AUSLCTR5thGradeLessonPlans

Name:K.Frost
Time:8:4510:00(section205)&
10:5011:05,1:152:15(section204)
Subject/Topic:MathDividing
WholeNumbersbyFractions
Date:18.march.14

Objective
CCSS:5.NF.B.7Applyandextendpreviousunderstandingsofmultiplicationanddivisiontomultiplyanddividefractions.
Applyandextendpreviousunderstandingsofdivisiontodivideunitfractionsbywholenumbersandwholenumbersby
unitfractions.
Interpret[fromastory]divisionofawholenumberbyaunitfraction,andcomputesuchquotients.
Objective(SWBAT):Interpretawordproblemasdivisionofawholenumberbyafraction.
Solvedivisionofawholenumberbyafractionbydrawingavisualrepresentationoftheproblem.
Challenge,nextstep:Explorepatternsinvariousproblemsofwholenumbersdividedbyfractions(withtheultimategoaltobe
tofindasimplerwaytosolvesuchproblems)
Assessment/ExitTicket:Destinyhas3bagsofrubberbands.Eachrubberbandbraceletrequiresofabagofrubberbands.Howmany
braceletswillDestinybeabletomake,ifsheusesall3bagsofrubberbands?
Vocabulary/KeyConcepts/WordWall:

DoNow(35minutes)

Myfavoriteno
Whatdoesthisstudentknow?
Whatmistakesdidthisstudentmake?
Thinkaboutwhatthequestionisaskingus.Doestheanswermakesense?

Opening(35minutes)
TheHook,PreviewObjective,ConnectiontoPriorKnowledge.

Latrellhas2boxesoflegos.Hecanuseofaboxoflegostomakeaspaceship.Howmanyspaceshipscanhemakeoutof2boxesoflegos?
AnotherwayIcanthinkaboutthisquestionis:Howmanygroupsofarein2?

Take4minutestodrawapictureofthisquestion.Donotsolveityet.Justdrawapictureofit.Imightstartmypicturelikethis:draw2boxesoflegos
ontheoverhead.

whenweusetheSOLVEmethodtosolveawordproblem,ittellsustofindthenecessaryfacts.Ihavefoundthatdrawingapictureoftheproblem
reallyhelpstofindthenecessary(andunnecessary)facts.Todaywewillbetalkingaboutsolvingwordproblems,withthehelpofdrawingpictures.

Teacherwill... Studentwill... CFU

Ido:
Iwillmodeluseastudentspictureifpossibletoshowtheconnection
betweenthewordproblem,picture,andyesterdaysmethodofsolving
thistypeofproblem.
Board=paper.Studentswillwritedown
whatIwritedownontheirpaper(theywill
allreceivepapertodotheHookonthey
canusethissamepapertowritedown
notes).

Wedo:
Iwillguidestudentsthroughnumber#1ontheclasswork.
Studentswillhelpmetocomplete#1on
theclassworkbydrawingapictureand
usingthispicturetosolvetheproblem.See
Classwork18.march.14
COLDCALL
YouDo:
Iwillbearoundtohelp.

Studentswillcompleteclasswork. ExitTicket

SeeAbove
Homework:WorksheetthatIcreatedusingpicturestosolvewordproblems.