Lesson Plans using Assure Model
Student teachers: Shelly Ann Thomas and Tashana Spencer
Subject: Mathematics
Topic: Fractions
Subtopic: What are fractions (half)?
Unit: 1
Term: 2
Grade: 2
Time: 45 minutes
Date: Wednesday April 29, 2015.
Attainment targets:
Students will be able to:
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Use the basic operation with numbers and number patterns.
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Give and receive information.
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Represent and interpret numerical/pictorial information.
General Characteristic
This lesson is designed for a group of grade 2 primary school students age ranging from 7-8
years. The class has a population of 10 students which comprise of 7 boys and 3 girls. The
students enjoy every subject area and are always willing to try and excited to learn. However,
80% of the students in the class are from a low socio economic background. Also, the majority
of students belongs to a single parent family. The students learning styles includes auditory,
visual and kinesthetic. Students have difficulty maintaining focus because they are easily
distracted and talk a lot. Therefore, the lessons have to be tailored to the different learning styles
and intelligences.
Entry competencies
Students should be have basic math, number, adding and subtracting skills.
Learning Styles
The students learning style varies from auditory, visual and kinesthetic. 20% of the students are
visual learners, 10% are auditory learners and 70% are kinesthetic learners. I has the teacher will
have to cater to all these different learning styles in order for every child to learn and reach their
full potential.
Objectives:
Cognitive:
Students should be able to tell what are fractions in their own words at the end of the lesson.
Psychomotor:
Students should be able to divide shapes into two equal parts and shade one half at the end of
step 7.
Affective:
Students should be able to distinguish between the numerator and denominator of a fraction at
the end of the lesson.
Selected Media, Materials and Methods
Cartoon: The teacher will use a cartoon picture on fractions to introduce the lesson to the
students.
Brochure: This will be used to give the students a definition and examples on what are fractions.
Orange: The teacher will use the orange to show the students that two halves make one whole.
Knife: This will be used to cut the orange in two equal parts.
Marker: Will be used to write students responses on the whiteboard.
Whiteboard: The teacher will use this for the students to view the interactive powerpoint on and
also the students will write their responses on the board.
Shapes: Students will divide the shapes into two halves.
Crayons: These will be used to shade one half of the shape.
Interactive power point: The teacher will use this to ask the students questions about fractions
to see if they are grasping the concept.
Projector: Will be used to show the interactive power point.
Laptop: The teacher will used to run the slides of the interactive power point.
Utilize Media and Material:
Preview the Materials: The teacher will ensure that the projector, computer and interactive power
point are all working correctly. The teacher will also check all the activities and information to
ensure that they are effective for the lesson.
Preview the Materials
The teacher will listen to the interactive power point ensuring that it is hyperlinked correctly and
the audio is clear. The teacher will also ensure that the speakers are working as well. The teacher
will test the o projector and the computer ensuring their compatibility.
Prepare the Materials
The teacher will setup the computer and projector before the class. These pieces of equipment
will then be turned on and tested.
Prepare the Environment
The classroom will be arranged so that all students will have a clear view of the projection and
will have enough space for group work and to do all the activities. The speakers will be place in
an area where all the students will be able to hear the sounds from the interactive power point
clearly.
Prepare the Learners
The teacher will inform the students of the activities planned before the class. The students will
also be informed of the evaluation exercises that they will be given at the end of the class. By
doing this the students will be comfortable when the class begins.
Provide the Learning Experience
The teacher will have a discussion with the students and find out their previous knowledge about
fractions. The teacher will ask the students questions about sharing with their classmates or
friends. The teacher will then ask the students to give examples of some of the things they share
after which, the teacher will use some of the students examples and link it with fraction. For
example, the teacher will use Shanna’s example about sharing her bulla cake with her friend. The
teacher will ask how much of the bulla cake did she gave her friend and how much did she have
left.
Require Learner Participation
Students will be placed into groups to do activities. Students will also be required to do
participate in all the activities has the lesson is student centered.
Teacher will introduce the lesson by showing the class a cartoon that is talking about fractions.
The teacher will tell the students to view the cartoon carefully because they will be asked
questions after viewing..
Step: 1
The teacher will have a short discussion with the students about the cartoon that they just viewed
and asked the students questions about the cartoon.
Step: 2
The teacher will then introduce the topic to the students and find out their previous knowledge
about fractions.
Step: 3
The teacher will then put the students in five groups and give each group a brochure on fractions.
The teacher will then ask the class to read the definition of a fraction from the brochure together.
Step 4:
The teacher would then take out an orange and show the class and ask them to identify it. The
teacher would then ask the class how she can share her orange with one particular student
equally. The teacher would then take the students responses and if none of them did not come up
with the right answer the teacher will tell them how to share the orange in two equal parts then
cut the orange and show them.
Step 5:
The teacher will then show the class both pieces of the orange and ask if the orange was equally
divided. After which the teacher will explain to the students that one part of the orange
represents a half and the other part also represents a half. The teacher would then put back both
pieces of orange together and show the students how to get back the whole.
Step 6:
The teacher will then show the students how to write that fraction on the board and then explain
to the students what is a numerator and what is a denominator. The teacher will then ask any
child to come up to the board and identify the numerator and the denominator.
Step 7:
The teacher gives each child a piece a shape and ask them to fold it in halves equally. The
teacher would then explain that they have divided a whole piece of paper or circle into two equal
parts. The teacher would then ask the students to color in one of the two equal parts, and have
one student write ½ on the board to show that one out of the two equal parts is now shaded. The
teacher will first demonstrate for the students.
Step 8:
The teacher will show an interactive powerpoint using a projector and white board to the
students. Both teacher and students will read the questions together and the teacher will
randomly select students to answer the questions.
Evaluate and Revise
Students will be given an activity for them to write in their books and colour half each given
shape to see if they can identify a half.