CMS Lesson Plan Template Teacher: GreenCourse/Level: 6th Grade Math

Week of: 2-6 / Monday2/2/15 / Tuesday 2/3/15 / Wednesday 2/4/15
Focused Standard/Element(s) / MCC6.EE.1 Write and evaluate numerical expressions involving whole-number exponents. MCC6.EE.2 Write, read, and evaluate expressions in which letters stand for numbers. MCC6.EE.2a Write expressions that record operations with numbers and with letters standing for numbers / MCC6.EE.1 Write and evaluate numerical expressions involving whole-number exponents. MCC6.EE.2 Write, read, and evaluate expressions in which letters stand for numbers. MCC6.EE.2a Write expressions that record operations with numbers and with letters standing for numbers / MCC6.EE.2b Identify parts of an expression using mathematical terms (sum, term, product, factor, quotient, coefficient); view one or more parts of an expression as a single entity
Essential Question(s) / What are exponents? What is the order of operations? / What are exponents? What is the order of operations? / What are the parts of an algebraic expressions?
Opening (5-10 min) / Students will complete Bell Ringer Questions on Smart Board. Teacher will go over questions with students. (Questions Cover Prior Concepts) / Students will complete Bell Ringer Questions on Smart Board. Teacher will go over questions with students. (Questions Cover Prior Concepts) / Students will complete Bell Ringer Questions on Smart Board. Teacher will go over questions with students. (Questions Cover Prior Concepts)
Work-Time Activities (40 min) / Intro Video – Exponents and Order of Operation
Notes – pre-made
Practice Sheet – covers exponents and order of operations / Writing Prompt Day – How do we use math in our everyday life?
Practice Sheet – covers exponents and order of operation / Intro Video – Parts of Algebraic Expression
Notes – pre-made
Practice Sheet – covers identifying parts of an expression
Closure Activity (10 min) / Classroom discussion about Practice Sheet Problems / Ticket Out the Door – complete independent practice problems / Ticket Out the Door – complete independent practice problem
Differentiation Strategies
(targeting student growth) /
  • Online Videos
  • Think Aloud
  • Chunking – practice sheet is broken up into sections
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  • Think Aloud
  • Chunking – writing prompt is broken up into 2 sections, practice sheet broken up into sections
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  • Think Aloud
  • Online Videos
  • Chunking - practice sheet is broken up into sections
  • Graphic Organizer – premade with notes

Thursday 2/5/15 / Friday 2/6/15 / Additional Notes
Focused Standard/Element(s) / MCC6.EE.1
MCC6.EE.2
MCC6.EE.2a
MCC6.EE.2b / MCC6.EE.1
MCC6.EE.2
MCC6.EE.2a
MCC6.EE.2b / Unit 3
Evaluating Expressions – real world problems
Equivalent Expressions
Simplifying Algebraic Expressions
Test
Unit 4
1 Step Inequalities (+, -)
Test
1 Step Inequalities ( mult. And divide)
Test
Review + and – Fractions
1 Step Equations (+ , –) w/ fractions
1 Step Equations (+ , - , x , dividing) w/ fractions
Test
Inequalities
Writing and Graphing Inequalities
Solving Algebraic Inequalities
Test
Unit 5
Area of Quadrilaterals
Area of Triangles
Area of Trapezoids
Test
Essential Question(s) / What are exponents? What is the order of operations? What are the parts of an algebraic expressions? / What are exponents? What is the order of operations? What are the parts of an algebraic expressions?
Opening (5-10 min) / Students will complete Bell Ringer Questions on Smart Board. Teacher will go over questions with students. (Questions Cover Prior Concepts) / Students will complete Bell Ringer Questions on Smart Board. Teacher will go over questions with students. (Questions Cover Prior Concepts)
Work-Time Activities (40 min) / Study Guide – covers exponents, order of operations, and parts of an algebraic expressions / Test – covers exponents, order of operations, and parts of an algebraic expressions
Closure Activity (10 min) / Discuss topics covered on study guide and answer any questions that students have. / Discuss topics that will be covered next week
Differentiation Strategies
(targeting student growth) /
  • Think Aloud
  • Chunking - practice sheet is broken up into sections
  • Tiered Assignment
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  • Extended Time
  • Calculator
  • Questions Read Aloud
  • Tiered Assignments