Learning Plan: ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY1

Increasing and decreasing numbers Grade Cycle 1 – grade 1

Title of lesson
level
The following lesson is relevant to the students’ lives as they are learning about
Relevance
number sense in the next unit. Number sense promotes confidence and flexible
thinking. Furthermore, it allows the students to build a relationship with numbers and
learn mathematical vocabulary.
Resources Required Papered numbers, dry eraser boards, Smartboard, and worksheet.
Competency 1: To solve a situational problem related to mathematics
QEP Subject Area
Competencies Competency 2: To reason using mathematical concepts and processes
Competency 3: To communicate by using mathematical language
Content focus Number sense – increasing and decreasing numbers
What does it mean when are numbers are increasing?
What does it mean when are numbers are decreasing?
Essential Question(s) What is an example of something increasing?
What is an example of something decreasing?
Lesson Introduction (hook): Student will know:
Timing Step 1: discuss the rules of the lesson.
Students will know numbers from 1 to
Step 2: Go over examples of smaller, bigger, and equal numbers. 20.
Step 3: Introduce the topic – increasing and decreasing numbers.
Students will know about bigger,
Step 4: Pose essential questions – “what do you think it means smaller, and equal numbers.
when a number is increasing? What do you think it means when a
number is decreasing?” – show an image of steps decreasing and Students will know how to use
decreasing.
manipulatives.
Students will understand:
Students will understand the difference
between increasing and decreasing
Development (Learning activities – step by step sequential numbers.
procedure):
Students will understand how to identify
if a set of numbers are increasing or
decreasing.

Step 1: Provide examples of increasing and decreasing Students will do:

numbers. Students will engage in a class
discussion.
Step 2: Provide students with a set of papered numbers
and ask the students to arrange them from the smallest Students will use a set of papered
to the biggest (increasing). numbers and place them in increasing
and decreasing orders.
Step 3: Go over their answers.
Students will situate themselves in
Step 4: Provide a second set of papered numbers that increasing and decreasing order using
include bigger and more numbers. their line order numbers.

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Based on a simplified version of Understanding by Design (UBD) and the IB Middle Year Program Planner

Step 5: Go over their answers.
Step 6: Provide students with a set of papered numbers
and ask the students to arrange them from the biggest to
the smallest number (decreasing).
Step 7: Go over their answers.
Step 8: Provide a second set of numbers that are more
difficult.
Step 9: Go over their answers.
Step 10: Ask the students to arrange themselves in
increasing order using their line order numbers.
Step 11: Ask the students to arrange themselves in
decreasing order using their line order numbers.
Step 12: Have the students go back to their seats.
Closure (transition):
Step 1: Introduce worksheet for the students to
complete. Go over the steps and remind them about how
to identify if numbers are increasing or decreasing.
Step 2: Students will complete their worksheet for the
remainder of the lesson.
Further considerations (follow up activities)
Reflection:
Professional Competencies:
Students will complete their worksheet.
Cross Curricular Competencies:
Competency 1: To use information
Competency 2: To solve problems
Competency 5: To adopt effective work
methods
Competency 8: To cooperate with others
Competency 9: To communicate
appropriately
Broad Areas of Learning:
Health and well-being
Universal Design for Learning/ Differentiation:
Visuals, smarboard, and papered
numbers.
FORMATIVE - Assessment FOR learning:
I will evaluate the students during class
discussions, group work, and when
situating themselves using their line
order numbers.
FORMATIVE - Assessment AS learning:
I will evaluate the students based off of
their worksheet given in class.
SUMMATIVE - Assessment OF learning:
Students will be given a unit test that
includes increasing and decreasing
numbers.