Lesson Plan 6
Lesson Plan 6
Lesson Plan 6
Related Skills: Students will divide unit fractions by whole numbers and whole numbers by unit fractions
using a visual fraction model to show the quotient.
Content Focus: Students will use visual fraction models and equations to interpret problems in context
involving division of unit fractions by whole numbers and division of whole numbers by unit fractions.
Standards:
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.NF.B.7.A
Interpret division of a unit fraction by a non-zero whole number, and compute such quotients.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.NF.B.7.B
Interpret division of a whole number by a unit fraction, and compute such quotients.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.NF.B.7.C
Solve real world problems involving division of unit fractions by non-zero whole numbers and division of
whole numbers by unit fractions, e.g., by using visual fraction models and equations to represent the
problem.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.1
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with
diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
English Language Development (ELD) Standards:
Emerging: Section 2.1 Exchanging information/ideas: Contribute to conversations and express ideas by asking
and answering yes-no and wh- questions and responding using short phrases.
Expanding: Section 2.1 Exchanging information/ideas: Contribute to class, group, and partner discussions,
including sustained dialogue, by following turn-taking rules, asking relevant question, affirming others, and
adding relevant information.
Bridging: Section 2.1 Exchanging information/ideas: Contribute to class, group, and partner discussions,
including sustained dialogues, by following turn-taking rules, asking relevant question, affirming others, adding
relevant information, building on responses, and providing useful feedback.
Differentiated Instruction
GATE students will serve as facilitators of each group and support peers. This will provide GATE
students with the opportunity to present different ways of processing information and utilize speaking
and listening skills.
GATE students will be provided with two additional problems to challenge their thinking if they finish
early.
GATE students will select whole numbers larger than 5 and fractions with denominators large than six
to manipulate and use for their story problems.
IEP students will work in collaborative groups and provided with opportunity to think, pair, and share.
IEP students will whole numbers and fractions they are comfortable with to manipulate and use for their
story problems.
IEP students will work in guided small group and will be supported in creating a target sentence, prior to
creating their own story problems, which will be assessed.
Manipulatives are provided at stations to support IEP students.
ELL students will work in collaborative groups and provided with opportunity to think, pair, and share.
ELL students will whole numbers and fractions they are comfortable with to manipulate and use for
their story problems.
ELL students will work in guided small group and will be supported in creating a target sentence and
use sentence frames, prior to creating their own story problems, which will be assessed.
Manipulatives are provided at stations to support ELL students.
Teacher will model expectations and directions for each station prior to working in collaborative groups.
CLOSURE:
Students will be asked to submit all work, into the finished workbasket. Students will engage in conversations
with their peers following the lesson and share how fractions and whole numbers could be divided by one
another in real situations. Students will transition to classroom circle and be provided with the opportunity to
share any new learning. Teacher will review the story problems that students created and assess them. For those
students that receive 3 points, they will work together in solving each other’s problems for the next lesson. The
students that made an error in their problem will work with others and receive support from teacher prior to
posing their story problem to a peer.
REFLECTION:
I believe students were all engaged in the centers for the majority of the lesson. Having posed additional
problems and displayed on the document camera assisted me with classroom management as I worked with my
guided groups. I believe having provided the students with various activities kept them engaged. Knowing that
they would participate in other activities kept them motivated to stay on task in order to move on to the next
station. The manipulatives helped many students visualize the numbers provided in the problems. What I would
change would be spending more time with my first guided group and pose a problem and providing minimal
assistance prior to having them return to their table groups.