Childhood Education
MODEL LESSONS
Essential Unit Question: How can we use pattern blocks to help us visualize and represent different fractions?
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Goal: Introduce the topic of fractions by using pattern blocks, giving students a hands on way to visualize part vs. whole.
Essential Unit Question: How can we represent division using fractions?
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Goals: Extend students’ understanding of division with fractions. Students will be given real world problems involving fractions and whole numbers. This will help students extend their understanding of real world connections between fractions, whole numbers and division.
Essential Unit Question: How do we find the main idea of a grade-level text?
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Goals: Students will learn the concept of main idea.
Essential Unit Question: What different strategies are there for solving word problems and what clues can we use to help us?
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Goals: Students will learn how to assess and evaluate word problems.