Miss Hopkins: Lesson Plan for the Week of September 15-19, 2014

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Monday Tuesday

Wednesday Thursday Friday
Objectives SWBAT:
Identify opposites
and absolute value
of rational numbers

TEKS:
6.2B
SWBAT:
Convert between
fractions and
decimals to
compare and order
rational numbers,
positive numbers
only!

TEKS:
6.1D
SWBAT:
Convert between
fractions and
decimals to
compare and order
rational numbers,
negatives will be
added.

TEKS:
6.1D
SWBAT:
Compare and order
rational numbers

TEKS:
6.2D
SWBAT:
Take the Unit
One Test

TEKS:
6.2A-E, 6.4G,
5.3K
P ENGAGE:
How do you
identify opposites
and absolute value
of rational
numbers?
Use white boards
to find opposite of
given rational
numbers
ENGAGE:
Study Jams Video:
Decimal &
Fraction
Equivalents
Matching activity
with fractions and
decimals
ENGAGE:
Groups will make a
human number line
with given decimals
and fractions,
including negatives
ENGAGE:
Students pick own
rational number and
order themselves
from least to
greatest.
Order given
fractions and
decimals on white
boards.
ENGAGE:
None
LA EXPLORE:
Discuss and share
thoughts on
number lines and
absolute value of
integers
EXPLAIN:
Use number lines
to find absolute
value of given
rational numbers
ELABORATE:
Discuss the
relationship
between opposites
and absolute value
EXPLORE:
Complete given
fraction/decimal
foldable
EXPLAIN:
Complete number
line with given
fractions and
decimals
ELABORATE:
Think, Pair, Share:
explain how to
compare 0.7 and
5/8
EXPLORE:
Ordering rational
numbers game
EXPLAIN:
Which strategy for
comparing rational
numbers do you
prefer and why?
ELABORATE:
Randomly pick four
rational numbers
out of a bag to
compare on a
number line. Must
determine scale and
interval and place
numbers correctly.
EXPLORE:
Unit One Review
EXPLAIN:
Unit One Review
ELABORATE:
Unit One Review
EXPLORE:
None
EXPLAIN:
None
ELABORATE:
None
Miss Hopkins: Lesson Plan for the Week of September 15-19, 2014

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Monday Tuesday

Wednesday Thursday Friday
N EVALUATE/ASSESS:
Formative
assessments and
HW
EVALUATE/ASSESS:
Formative
assessments and
HW
EVALUATE/ASSESS:
Formative
assessments and
HW
EVALUATE/ASSESS:
Formative
assessments and
HW
EVALUATE/ASSESS:
Unit One Test
Resources Sprint WS, GoMath
p. 37-42, white
boards
Sprint WS,
GoMath p. 43-48,
fraction/decimal
foldable
Sprint WS, GoMath
p. 43-48, rational
cards bag
Sprint WS, Unit One
Materials, white
boards
Unit One Test