Lesson Plan #: 7- Make an Organized List

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Lesson Overview: For problems that have multiple solutions, the best way to
Lesson
solve them is to write down all the combinations or possibilities in an organized

list. Making an organized list helps problem solvers organize their thinking about

a problem. Recording work in an organized list makes it easy to review what has

been done and to identify important steps that must yet be completed. It also

provides an easy way of recording calculations.

Resources or Materials Needed

ActiveInspire Lesson 7

Problem Solving Concept map Make an Organized List

Scale and Tracking Sheet

Performance Objective:

G I V E N A S T O R Y P R O B L E M S TAT E M E N T, S T U D E N T S W I L L B E A B L E T O L I S T T H E

S P E C I F I C S T R A T E G Y T O U S E T O S O LV E T H E P R O B L E M 4 O U T O F 5 T I M E S .

Time

This lesson should take one 60 minute math period.

PRE-
INSTRUCTIONAL
ACTIVITIES
Gain Attention:

Open up the Lesson 7 ActiveInspire lesson. Click on the sound link on the first page showing

the lesson target. You will click on the right arrow on the ActiveInspire lesson to move through

the lesson. Each page will have the lesson steps embedded into the flipchart. Today, we are

going to move on to another problem solving strategy, Making an Organized List. Think back to

the activity of Picture This. Do you remember we had to think about what the problem was
asking and what information we needed to solve and then draw it? Well today we are going to

do just that!

Informing learners of the Objective:

We are going to recording our work in organized lists to make the information easier to review

what has been done and to identify important steps that must yet be completed. It also provides

an easy way of recording calculations.

I will be able to use the Make an Organized List to solve word problems.

CONTENT
PR E SENTATION

Connect prior knowledge

We have learned all about these problem solving strategies. See the chart from yesterdays

lesson on the ActiveBoard. Today, I am going to give you an opportunity to apply the strategy

of Making an Organized List to solve some word problems.

Presenting the Stimulus

Students move into their groups. Teacher passes out 1 problem solving concept map per group.

Now, look at your work problem. How are you going to solve this problem? Discuss with

your group and try to work through the problem.

LEARNER
PAR TI C I PATI O N

Providing Learner Guidance

As students are discussing their problem statement with their groups, the teacher is moving

around the room, observing how the groups are using the strategy to approach the problem. As

students reach a stopping point (not necessarily completed, but settled into a particular strategy),
have the class come back together. Each group will bring up their problem solving concept map.

The class as a whole will look at and discuss the groups strategies.

Eliciting Performance

Each large group, then shares what they see in the charts that are similar and discuss why they

may be different.

ASSESSMENT
Provide Feedback

Every student will then be given another problem solving concept map with a new problem that

they will now solve independently. The student needs to complete each step of the concept map.

Assessing Performance

The rubric for scoring the problem concept map will be shown on the ActiveBoard. If students

struggle with the problem, the teacher will meet with these students independently to go over the

strategy.

FOLLOW-THROUGH
ACTIVITIES

Enhancing Retention and Transfer

Students will move back into their own desks. They will log in to Socrative and will solve the

Organized list problems. This will be done independently and students will be able to track their

progress.

Assessment

After completing the Socrative quiz, students will need to look at and mark their grade for

todays lesson on the tracking sheet, looking at the scale for reference.