Unit Plan and Lesson Plan

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Unit Plan

Teacher Candidate:

Siera Purce

Grade/Subject::

4th grade Math

Unit Focus

Standard(s) Addressed:

Use the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems.

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Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP1

Use appropriate tools strategically.

CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP5

Common Errors/Anticipated Misconceptions/Learning Progressions (What are common errors that students make? What are common misunderstandings? What might you need to consider in terms of setting students up for success with future skills or content)

Common errors students make are working too fast, not following directions, and not showing how they get the correct answer. A common misunderstanding is that they can’t ask questions, and minor errors do not matter. As we know, missing one step in math can cause a wrong answer. To remedy these issues, I would consider helping students understand the importance of showing work and taking the time to take each step in the problem to get the correct answer.

Unit Overview

Describe in a paragraph the general flow and outline of the unit.

The general flow of this lesson will be broken down into multiple parts. We would start by understanding how problems are solved and what tools are appropriate for finding the answer. We would do this by identifying students' thoughts about how the problem should be translated to see what they already know. Also, if there are any formulas or orders of operations. We will then move on to making multiplication expressions verbally. Speaking the equation can help verbal learners. We would then move on to multiplication comparisons using drawings, blocks, and other visuals. Lastly, we would monitor and evaluate the student's proficiency and understanding of the lesson.

Learning Tasks – What will I do? What will students do?

Copy and paste for each day of the unit. Five days have been created for you. Units should be 5-10 days.

Day 1:

Learning Target:

Standard(s):

Activity (brief description)

Formative Assessment (briefly describe).

Day 2:

Learning Target:

Standard(s):

Activity (brief description)

Formative Assessment (briefly describe).

Day 3:

Learning Target:

Standard(s):

Activity (brief description)

Formative Assessment (briefly describe).

Day 4:

Learning Target:

Standard(s):

Activity (brief description)

Formative Assessment (briefly describe).

Day 5:

Learning Target:

Standard(s):

Activity (brief description)

Formative Assessment (briefly describe).

Unit Performance Assessment/Summative Assessment Plan – How will you figure out if your teaching was successful?

What is your overarching summative assessment for the unit? How can you make this an authentic task?

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Lesson Plan

Teacher Candidate:

Date Taught:

Grade/Subject:

Lesson Focus

Standard(s) Addressed:

Learning Target for this Lesson:

Learning Intentions and Goals for this Lesson:

Essential or Driving Questions:

Your Students’ Strengths

(Your students already have the knowledge and lived experience to contribute to the learning experience.)

Assessed Prior Knowledge (Strengths)

What strategies can you use during this lesson to create space for students to access knowledge/skills related to this lesson?

Strengths and Interests

What strategies can you use to center their strengths and interests?

Funds of Knowledge

What strategies can you use during this lesson to create space for students to access their funds of knowledge?

Your Students’ Needs

(What do you know about your students’ needs and triggers that you need to support in instruction?)

Assessed Prior Knowledge (Gaps)

What knowledge/skills related to this lesson might need scaffolding or chunking for your students?

Needs for Individuals/Groups of Students

Consider the individuals or groups of students in your class who might need extra support. What are those supports? (Also include 504/ELL/IEP needs).

Learning Tasks

(List the steps of what you will do from start to finish in the lesson. Depending on your own needs and strengths, your mentor teacher or field supervisor may ask you to script out what you will say for various steps or modify it in some other way.)

Check off the following items as you include them in your sequence (you should use these in the rationale column, in addition to research and/or theory):

❑ Leveraged student assets  Antiracist teaching  Culturally sustaining teaching ❑ Culturally responsive teaching ❑ Scaffolds for student needs

❑ Classroom Culture/Social-Emotional Learning ❑ Vocabulary/academic language supports ❑ IEP/504 Accommodations

Activities/Tasks:

Rationale:

Assessment Strategies – How will you figure out if your teaching was successful?

Include at least three assessments that reflect a snapshot of your assessments through the lesson in a variety of formats (e.g., verbal, written, kinesthetic, etc.) and at a variety of cognitive levels (e.g., recall, application, etc.) Assessments can include questions you plan to ask, observations you plan to make, exit tickets, etc. These strategies should also appear in your activities/tasks above. (please add rows for each new reflection):

Objective(s)/Learning Target(s)/Intention(s)

Activity

Prompt

Accommodations