This lesson focused on solving one-step word problems.
Lesson Plan
The following Google Slides were used to guide instruction and provide visuals throughout this lesson. Lesson one is focused between slides 18 and 42.
This lesson encouraged students to follow four steps when solving a word problem.
Step 1
Make sure you understand the problem.
Step 2
Make a plan to solve the problem.
Step 3
Double-check to make sure you solved the problem.
Step 4
Label your answer.
This packet contained one-step and two-step word problems that also involved the addition and subtraction of two double-digit numbers. The word problems required the students to go back to the blueprint to retrieve the numbers that needed to be in the equation for a little extra challenge. The questions were focused on asking the students if they had all the materials or what materials they needed to build an object.
This exit ticket was given to the students to wrap up the lesson. Parts A and B are a two-step word problem that has been broken up into two separate parts. The most important part of the exit ticket is tapping into the students' conceptual knowledge by asking why it is important for inventors to know how to solve word problems. This shows students how the math that they learn in the classroom applies to real-life situations.