Mathematical Lesson Analyses (1)
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Mathematical Lesson Analyses
Lesson Plan 1
Link to the lesson:
https://betterlesson.com/lesson/533733/counting-
the-total?from=cc_lesson
Grade Level: 1
st
Grade State Content Standards:
1.OA.A.1, 1.NBT.B3., MP4
Components Within the Lesson
Plan that are Aligned to Standards
The lesson aligns to the state standards by making sure the students the students are recording their findings. In this lesson the students are rolling a dice and they have to determine the number they created. They are able to find their reasoning. Then they are able to
discuss their findings and justify how they were able to combine those numbers. In the standard the students are able to compare two-digit numbers and finding the sum of those numbers. Constructivist Strategy that Involves Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
The constructivist strategies that are applied in this lesson that helps the students enable critical thinking is by having the students the students find as many combinations as they can with rocks
and balls. Students must go through and see if they were able to go through each combination and reflect on their work to see if it’s accurate. This has guess and check applied which supports
problem-solving.
Sources
http://mathforum.org/mathed/constructivism.html
Lesson Plan 2
Link to the Lesson:
https://betterlesson.com/browse/standard/39/ccss-
math-content-k-g-a-1-describe-objects-in-the-
Grade Level: Kinder
and State Content Standards: K.G.A.1, K.G.B.4, MP3
1
environment-using-names-of-shapes-and-describe-
the-relative-positions-of-these?
from=consumer_lesson_summary_cc
Components Within the Lesson Plan that are Aligned to Standards
Components in the lesson that align to the standards is that it has the students name shapes of objects in the environment. The lesson
has the students in the beginning try to find a partner with the same card as them. Some of the
cards are squares and others are rectangles. By doing this the students are able to identify the shape and try finding a particular that also has that specific shape. Constructivist Strategy that Involves Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
The constructivism theory that is applied in this lesson that applies critical thinking and problem-
solving is the students are told to distinguish what is a rectangle and what is a square. The teacher is able to give students the chance to explain their reasoning which will help with critical thinking. By doing this the can second guess themselves if their choice is correct. Sources
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1156913.pdf
Reflection
As teachers, it’s our job as educators to help our students be best prepared to take on the world and excel in their further education in high school and through college. How I plan to incorporate
the math practice standards and constructivism in my classroom is by educating myself on what the standards want the students to learn (Math Forum, 2020). This means breaking the standard down completing and applying the full standard in a lesson. You don’t have to teach a full standard in one day. You can take it and teach a part of it over the course of different days that way the full standard is taught. I hope that I can fully understand standards to the best of my ability and make sure my students are aware of the standards by reading them out loud in class. How I plan to practice constructivism in my class is by having my students is by having them consistently check their answers to prove they are correct (Math Forum, 2020). By having my students guess and check they are able to determine what they found is true and if it connects to the problem they are solving. The purpose of constructivism is to allow my students to critically think and learn how to effectively problem solve. How I plan to provide a rigorous experience for my students is by allowing them to determine their reasoning themselves. This means not stop and helping them when they get frustrated by redirecting them to help them to find different strategies to solve the problem (Math Forum, 2020).
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References.
Bauman, J. (2020). The Delicious World of Squares and Rectangles. Retrieved from https://betterlesson.com/browse/standard/39/ccss-math-content-k-g-a-1-describe-objects-
in-the-environment-using-names-of-shapes-and-describe-the-relative-positions-of-these?
from=consumer_lesson_summary_cc
Math Forum. (2020). Constructivism in the Classroom. Retrieved from http://mathforum.org/mathed/constructivism.html
Topolovčan, T., & Matijević, M. (2017). Critical Thinking as a Dimension of Constructivist Learning: Some of the Characteristics of Students of Lower Secondary Education in Croatia. Retrieved from https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1156913.pdf
Young, T. (2013). Counting the Total. Retrieved from https://betterlesson.com/lesson/533733/counting-the-total?from=cc_lesson
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