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Week 2:  
Mar. 6 - 10, 2017

Curriculum Resources:
THE WEEK AT-A-GLANCE​

Engaging Lesson & Notes



Lesson 1
​Source: Investigations Unit 6

​​​Materials:  Lesson: session 1.3 and 1.4
Math Focus Points:
  • Finding fractional parts of a group/rectangular area (obs: this can be an extension of the geoboard activity)
  • Comparing the same fractional parts of a different-sized wholes
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Number Talk : Is 1/2 of our class the same size as 1/2 of Mr. P's class? How do you know?

​Teaching Tips: you can use the different rectangles to show different 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 -(the 4x6) and (5x12) or continue using the geoboards (note that all geoboards are 4x6)

Differentiation:

Formative Assessment:
​unit 1.5 and 1.6- Note that this can also be assessed by the geoboard activity (making combos part)

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Homework:
Student Activity Book pages 9-10 and 24,30 and 60

Supplemental Lessons or Activities

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Video on Khan academy explaining landmark numbers & multiplicatio

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Lesson 2
​Source
Math Expressions Unit 6, lessons 1, 2 ,3
Investigation 1.7

​​​Materials
  • Fraction strips
  • Student Activity Book
​Lesson
Students add and subtract unit fractions

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Math Focus Points
  • ​Add and subtract fractions with like denominators

Number Talk 


Teaching Tips
These lessons (ME 1, 2, 3 can be done in one day in addition to investigation 1.7

Practice
Practice book pages: 211, 213,214,215,216,219,220,222

Formative Assessment
Confused penguin on page 221

Homework
page 131 - 6-2

Lesson 3

​Source
  • Investigations 
  • Math Expression
  • A Month to Month guide
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​​Materials Lesson
Investigation lessons 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3
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Math Focus Points
2.1: Students discuss how to represent and notate fractions greater than 1 and begin making a set of Fraction Cards
2.2:Students complete their set of fraction cards and develop arguments about the sizes of different fractions
2.3 Students play "capture fraction"

Number Talk 

Teaching Tips
These three lessons can be combined in one day or in two lessons


Practice


Formative Assessment


Homework

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Lesson 4
Source
Investigations Unit 6, lessons 2.4 and 2.5

Lesson:
Ordering Fractions

Materials
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Math Focus Points
Students compare numbers to the 0, 1/2 and 2 landmarks

​Number Talk

Formative Assessment

​Practice

​Homework

Math Workshop Items

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Lesson 5
Source

Lesson Title
 

Math Focus Points


Number Talk

​Formative Assessment

​Practice

​Materials

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Assessment