Name: John Jaramillo Grade Level: 2

Title of Lesson: Prime and Composite Numbers

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills/Standards:

111.4.1 (G) Display, explain, and justify mathematical ideas and arguments using precise
mathematical language in written or oral communication.
111.4.6 (A) Model, create, and describe contextual multiplication situations in which equivalent
sets of concrete objects are joined.

Objective/Purpose: The students are responsible to know the difference between a prime
number and a composite number.

Introduce Lesson: Their prior knowledge for this lesson will be a 1-100 chart we created that
they have in their math notebooks. They may use it if they get stuck on a question. Make sure
they are all on the same page by allowing them to ask questions at the end of the lesson.

Example:
1. What two numbers multiply to get 2? 1x2
Since the only factors are itself and one, its a prime number.
2. What two numbers multiply to get 6? 1 x 6, 2 x 3
Since it has multiple factors, its a composite number.
3. What two numbers multiply to get 7? 1x7
Since the only factors are itself and one, its a prime number.
4. What two numbers multiply to get 12? 1 x 12, 2 x 6, 3 x 4
Since it has multiple factors, its a composite number.

Lesson:
Go over terms:
1. Factor - Numbers we can multiply together to get another number.
2. Prime number - A number that only has two factors, itself and one.
3. Composite number A number that has multiple factors.

The concepts I would like you to stress are:

1. A prime number is a number that only has two factors, itself and one.
2. A composite number has multiple factors.
3. The numbers 0 and 1 are neither prime nor composite.

Once you finished the lesson:

1. Have them get into their A and B groups.
2. Give group A the 2 worksheets provided to work on.
3. Tell group B to go on the computers and play Fruit Shoot
(http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/numbers/fruit_shoot_prime.htm).
*If they get bored or if its too easy, they can also play Number Ninja
(http://www.abcya.com/number_ninja_factors.htm).
4. Give them about 15-20 min and then have them switch.
I will be assessing them based on the percentage of correct answers on the worksheet.

Re-Teach:
If they are having trouble or score low on the worksheet, I will get them in a group and show
them by grouping blocks.

Examples:
1. How many ways can you group 2 evenly?

Since you can only group it one way evenly, its a prime number.

2. How many ways can you group 6 evenly?

1x6

2x3

Since there are multiple ways to group it evenly, its a composite number.

3. How many ways can you group 3 evenly? 1x7

1x7

Since you can only group it one way evenly, its a prime number.

4. How many ways can you group 12 evenly?

1 x 12

2x6

3x4

Since there are multiple ways to group it evenly, its a composite number.
Heres a copy of the 100 chart they should have in their math notebooks:

1-100 Chart

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60

61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70

71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80

81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100

*Green box = Prime number

*White box = Composite number
*Red box = Neither prime nor composite number
Heres worksheet 1:
Heres worksheet 2: