Lesson Plan

Name: Janifer Johnson

Grade level you are teaching: 1st Grade

Problem/Task (i.e. the exact problem/task you Why did you choose this problem?
will be giving students)

This type of problem has multiple entry

points, a low floor and high ceiling set-up, and
the students have been working with math
tasks with dominos for this unit.

Learning Goal I can compare numbers.

Plan for initiating the 1. Establish behavioral expectations

lesson 2. Ask them what they know about dominos
3. Ask them how they know if an answer is right

What types of answers
and strategies do you
anticipate students might
come up with?
- D doesn’t belong because it’s the only domino that
doesn’t have a different number on each side. The
same number is on both sides.
- A doesn’t belong because it’s the only domino with an
odd number of dots when you add them up.
- C doesn’t belong because it’s the only one without a 6
on one side. It’s the only one with an odd number of
dots on both sides.
How might you record -Tally Marks
students’ strategies on the -Circles
board? (if at all) -Writing down names

What types of questions -How many dots are on each domino?

might you ask students -What do you know about those numbers?
when they get stuck or -Do the dominos look different?
when you need to elicit
more of their thinking?

How will you ensure wide Offer turning and talking to their partner to share their answer
participation?

How will you conclude the Sometimes, there is more than one right answer! The important
lesson? thing is that we listen to the why of each other's thinking.