UNLV/Department of Teaching & Learning Elementary Lesson Plan

UNLV Student: Yashmeeta Sharma PSMT Name:

Lesson Plan Word Problem

Situation Sort Lesson Plan Topic: Math
Title:

Date: 30 minutes
Estimated Time:

Grade Level: 4th grade Charlotte and Jerry Keller ES

School Site:
Key Vocabulary: Fraction A number that is not a whole number that has a numerator and
denominator.
1. Standard (s:
MP.3 Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others
MP. 4 Attend to precision
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.4.2
Paraphrase portions of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats,
including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

2. Teaching Models): I do, we do, you do. Team, pair, solo.

3. Objective(s): Students will sort word problems depending on whether it is involving

addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

4. Materials and Technology Resources: Graphic organizer with word problem situations,
10 word problems on index cards for each group, and graphic organizer with a section for each
operation.

5. Instructional Procedures:
a. Motivation/Engagement: TW discuss that today students will be playing a sort game
similar to the math terms and operations. However, this time it will involve word problem
situations. This will be competition between 6 table groups on which group can successfully sort
the word problem into the corresponding operation. TW emphasize that the purpose of this
lesson is to help students understand that they need to read to understand the task before they can
go forward. TW model how to read to understand the task when it comes to word problems
b. Developmental Activities or Learning Experiences: SW sort the word problems within their
groups. TW observe students discussing what their understanding of the word problem situation
is. After the winner has been picked, TW have students share WG which word problem situation
was the hardest and why. Then students will be released to solo.

c. Closure: Students have 15 minutes for the independent practice with 5 word problems.

d. Extension: TW reiterate the importance of students reading to understand the task and not just
focusing on key words.

6. Accommodations, Modifications and Differentiations for Diverse Learners:

Students will have teachers anchor chart, sentence stem, graphic organizer of word problem
situations, and TW will read word problem to students.

7. Assessment and Evaluation of Learning:

a. Formative: They utilize self-assessment tools to determine if they are experts,
practitioners, apprentices, or novices.
b. Summative After the end of the week, SW have a exit ticket with 5 word problems
and they must label it with the corresponding operation

8. Homework Assignment: 3 word problems and to explain their thinking on why they should
add, subtract, multiply or divide.

9. Reflection:
a. Strengths: Students are able to differentiate with addition and subtraction word
problem situations.
b. Concerns: Students are having difficulty differentiating between multiplication and
division word problems situation.
c. Insights: This activity has highlighted why students must read to understand the task.
Word sorting is a literacy strategy that they enjoy incorporating into our classroom. We will need
to practice division and multiplication word problems more often in order for students to be able
to differentiate more successfully.