Westside High School Lesson Plan
Monday
Teacher Name:
Course:
Geom Prep Team
Geometry Prep
Unit Name and #:
Dates:
Trigonometry
2/9 – 2/13
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT review for test over trigonometry using various strategies.
TEKS/AP/Standards:
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: 1. Students do quick review warm-up using mirrored problems from test
that could pose difficulties
2. Students complete scavenger hunt using mirrored test review
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Students find their answers on cards around the room (so if no answer
is present, the work is wrong).
What are we learning?
How will we learn it?
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: TEST DAY
Checks for Understanding:
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Pencil
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Think about what you could do next time to prepare even better!
What are we learning? Areas of Triangles, Parallelograms, Kites, Rhombuses, and Trapezoids
Daily Objective: SWBAT find the area of various figures with either 3 or 4 sides using various
representations
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Tuesday
Checks for Understanding: After students complete hunt, they check correct order of
problems with teacher to ensure they had the right answers.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: PPCN / review warm-up / scavenger hunt worksheet / scavenger hunt answer
sheet
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Study for the test!
How will we learn it? Notes / Quadrilaterals:
http://archive.geogebra.org/en/upload/files/couture_daniel/QuadArea/quad_area.html
Triangles: https://www.geogebratube.org/student/m28936
Learning Activities: Students open their laptops to provided website and then discuss with
their partners what they see in these representations. Then assign a different quadrilateral
to groups to create posters and present their results
- Shape
- What the website showed
- Area formula
- Example problem and how to solve it
Students post their posters around room and take notes from peers, including example
problems
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Student discussion / Example problem with provided solution
Checks for Understanding: Students ask questions when they’re unsure about materials
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Laptop / Website provided / Poster / Textbook (for example) / PPCN
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Be ready to present if necessary
Friday
What are we learning? More practice
Daily Objective: SWBAT apply prior practice with area explorations to solve various problems
related to area of 3 or 4 sided figures
TEKS/AP/Standards: G.1A, G.5A, G.8A, G.8C, G.9B, G.10B
How will we learn it? Practice
Learning Activities: Selected packet problems
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: QUIZ
Checks for Understanding: Partner corrections during practice
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: PPCN / Packet problems
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Finish problems by yourselves