Wilmington University
Pathwise Lesson Plan Format
Teacher/Student
Teacher
Grade:
Subject:
Date:
Ms. Katie Todd
3rd Grade
Math (Program is also available from other subjects)
March 1, 2010
1. Briefly describe the students in this class.
The class profile consists of 26 third grade students. Ages range between 7-8 years old. Students
will be working in pairs for this lesson, randomly assigned by the teacher.
2. What are your goals for the lesson? What do you want the students to learn?
Students will learn to use the internet to answer research based questions provided by the
teacher.scholastic.com. Using the information provided by their research, students will have to do
addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, decimals, percentages and averages to answer the
questions. The program keeps score of the correct answers and is able to be printed at the complete
of the assignment. Students will work in pairs to help research and answer questions.
3. Why are these goals suitable for this group of students?
While researching, students will strengthen their fine motor skills while using the computer to
complete this activity. Students will also rely on previous knowledge of their math skills to calculate
correct answers. Students will use many different skills while completing their questions including,
motor skills, thinking skills, research ability and application of information.
4. How do these goals support the district’s curriculum, state frameworks, and/or content
standards?
Math Standard 2.2: Model situations that involve the addition, subtraction, and multiplication of
whole numbers using objects, pictures, symbols, and geometric models. Students will use these
procedures to answer questions after researching the proper information for the problems.
Language Arts Standard 2.4: Demonstrate overall understanding of printed texts by making
predictions as necessary. Students will interrupt information from internet research to answer math
questions.
5. How do these goals relate to broader curriculum goals in the discipline as a whole or in other
disciplines?
Students will learn how to interrupt data and apply information for practical use. Developing these
abilities will lead to further enhancement in more difficult research for other curriculums.
6. How do you plan to engage students in the content? What will you do? What will the
students do? (30 minutes allotted).
Describe the steps or components of a lesson that are a part of this lesson. Possible steps or components are
listed below:
 Mindset or “Warm-Up” Activity (5 minutes)
o Using a Smartboard, the teacher will review and ask questions about using the internet. The
review will consist of class discussion about appropriate websites, URL location, clicking on
links. The teacher will use volunteers to help demonstrate.
 State objective or purpose of the lesson
o Student will interrupt information they found from a provided webpage and apply it to a math
question.
o Learning how to evaluate and research proper web pages will help students throughout their
educational career. Students will need to distinguish reliable information to write formal
papers during high school and college.
 Provide Instructional Input
o Students will be relying on previous taught information tom complete this assignment. They
will recall correct computer skills, research strategies and application of math techniques to
complete this assignment properly.
o The warm-up activity will consist of lecture, review and class discussion, while the main part
of the lesson (working with a partner on the computer) will consist of application of the
internet and mathematical skills.
 Model (5 minutes)
o After the warm-up activity, the teacher will divide the students into pairs and assign them to a
computer. Next, she will provide steps to access the correct URL for the activity
(http://teacher.scholastic.com/mathhunt/). Students will then be able to pick an area of topic
they find interesting; topics including Science, Social Studies or Finance. After explanation
of the activity, the teacher will walk around the room to make sure each student is accessing
the correct website and participating properly with their partner.
o Using Smartboard, the teacher will demonstrate the proper steps for each web page they
should be accessing to finally reach the desired activity page.
 Check for understanding
o While properly demonstrating proper internet use, the teacher will ask many questions to
check for understanding. Where do we type the URL address? If the proper address does not
appear, what should we check first?
o Once students are all on the proper webpage and working together to select an area of
interest, the teacher will know that students understand the activity. The teacher will walk
around the classroom to check for understanding.
 Guided Practice (20 minutes total; 10 for each activity)
o Students will answer the questions provided by the website as a guided practice to check for
understanding of their internet research skills and knowledge. Students will be able to print
out their scores at the complete of the activity. Although students will be working in pairs,
they will complete two different activities to turn in, one for each student. They are allowed
to help each other answer the questions.
 Closure Activity
o The teacher will conduct a class discussion about the web activities. Other activities are
available within this webpage. The teacher can ask whether students liked using this program
and if they would like to use it again for a different subject.
7. What difficulties do students typically experience in this area, and how do you
plan to anticipate these difficulties?
Students may have difficulty troubleshooting using the internet; therefore the teacher must be
available during the entire lesson.
8. What instructional materials or other resources, if any, will you use?
List all equipment and materials needed. Include:
 Smartboard equipped classroom
 Minimum of 13 computers in the classroom
 Printer
9. How did you plan to assess student achievement of the goals? What procedures
will you use? (Attached any tests or performance tasks, with accompanying scoring
guides or rubrics.)
Students must work together as a team to complete this activity which will count as participation
points. Students will also print out their score for the activity. The teacher will also watch students
for proper use of the internet. Participation, cooperation, on-task activity and print out of the graded
activity will all be evaluated for this lesson.
10. How do you plan to use the results of the assessment?
This lesson will be utilized more as a review and check for understanding for application of the
internet rather than teaching of new information. Students should be able to complete this task on
time and properly. If students do need more time or help, extra help by the teacher will be available
during the class. Students will also have the resource of their partner to help with the extra help they
may need. After complete understanding of this project, students will be able to move onto more
difficult internet research; using search engines and metacrawlers to find web pages, rather than
provided web pages in the activity.