WEEK BEGINNING 18th May, 2014

Maths Groups: Grade 4 level:

MONDAY
-

Engage
Whole group Lead In 5-10mins
on floor
Follow up Time
Oclock (understanding that no
minutes have based; beginning
of new hour)
5mins,quarter-to, quarter-past

TUESDAY
Engage
Whole
group
lead in with a 4x
speed test
What
do you know about volume?
Volume is the amount of space
something takes up/occupied by a
solid.

WEDNESDAY
Engage
Recap
volume
tasks
- correct volume tasks
- Review what students know about
capacity

THURSDAY
Engage

container can hold.

V=LxLxL (cubic centimeter)

WALT Learning Goal:
Explain

WALT Learning Goal:

Explain

Tell the time on an analogue

clock; quarter-past, quarter-to
and 5 min & 1min intervals.

Understand how to measure

the volume and capacity of
various shapes/items.

Understand how to measure

the volume and capacity of
various shapes/items.

PROBLEM
SOLVING
SESSION
WALT Learning Goal:
Strategy 5: Drawing a Table

- Capacity is the amount a

WALT Learning Goal:

Explain

THURSDAY P.M.

WALT Learning Goal:

Explain

Engage:
Explain:
Explore:
Elaborate:
Evaluate:

SMALL GROUP FOCUS

ACTIVITY: Explore
Small Group Activity on the floor
with teacher as their understand
of quarter-to/quarter-past and
5min increments needs focus.
Practical activities using analogue
clocks

SMALL GROUP FOCUS

SMALL GROUP FOCUS
WHOLE GROUP FOCUS
ACTIVITY: Explore
ACTIVITY: Explore
ACTIVITY: Elaborate
Small group activities at the
Volume
tables.
- Measuring volume Unit 22
Small group activities at the
worksheet (Maths Plus 4)
tables continued from previous
- Centicubes
lesson.
- In pairs; build 3+ structures - Measuring volume Unit 22
using the same amount of
Accelerated tasks for a small
worksheet (Maths Plus 4)
group of students back at the
centicubes each (24 +)
Centicubes
desk. Worksheets Nelson Maths 4
compare structures with pair
- In pairs; build 3+ structures
& Maths Plus 4.
next to them
using the same amount of
- discuss similarities and
centicubes each (24 +)
differences about each
- compare structures with pair
shape?
next to them
- Draw structures and note
- discuss similarities and
their volume in their books
differences about each
- Build a Box
shape?
- using various sized boxes
- Draw structures and note
measure the volume of the
their volume in their books
box using different materials Build a Box
(centicubes, counters etc)
- using various sized boxes
- which gives us the best
measure the volume of the

box using different materials

(centicubes, counters etc)
which gives us the best

Capacity
-Worksheet Maths Plus 3
-

WHOLE GROUP FOCUS

ACTIVITY: Elaborate
Lead in engaging activities
prior to small group tasks.

Reflect/Evaluate:

- Consolidate learning with

interactive whiteboard
activities
- Borrow Laptops from Gr5
& Gr2s.
- Targeting Maths 3 Lab 3
Time activity
- Targeting Maths 4 Lab 4 Elapsed time activity on
computer

WHOLE GROUP FOCUS

ACTIVITY: Elaborate:
- Complete Measuring volume
worksheet Unit 18 Maths Plus 3.
- Discuss as class before small
group activities.

Reflect/Evaluate:
Consolidate learning with
discussion of students findings
from group activities.

WHOLE GROUP FOCUS

ACTIVITY: Elaborate
-Discuss capacity as a class
then complete worksheet
- demonstrate to the class
how the capacity of two
containers/glasses can be
the same even if they
physically look bigger or
smaller than one another.
Reflect/Evaluate:

Reflect/Evaluate: