
Structure for a MI Math Standards (content): ): 1.G.3: Partition circles and rectangles
Lesson into two and four equal shares, describe the shares using the words
halves, fourths, and quarters, and use the phrases half of, fourth of, and
quarter of. Describe the whole as two of, or four of the shares.
Understand for these examples that decomposing into more equal
shares creates smaller shares.

MI Math Standards (practice):

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
Mathematically proficient students start by explaining to
themselves the meaning of a problem and looking for entry
points to its solution.
3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
Mathematically proficient students understand and use stated
assumptions, definitions, and previously established results in
constructing arguments.
4. Modeling with mathematics: Mathematically proficient students
can apply the mathematics they know to solve problems arising
in everyday life, society, and the workplace.

Math Goal/Learning Outcome (know, understand, be able to do):

Students will be able to partition circles and rectangles into two and
four equal shares. Students will describe the shares using the words
"halves," "fourths," and "quarters." Students will use the phrases "half
of," "fourth of," and "quarter of" to describe the parts of a whole.
Students will understand that decomposing into more equal shares
creates smaller shares.
MATH PROBLEM:
Solution Strategies (Consider 3-5 ways students may solve the problem by
copying and pasting your students’ solution strategies):

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LESSON
Before/Getting Activate prior knowledge:
Ready (launch): Open lesson by asking students “Who can tell me what half of something is?
Who can tell me what fourths of something is? What about what a quarter of
something?”

Gather student response so it is visible for all students to see using anchor
chart paper.

Show an example of each using a slidedeck.

Today we are going to explore these terms by working with shapes and
modeling how we can partition or divide into parts the shapes we are going to
work with.

During/Students Now that we are hungry after looking a pie, I thought we could have a Pizza
Work Partition Party! I am going to sort you into groups, and I am going to serve up
some pizzas for you.

Before we get into groups, I want to make sure we all know how we should be
working when we are in groups:

-Everyone should participate and work together.

-All ideas should be heard so wait patiently while one person shares at a time.
-Stay focused on the task.
-Be respectful but don’t be afraid to ask for help or ask questions.
-Use inside voices so we don’t distract other groups.

Now I am going to give each group a image of a pizza, each pizza is a

whole pizza with no portioning. I am also going to give each group a
party guest list and I want each group to show how they would make

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sure each party guest gets an equal number of slices.

Once students are starting to work, I am going to walk around the room and
elicit student thinking while they are working on their models, asking the
questions like: “How might you start off? Why do you think….? How can you
show us…...?
After/Class *Note: This is where you describe how you will orchestrate the discussion.
Discussion What strategies will you talk about first? What questions will you ask? What
connections will you make? What math ideas will you formalize?

Let’s all bring our models back to the carpet area and sit with our groups.
Now that we are working as a whole group, remember we need to make sure
we are sharing out ideas, but we should be respectful while the speaker is
talking. If we agree with someone give a thumbs up, if we have a question
about someone’s idea raise your hand, if we have another idea to add give me
two fingers up. We are here to work together and share ideas so we can all
learn as a class.

I am going to have each group take a turn to share.

Have each group share their models. As students share their models, I am
going to ask questions such as:

- How might you describe what you did if you have two guests at your
party? (I am looking for them to use the terms half’s or divided into 2
or we took half of the pizza for …. And the other half for …)

- If you have 4 guests at your party, how might you tell those guests
how much they will get? (I am looking for them to use the term fourth
or quarter, such as Each guest will get a fourth of the pizza.)

- Does giving every party guest the same number of slices mean some
are getting less, more, or the same? How do we know this?

**I am going to use a large, laminated pizza model that the slices are velcroid
on the model so when students are sharing their ideas, I can represent their
models for all to see in the front of the room. This way they can also come up
to the front and model for us when explaining.

Assessment

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Formative: Now that we have a successful Pizza Partition Party, I am going to give you all a
square pizza (image on a handout.) I want each of you to go back to your
tables, take a crayon from your crayon basket and show me how you would
make equals slices using what we learned together today. Make sure you write
your name at the top before you start, once you are all finish, I will collect
them and have a seat on a carpet spot.

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