Lesson 6

Introduction (10 minutes)

Outline classroom behavioural expectations and learning goal for the lesson and write on the whiteboard:

• Assess which method is the most appropriate to solve a multiplication problem

WM - Fluency, Understanding

Introductory activity: Think-Pair-Share

Brainstorm as a class everything that has been discussed and learnt in the first 5 lessons of the unit. This draws upon students prior knowledge and activates their mind regarding content they have already learnt. Students are to jot down ideas on their mini-whiteboards individually and then share with a partner. Once pairs have consolidated their ideas there will be a class discussion where the teacher will write down some student's answers on the whiteboard as well as elaborate on them.

This is to get students to recall what all of the various methods of solving multiplication problems are, and how to do each methods e.g. definitions, key features, common mistakes

WM - Understanding, Communicating

Body (30 minutes)

Activity 1: Worksheets, check answers digitally AFL

Students will be complete LESSON 1 HOMEWORK SHEET, in which students were asked to design 10 multiplication questions on an A4 sheet. These were collected and will now be randomly distributed to each student and are to be completed and then checked using the online resources. They are to complete sections of the worksheet, for example completing the first 3 questions and are then to use one of the following digital resources to check their answers. If students complete these questions quickly the teacher could provide some more advanced multiplication questions for students.

Note: if students are getting answers wrong, they must use the digital technology as well as discussing with a partner as to why it may have been incorrect.

WM - Fluency, Understanding

Activity 2: Online games

Once students have grasped the concept of showing their working and checking their answers to see if they were correct, and if not, where exactly they went wrong, they will now be instructed to go to the following online games for further practice.

https://www.mathplayground.com/multiplication04.html

https://www.mathplayground.com/multiplication05.html

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/331/Maths-Race-Multiplication

WM - Fluency, Understanding, Problem Solving

Conclusion (10 minutes)

Exit card - online ICT, AFL

• Students should log onto Kahoot.com and complete multiplication questions in a multiple choice quiz style game
• Example of appropriate existing quiz
• This should be completed INDIVIDUALLY, with each student having their own ICT device

WM - Understanding, Fluency

TQ: Why did you choose that answer?

Conclude lesson by referring back to the learning goal for the lesson as well as informing students of the required homework.

Homework

There will be no homework for this lesson.

Reflection and evaluation

1. Analysis of the lesson

• Was the timing sufficient?
• Was the difficulty challenging enough for the students?
  • Was it too simple or difficult?
  • How did you know?
• Was the TQ appropriate?

2. Evidence of student learning

• Was the learning goal achieved by the end of the lesson?
• Were students able to work independently through class activities showing student direction?
• Did the working environment foster social support for students that allowed them to communicate ideas and information relating to lesson content?

3. Implications for future lessons

• What pedagogy needs to be changed for next time?
• What structural change/resources/difficulty needs to be altered for next time?