Sunday, December 27, 2015

Algebra Lesson Plan

Bodily-Kinesthetic Lesson Plan

1. Descriptive Data
Teacher:  Jessica Schnake_ Class _Algebra______________ Date ____________ Grade Level  8- 9_
Room Number ______ Period ________ Unit ______Solving Algebraic Equations_________
Lesson Number ______________ Topic _________Combining Like Terms_________________ Anticipated noise level (high, moderate, low) __moderate_________

2. Standards
Interpret parts of an expression, such as terms, factors, and coefficients
 Understand how to combine like terms when solving a linear equation
 Objective(s) of this Lesson: The student will be able to determine and combine the like terms in an algebraic equation.

3. Assessment of Student Learning
I will observe how the students are doing when finding and combining their like terms as they move around the classroom.  The exit slip will help me to assess how they did with the lesson.  There will also be a worksheet due on day 2 and a quiz at the end of the week. 

4. Rationale
 This lesson will help students to decipher what like terms are.  Students will look to see what other students are similar to their term and combine them.  They will learn to identify what like terms are and successfully combine them.  Students will use cooperative learning to help them discuss and decide what terms are alike.   They will also have a worksheet to help them analyze on their own what they have learned from the class

5. Procedure
15 minutes. Activity 1: Warm-up: Students will be asked to group themselves according to shirt color and write down a mathematical term to represent their group (i.e. 4B or 4 blue shirts) on a white board.  Then students will be asked to group themselves according to number of pockets and shoe eyelets.  The teacher will then introduce combining like terms in a problem and how they are similar to what students have just done.
 25 minutes. Activity 2:  Each student will be given a whiteboard with a term on it (constant, x, y, x^2 or y^2).  They will be asked to write a coefficient (if they would like to) in front of their term.  If their board is blank then they are a constant and can pick any number.)  The “combining like terms” race will then begin.   On the teacher’s “go”, the students will get up and find their like terms.  When they are grouped together they will calculate their total.  We will then write an equation on the board representing the students.   We will do this several times.
 10 minutes. Activity 3: Students will be given the worksheet (homework) to begin, as well as complete an exit slip.  The exit slip will ask the students to combine the like terms of the following:
4x + 8 + y^2 -2 +3x^2  + 2y^2 - x
If time remains students can begin homework.

 6. Assignments and Reminders of Assignments Special reminders to myself:
Teacher will advise students to pick a lower constant/coefficient to make it easier to combine like terms.
Students will remain in seats when assigning their term.  They will not get up until it is time to “combine like terms.”
Collect exit slips as students leave

7. Materials and Equipment Needed Instructional technologies:
 White boards
Markers for boards
Worksheet

 8. Reflection and Revision Reflective thoughts about the lesson:










Combining Like Terms                                                           Name:
1.) x + 2x =                                                                             2.) 2x – x =

3.) 4x + 2x =                                                                           4.) 6x – 3x =

5.) 5x + x =                                                                             6.) 2x + 2x =

7.) 7x – 5x =                                                                           8.) 3x – 2x =

9.) x + x =                                                                               10.) x² + 2x² =

11.) 4x² – 3x² =                                                                     12.) 3x² + 2x² =

13.) 2x² + 2x + x² + x =                                                         14.) 5x + x² – 2x + x² =

15.) 3x + 2x – x + 2x² =                                                        16.) 6x + 3x² – x – x² =

17.) 4x + 3 + x² – x =                                                            18.) 2x + 3x + 9 + x =

19.) 2x² + 3 + 3x – 1 =                                                          20.) 2x + 5 + x² – x =

21.) 2x + 4y – x + y =                                                            22.) 2y + x + 3x – y =                       
23.) x + y + 2y – 4 =                                                              24.) 5 + 2x + y + 2x – 1 =


25.) 3y + 2 + 2y + 5 =                                                           26.) 2x + 2y + x² – x + x² =

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