Al Ain American School – Weekly Lesson Plan – 2020/2021

Teacher: Ms Wisam Term 1 - Week: 6 Date: October 3rd - 7th , 2021 Subject: Mathematics Grade Level: 6
Big Idea: Compute fluently with multi-digit numbers and find the common factors and multiples.

KEY TERMS prime factorization – prime number – divisible – Greatest common factor (GCF)

RESOURCES Whiteboard Interactive Board Video Presentation Manipulative Games

Math Board Counting Tape Fraction Strips Pattern Blocks Textbook Activity Sheet
Moral Education Equality, Justice as fairness: the notion of equality and justice Hawiyati What can you tell about the picture?
as fairness; rival ideas of justice and the arguments for and Relate word problems to UAE culture
against each; meaning and difference between distributive and
commutative justice; the need for rules and law.

Standards
Mathematics:

Ch1: Whole Numbers and Decimals

L1.4 Greatest Common Factor

Homework: Page 25 Q 10, 11, 12, 13

Domain: The Number System
Instructional Emphasis: Completing understanding of division of fractions and extending the notion of numbers to the system of rational
numbers, which includes negative numbers.

Common Core State Standards:

6. NS.B.4 Find the greatest common factor of two whole numbers less than or equal to 100 and the least common multiple of two whole numbers less than or
equal to 12. Use the distributive property to express a sum of two whole numbers 1–100 with a common factor as a multiple of a sum of two whole numbers
with no common factor.

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Methodology (Teaching Strategies) Suggested Ideas

Graphic Organizers Activities Student Role Teaching Method
Venn Diagram Jigsaw Research Inquiry Learning
KWL Chart Picture Activity Student Writing Role Play
Sequencing Project Student Reading Brainstorm
Flow Map Other: Nearpod activities Show &Tell Multi Media
Mind Map Other: Group Discussion Problem Solving
Demonstration Collaborative Learning

Assessment for Learning (AFL): Suggested Ideas

Teacher Observation Self-Assessment Minute Paper Graphic Organizer

Work from textbook Activity Practical Skills Project
Traffic Lights Expression Face Show and Tell

Suggested Examples of Exit Slips Spin Wheel Dice

Success Criteria What I learned KWL Open-Ended Questions
Strategies to be used Photographic Plenary
during plenary:

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Lesson 1
Objectives L1.4: I will find the greatest common factor of two
whole numbers.
Essential Question How can you find the least common multiple of two
whole numbers?
Starter (5-7 min) MM: Select an activity
Teaching Have students tell what they know about factors. • What is
Strategies - a factor? A number that is multiplied by another number to
Activities (30min) find a product • Can a number have more than two factors?
Yes.
Teacher will show a video of how to find factors of
numbers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ-T8z2-Zg4
Have students choose a composite number from 6 to 40.
What are the factors of the number?
Present the following riddle: I am a factor of 6. I am not 1,
2, or 6. What number am I? 3
Mini Plenary: Spin the wheel
Ask students to write a number riddle involving factors and
share them with other students to solve.
Have students find the GCF of 12, 18, and 36.
Differentiation B: Students will find the factors of a number less than
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Lesson 2
L1.4: I will find the greatest common factor of two whole
numbers.
How can you find the least common multiple of two whole
numbers?
MM: Select an activity
One way to find the GCF is to write a list of factors:
Write the word factor on the board. Ask two volunteers to write the
factors of 10 and 15 on the board. Next, write the word common in
front of factor. Ask a volunteer to circle the common factors of 10
and 15. Now write the word greatest in front of common factor.
Discuss with students the meaning of greatest common factor (the
greatest factor that is common to two or more numbers). Have the
class identify the GCF of 10 and 15.
Teacher will show a video of how to find the GCF of two
numbers: (Write a List Method)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0-sgUCXHxA&t=125s
Teacher will guide students how to find the GCF of
12 & 18 using the WRITE List Method.
Mini Plenary: Write a short tweet about what you have
learned at this stage in the lesson.
Teacher will ask students to apply the same steps to find GCF
of 16, 20.
Ask: How can you find a factor to multiply by 9 so that the product
is 36? Possible answer: Use inverse operations. 36 ÷ 9 = 4
Students will solve Q 1, 2, 3 Page 27 with teacher guide if
needed.
B: Students will find the GCF for numbers less than 20 with
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By: 20 with teacher guide teacher guide

Support I: Students will find the factors of a number less than I: Students will find the GCF for numbers less than 50 without
Outcome 50 without teacher guide teacher guide
Resource A: Students will find the factors of a number less than A: Students will find the GCF for numbers less than 100
Task 100 without teacher guide without teacher guide

Success Criteria Students can find the factors of a number. Students can find the factors of a number.
Students can find common factors. Students can find common factors.
Students can find the greatest common factor. Students can find the greatest common factor.
AFL/Plenary Review Wheel Nearpod Activity
(5-7 minutes)

Lesson 3 Lesson 4
Objectives L1.4: I will find the greatest common factor of two L1.4: I will find the greatest common factor of two whole
whole numbers. numbers.
Essential Question How can you find the greatest common factor of two How can you find the greatest common factor of two whole
whole numbers? numbers?
Starter (5-7 min) MM: Solve the riddle MM: Nearpod Activity (Arithmetic Factor)

Teaching Have students write a brief explanation to answer the
Strategies - Essential Question. How can you find the greatest common
Activities (30min) factor of two whole numbers?
Another Way: Teacher will tell students that there is
another way to find the GCF which is (Prime
Factorization).
Teacher will Show a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtkjbVb3Zv8
Teacher will ask students to choose two numbers
between 10 and 20 and then guide them to find the
GCF of the numbers using prime factorization.
Mini Plenary: Spin the wheel
Ask: What can you generalize about the greatest common
factor of two prime numbers? The greatest common factor is
Students will solve Nearpod activities to find the GCF.
Remind students that they must find the GCF and not just a
common factors.
Task: Name a common factor of 6 and 18 that is not the greatest
common factor. Sample answer: 3
Ask: If one of the numbers is a multiple of the other number. What
is the GCF?
How are the prime factors of 6 and 15 related to the GCF of 6 and
15? The prime factors of 6 are 2 and 3; the prime factors of 15 are
3 and 5. The GCF of 6 and 15 is 3.
Teacher will ask students to choose 2 numbers between 20
and 40 and ask them to find the GCF.(they can choose one of

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1. the two methods)

Students will solve Q 4, 5, 6 Page27 (They can choose Mini Plenary: Spin the wheel
one of the two methods). Students will solve Q 2, 3, 4, 5 Page 25 (They can choose one
of the two method).
Differentiation B: Students will find the GCF for numbers less than 20 B: Students will find the GCF for numbers less than 50 with
By: with teacher guide teacher guide
Support I: Students will find the GCF for numbers less than 50 I: Students will find the GCF for numbers less than 100 with
Outcome with teacher guide teacher guide
Resource A: Students will find the GCF for numbers less than 100 A: Students will find the GCF for three numbers
Task with teacher guide.

Success Criteria Students can find the prime factorization of numbers. Students can find the prime factorization of numbers.
Students can find the GCF by using the prime Students can find the GCF by using the prime factorization
factorization
AFL/Plenary Traffic Lights Create 3 multiple choice questions based on your learning so
(5-7 minutes) far ready to have a team quiz...

Lesson 5 Lesson 6
Objectives L1.4: I will find the greatest common factor of two Revision
whole numbers.
Essential How can you find the greatest common factor of two How can you find the greatest common factor and the least
Question whole numbers? common multiple of two whole numbers?
Starter (5-7 The answer is. What is the question? MM: Nearpod Activity (Arithmetic divide)
min)
Teaching Students will solve Nearpod activities to find the GCF. Teacher will revise with students finding the GCF & LCM of two
Strategies - Mini plenary: Post it whole numbers through different activities in Personal Math
Activities On your post it note write both a sentence about your Trainer and Nearpod.
(30min) learning so far.
Ask; If there are no common prime factors between the Task: Describe the difference between the LCM and the GCF of two
2 numbers what will be the GCF of the two numbers? numbers.
Checkpoint it (Wheel) Students will work independently to solve exercises using Quizizz.
Where is your learning at? https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5df169c222558e001b8d6d53/gcf
Teacher will show a video about the distributive
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property. Black Hat: What is wrong with this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHqv8l64pXQ Factors of 16 are 16-16, 32, 48, 54

Teacher will ask students to use their critical thinking to

solve Q 7, 8, 9 page 27, so they use the GCF and the
distributive property to write the sums as products.

Mini plenary: Write a short paragraph to explain how to

use prime factorization and the Distributive Property to
express the sum of two whole numbers as a product.

Students will be guided to solve Q 10 & 11

Differentiation B: Students will find the GCF for numbers less than 100 B: Students will be guided to solve the activities.
By: with teacher guide I: Students will work independently to solve the activities.
Support I: Students will find the GCF for numbers less than 100 A: Students will work independently to solve the activities and they
Outcome without teacher guide will use their critical thinking to solve real life situations.
Resource A: Students will use the GCF and the distributive
Task property to write the sum as a product for.

Success Criteria Students can find the prime factorization of numbers. Students can find the LCM using the List method and the prime
Students can find the GCF by using the prime factorization of numbers.
factorization Students can find the GCF using the List method and the prime
factorization of numbers.
AFL/Plenary Minute paper Google Forms https://forms.gle/z6D7vZZ42GruaybK6 
(5-7 minutes)

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