ELED 350: Lesson Plan Outline

ELED 350
Lesson Plan Template This lesson plan template is designed to support pre-practicum teacher candidates’ growth in the area of developing well-structured lessons with challenging, measurable objectives and appropriate student engagement strategies, pacing, sequencing, activities, materials, resources, technologies, and grouping This lesson is written by: Brittany Martins and Alexis Silva in collaboration with (Julia Schwarz, Amy Quill, and Victoria Drew) to be taught in Mrs. Berube’s fifth grade class at Mary Baker Elementary on April 3, 2017. Lesson Title: Division of Fractions and Whole Numbers in Word Problems
Estimated time: 45 minutes
Lesson overview: This lesson will cover breaking apart word problems that contain the division

a.) Interpret division of a unit fraction by a non-zero whole number, and compute such quotients. For example, create a story context for (1/3) ÷ 4, and use a visual fraction model to show the quotient. Use the relationship between multiplication and division to explain that (1/3) ÷ 4 = 1/12 because (1/12) × 4 = 1/3.
b.) Interpret division of a whole number by a unit fraction, and compute such quotients. For example, create a story context for 4 ÷ (1/5), and use a visual fraction model to show the quotient. Use the relationship between multiplication and division to explain that 4 ÷ (1/5) = 20 because 20 × (1/5) = 4.
c.) Solve real-world problems involving division of unit fractions by non-zero whole numbers and division of whole numbers by unit fractions, e.g., by using visual fraction models and equations to represent the problem. For example, how much chocolate will each person get if 3 people share 1⁄2 lb of chocolate equally? How many 1/3-cup servings are in 2 cups of

“Does anyone know what the word quotient means? We have briefly talked about it in the last few weeks, but does anyone remember what the word means?” Take a few answers. “Great, a quotient is the answer to a division problem. So, if I said (write this on the board as you say it) what is the quotient of five divided by one, what would our answer be?” Have a student answer, and model on board. (underline 1 as our quotient)
We will then transition into our lesson; integrating word problems by dividing whole number by fractions, as well as fractions by whole numbers.
“Today we will be using these skills that you have learned and trying to pull these equations from word problems. This is going to be a fun activity! We will have volunteers come up to the board to help us answer questions and we will break apart word problems to help all of you understand what a word problem is actually asking us to do. If we can understand this, we will make equations based on what the word problem is asking us to