TEAM Lesson Plan Template

Teacher: Christine Maestri

Class: First grade
Course Unit: addition and subtraction with word problems
Lesson Title: Getting wordy with subtraction and addition
LESSON OVERVIEW Summary of the task, challenge, investigation, career-related scenario, problem, or
community link.

At the end of this lesson students will be able to identify key subtraction words and pull out the
information needed to set up a equation.
STANDARDS Identify what you want to teach. Reference State, Common Core, ACT College
Readiness Standards and/or State Competencies.
1.0A.A.2 Represent and solve problem involving addition and subtraction
OBJECTIVE Clear, Specific, and Measurable – NOT ACTIVITIES
Student-Friendly

Students will be able to solve addition and subtraction word problems using key words and manipulatives
ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION Students show evidence of proficiency through a variety of assessments.
Aligned with the Lesson Objective
Formative/Summative
Performance-Based/Rubric
Formal/Informal
Students will do review simple addition and subtraction problems to refresh their mind
Students will complete a worksheet of word problems with a partner
Students will complete a worksheet of word problems by themselves for personal assessment
MATERIALS Aligned with the Lesson Objective
Rigorous & Relevant
Video
PowerPoint
Worksheet
Venn diagram manipulative

ACTIVATING STRATEGY Motivator/Hook

An Essential Question encourages students to put forth more effort when faced with
a complex, open-ended, challenging, meaningful and authentic questions.

I will start my lesson off with review of addition and subtraction followed by a word problem video
INSTRUCTION Step-by-Step Procedures-Sequence
Discover/Explain – Direct Instruction
Modeling Expectations – “I Do”
Questioning/Encourages Higher Order Thinking
Grouping Strategies
Differentiated Instructional Strategies to Provide Intervention & Extension

Opening; review and video

While watching video students will sort through the venn diagram words and decideing if addition or subtraction key
words
Followed by the correct set up of a equation to review
Modeling the right way to decipher through a word problem
Do another word problem as a class
Have students use diagram with partner doing 1-5
Students do 6-10 by themselves no diagram
Last question as a class for review thumbs for understanding
GUIDED & INDEPENDENT PRACTICE “We Do”-“You Do”
Encourage Higher Order Thinking & Problem Solving
Relevance
Differentiated Strategies for Practice to Provide Intervention & Extension

We do: on PowerPoint as a class followed by partner worksheet

You do: finish the worksheet by themselves without the manipulative

CLOSURE Reflection/Wrap-Up
Summarizing, Reminding, Reflecting, Restating, Connecting
Have the last word problem on the board, do as class and have students hol in thumbs to assess how many
understand
CROSS-CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS
Add sum minus
subtract difference left
take away in all together
plus gave away total both
how many more