Ashley White Professor Purvin Education Field Experience EDUC 230-02 Spring 2013 Lesson Plan 1 Grade Level:

6th Grade Subject: Math Topic: Fractions and Decimals

Objective: SWBAT convert fractions to decimals and match decimals to their correct fractional representation.

Standards: CCSS.Math.Content.6.RP.A.3d- Use ratio reasoning to convert measurement units; manipulate and transform units appropriately when multiplying or dividing quantities.

Materials: Students- Notebooks, Pencils Teacher- Expo Markers (to write on board), Fractions (either a representation of the fraction or written form for activity to follow lesson).

Prerequisite Skills and Knowledge: The students have just finished a lesson on fractions, solving numeric equations with fractions, the proper/improper way to express fractions, and identifying the parts of a fraction. Anticipatory Set: I will begin by writing several fractions on the board for when the students enter the classroom. I will also have the decimal representations of them written on the board. I will then ask the students to try and see if they can correctly match the decimal to the fraction without using their calculators. Input and Modeling: After the students have attempted to match the fractions to their decimals, the lesson will begin. We will discuss step by step the proper way to convert a fraction to a decimal. We will also the process of converting that decimal back to a fraction. The students will also be provided with a sheet that explains the process step by step as it can be a lengthy process to try and remember. Student Practice, Checking for Understanding and Evaluation: 1. After receiving instructions on how to properly execute the proper conversion of a fraction to a decimal and a decimal to a fraction, the students will then be given the opportunity to go back to the assignment from the beginning of class. Now having the necessary tools, students will be allowed to correct their answers to see if they fully understand how the conversion process works and get any clarification.

2. After they have had ample time to correct their work we will go over the answers as a class and see if they were individually successful at matching each fraction to its decimal representation. 3. Students will then receive a homework assignment, giving them further practice with converting fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions. 4. When student return to class the next day, we will play the Decimal Game. In this game students would be split into two teams (the fractions and the decimals). I will give each student a card and on that card will be written a fraction if they are on the fraction team and a decimal if they are on the decimal team. Students will then have to find their match. The students that correctly match the most fractions and decimals will receive a free homework pass to be used on a future homework assignment. 5. After doing the homework assignment and playing the Decimal Game to further practice their skills, the following day students will receive a quiz that counts as 10 points. Closure: Before exiting class for the day, students will receive a slip of paper with 3 fractions on it. Ok boys and girls todays exit slip has 3 fractions on it. Write down the decimal representations and put them in the bin. Tonights homework is study for tomorrows brief quiz at the beginning of class. Have a good afternoon!

Modifications: For many, Math is a difficult subject to grasp. For those in need of modifications and accommodations it can be even more of a challenge for them to grasp complex concepts and processes that are found in Math. One way I as a teacher can make accommodations and modifications is while the rest of the class is working individually on the problems presented, I can work one on one with the students that need further help. I can provide them with different problems that are not as difficult as those presented to the class as a whole. I can also give them extra time to work on various assignments give whether in class or out and even on the quiz. Ensuring that they are able to grasp and understand the process many take extra effort on my part as the teacher, but the satisfaction gained in knowing that I did all I could to help my student succeed and then seeing the benefits of that added effort are insurmountable.