Lesson Title: Introducing Math

Authors: Amye Aggen and Immaculata Chukwunyere

Grade level:  5th and 6th

Integrated disciplines: Math and Language Arts

State Standards:

*   8.1.1 By the end of eighth grade, students will recognize natural numbers, integers, and rational numbers.

*  8.1.2 By the end of eighth grade, students will determine equivalences among fractions, decimals, and percents.

Objectives:

*  To encourage students to introduce themselves with a booklet

*  To encourage students to orally describe what they know, what they don’t know and what they will like to know about math

Assessment:

*  Students shared completed booklets with the class

*  Students confidently described what they know, what they don’t know and what they will like to know in math

Provision for Special Needs:

*  Students who have difficulty writing will be assisted by one of the teachers

Materials:

*  Crayons and Markers

*  Pencils

*  Booklets

*  Vocabulary Chart

Procedure: (Anticipatory Set)

*  Greet and welcome Students into the class

Activity:

*  T: Develop classroom expectations with students

*  T: Talk about math with students while developing vocabulary list

*  T:  Ask students to work on booklets

*  T: Ask students to share what they wrote about themselves with the class

*  S:  Will participate in developing classroom expectations

*  S: Will say what they know, what they don’t know and, what they want to know

*  S: Will work on math booklet

*  S: Will share the content of their booklet with the class

Vocabulary:

*  Mathematics- (Students will come with definition)

Closure:

*  Students will share booklets and talk about their history in math

Reflection:

         The children arrived on time. We were not finished with our class decoration. This delayed us from starting the lesson as we planned and as a result we dismissed late.   Next time we will ensure that every thing is ready before the students arrive. We will meet them outside. We will also make sure that we dismiss at the right time. The introductory lesson went on well but we have to be conscious of the time so the student will not go late to the bus again.