Abstract Multiplication
Content Area & Arts Discipline:
Math and Visual Arts
Overview of the lesson: Students will create an abstract representation of multiplication using the partial product method.
Grade Level: 4
Proposed Time Frame:
2 45 minute class periods
Lesson Author:
Andrea Schipke and Casey Watts
Materials/Equipment:
Poster Board with quadrants
Paper/Pencil
Paint/Paintbrushes
Glue
Scissors
Construction paper
Markers
Pipe Cleaners
Tape
Glitter
Variety of art supplies: i.e. feathers, tissue paper, q-tips, stickers, magazine clippings, pipe cleaners, etc.
Resources:
Texture Powerpoint
Vocabulary:
Partial Product
Tactile Texture
Visual Texture
Abstract / BIG IDEALEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will be able to know to use the partial product method to solve a multiplication problem.
Students will show an interest in abstract art and how to incorporate tactile and visual texture.
PROCEDURES
The teacher/teaching artist will engage students (“the hook”) by:discussing abstract art and the difference between visual and tactile textures using a PowerPoint presentation.
The teacher/teaching artist will build knowledge by: creating an abstract representation of multiplication using the partial product method.
The teacher/teaching artist will model/guide the experience by:showing the students an abstract representation of a multiplication problem using the partial product method and discussing how the problem is represented.
The students will apply understanding by:
- Working out a multiplication problem using the partial product method on a sheet of paper.
- Painting visual textures on the top quadrants to abstractly represent the 2 x2 digit multiplication problem. Students will separate the quadrants with black paint for emphasis.
- Painting the bottom quadrants to abstractly represent the process of partial product.
- Using a variety of art materials to show tactile textures in each section of the bottom quadrants to represent the steps of the partial product method. The students will create a multiplication sign out of black construction paper and glitter to glue on the side of the poster board.
- Writing the answer to the multiplication problem with a marker on construction paper. Students will hang the answer off the bottom of the poster board using pipe cleaners and tape.
The teacher/teaching artist will assess the students’ learning by:
Students will be assessed through a rubric based on accurate computation of the multiplication problem using the partial product method, the use of visual and tactile textures, and creating an abstract art piece.
STANDARDS & PRINCIPLES
Please list the competency from the following:
State Content Standards: MS 1c; CCSS 4.OA.2, 4.NBT.5
Arts Standards:Visual Arts 1a, 1c, 1d, 2d, 2f, 2g
Principles of Universal Design for Learning: 1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 3.1, 3.3, 5.1, 5.2, 7.2, 8.3, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3
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