Elementary Education - Mathematics

Task 4: Mathematics Learning Segment Overview

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Central Focus:
[ The learning segment will focus
on solving word problems by
counting coins. ]

Lesson 1

Lesson 2

Lesson 3

State-adopted Content Standards

(or Common Core State Standards, if applicable):
[CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.C.8
Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes,
nickels, and pennies, using $ and symbols
appropriately.]

Learning
Objectives

Instructional strategies and

learning tasks

Formative and
Summative
Assessments

[The students will be

able to recognize
coins and their
value.]

[Through whole group review

the class will discuss the coins
and their value. The teacher
will distribute various coins.
Students will be prompted to
find coins and values. Before
centers, students will complete
a coloring worksheet where
they will practice recognizing
coins. Through the following
centers: Find this coin, Whats
my word worth?, and How
much am I worth?,. In these
centers the students will
practice identifying coins and
their values]
[This will begin with a whole
group review over the coins
and coin values. Then, the
students will compare and
Contrast two of the four coins
we are studying. The students
will be able to converse their
findings. Finally the students
will practice adding coins in
sequenced order from greatest
to least value. ]
[Students will complete an
activity where they are asked to
count an assortment of coins.
Students will practice sorting
from greatest to least and then
counting.]

[ Formative: Teacher will

observe students ability
to interpret the different
coins.

[The students can

recognize the coins
and distinguish their
similarities and
difference among
the. The students will
be able to count
coins in sequence. ]

[The students will be

able to sort and
count mixed coins]

Summative: The
completion of the
worksheet Color by
Coin]

[Formative: Students will

complete a venn
diagram comparing two
coins.
Summative: The
completion of a
worksheet, Counting
Money.]
[ Formative: Teacher will
assess students during
an activity called, Pinch
and Sort
Summative: the
completion of the
worksheet Mix it up]

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Elementary Education - Mathematics

Task 4: Mathematics Learning Segment Overview

[The student will be

Lesson 4
able to solve one(Optional)
step word problems
by counting coins.]

[ The students will be

Lesson 5
able to solve word
(Optional)
problems that
involve count coins
worth a dollar or
more]

[Teacher will begin by modeling

strategies for solving word
problems. The students do
around the room math where
they solve word problems listed
on task card. Once the student
have completed Around the
Room Math, the will then
complete the worksheet called,
Word Problems: Counting
Coins ]
[ To review what we have
learned this week and to
continue practicing counting
coins, the students will play
Money Bingo as a review.
After the game the student will
take their post-assessment
over solving word problems
involving counting coins up to a
dollar and more. ]

[Formative: the
completion of Around
the Room Math ]
Summative: Worksheet
Word Problems:
Counting Coins

[Summative; Postassessment. Solving

word problems involving
counting coins to a onedollar and more. ]

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