Elementary Education - Mathematics

Task 4: Mathematics Learning Segment Overview

Learning Segment Overview Directions: Briefly describe the instruction preceding the assessment by typing within the
brackets in each section of the chart below (no more than 2 single-spaced pages). Do not delete or alter the chart; both the
chart and your description are included in the total page count allowed. Refer to the evidence chart in the handbook to ensure
that this document complies with all format specifications. Pages exceeding the maximum will not be scored.

Central Focus: State-Adopted Content Standards

[The central focus of this [MGSE5.G.4 Classify two-dimensional figures in a hierarchy
lesson is triangles.] based on properties (polygons, triangles, and quadrilaterals).]
Learning Instructional Formative and Summative
Objectives Strategies and Assessments
Learning Tasks

Lesson 1 [Students will be [Students will [The teacher will administer a worksheet
able to classify, participate in a called Angle Vocabulary that will be
describe, and Read aloud. First, completed together in class and taken up
compare the book, Sir at the end of class to be graded. After the
triangles based Cumference and worksheet the teacher will administer a
on the the Great Knight of game called Monster Munch where the
characteristics of Angleland will be students have to identify types of
the angle.] read and I will stop triangles. I will assess the students
at various points to learning by going around during this
ask students game with a clipboard and ask students
questions relating individual questions and write down their
to what they notice answers. Also, the triangles are color
about triangles in coded so at the end of the lesson the
the book. I will ask students will be given a worksheet asking
questions about them to classify the triangles from the
what certain terms game they played and I will grade this
mean. Students worksheet to measure student learning on
will make being able to classify triangles by their
predictions about sides.]
what will happen
in the book. After
the book I will
review some
vocabulary that
was introduced in
the book. Last, the
students will watch
a video on
YouTube called
Math Antics-
Triangles. After the
video we will
review what the
video discussed.]

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Task 4: Mathematics Learning Segment Overview

Lesson 2 [Students will be [Students will [The teacher will administer an activity
able to classify, participate in a called create a maze where students will
interpret, review from what be asked to design a maze using only
describe, and they learned during specified angles. The students will trade
compare the read aloud and with a partner and they will see if they
triangles based during the game, can make it through the maze and identify
on the degree of Monster Munch. the types of angles used. At the end of the
the angle.] Next, students will class period I will collect the students
review that degrees mazes and grade them based on the
are what makes a appropriate angles being used in the
triangle obtuse, maze.]
acute, or a right
angle. Then,
students will watch
a video on
YouTube called
Math Antics-
Angles and
Degrees. Last,
Students will
estimate what the
measurement of
angles are on a
worksheet and then
use a protractor to
determine how
close they were.]
Lesson 3 [Students will be [First, I will review [The teacher will administer a math game
able to classify, with students. called
interpret, Next, students will Geometry Triangle Game and gather
describe, and learn that a triangle information as students play the game.
compare always equals 180 During this game students will write
triangles based degrees. Students down their answers to questions and I will
on the degree of will watch the last grade them. This game measures students
the angle.] part of the learning on being able to find the missing
YouTube video angle in a triangle.]
called Math
Antics- Triangles.
Students will learn
how to find one *The Exploring Geometry Angles
missing angle in a Packet that I will be attaching includes
triangle if you are the following games/worksheets: Angle
given the degrees Vocabulary Worksheet, Measure an
of the two other Angle Worksheet, and Create a Maze
angles.] Game.

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