Appendix 1: Lesson Plan (template)

LESSON PLAN Subject: Math

Trainee: Mariam Yousef Topic or Theme: Chapter 10: Fractions and Decimals

Class: 4 Date & Duration: Tuesday

Trainee Personal Goals

I am working on: my modelling and explaining strategy to help the student understand.

I am working on: my time management to finish my lesson on time.

Lesson Focus

The lesson focuses on the student ability and their understanding.

Lesson Outcomes

Students will be able to: Compare and order decimals to hundredths by reasoning about their size.

Links to Prior Learning

Last week the student learn about the decimal and the place value and the know how to deal with the
decimal.

21st Century Skills

Collaboration

Critical thinking

Creativity

Key vocabulary

Place value
Compare
Order
Greatest
Least
Equals
Possible problems for learners Solutions to possible problems

Technology problem I will use the whiteboard to explain and model the
Time management outcome for the student.

Classroom management Set timer to manage the class time, chick my hand
watch.

Use the behaviour management app (class dojo).

Resources/equipment needed

• White board - small board

• Markers
• Cards
• Spinner
• Place value house (chart)
• Student book

TASKS/ACTIVITIES
Resources
Introduction (15)
& Time
The teacher will introduce the outcome for the student and she will explain the new
key word.
The teacher will make fast review about the decimals and how they point to it on the
number line.
The teacher will start to teach the student how to compare between the decimals
using place value.
T: Today we will learn how to compare between two decimal to see if one of them is
greatest or least or equal to the anther by using the place value.
T: If Reem and her friend decided to have two races. One was 0.2 Km, and the other
was 0.4 Km. which race was longer?
T: So we have 0.2 and 0.4 and we have to find the longer race.
T: First I will draw the place value house and I will write the two decimal on it.
Ones Decimal Tenths
0 . 2
0 . 4
T: Second step is to compare each place value to gather. We will start with the ones
and both of the ones are same (0) so we will move to the next place value which it is
the tenths and we have 2 and 4 which one of them is the greatest or the biggest
number.
S: number 4 is greatest than 2.
T: yes you are right 4 are greatest than 2, so 0.4 is the longer race.
T: so if I will solve this comparison between this numbers.
0.5 0.3 so what is the comparing sign that you will use in this situation.
 T: we have to use the place value to find the greatest number to write the right sign.
Ones Decimal Tenths
0 . 5
0 . 3
T: which one is greatest between the numbers?
S: 0.5 is the greatest.
T: so which sign we will but between the numbers >, <, or =
S: > this sign
T: good job you use the right sign.

T: if I have more than two numbers and I have to put them in the right order. The
number is (0.3, 0.9, and 0.7). How can come to the board and draw the place value
house to compare the numbers?
One of the students will come to the board and draw the place value house and will
find the greatest number and the least number and will write them in the right order.
Resources
Main activities (15 min)
& Time
Activity 1 – High student
The student will have two comparing question and two ordering questions to solve.
Also they will have one word problem to solve it. The teacher will give the student
laminated place value chart to use to solve the questions.

Activity 2 – Medium student

The teacher will give the student two comparing question between two numbers and
three ordering question between three and more numbers. The teacher will give the
student laminated place value chart to use to solve the questions.

Activity 3 – Medium student

The teacher will give the student spinner the have the three sign of comparing the
student have to spin the spinner and have to create equation by this sign so they will
get the sign from the spinner and they will write the equation.

Activity 4 – low student

The teacher will give the student table that has questions with the place value chart
to solve them. The student has to compare the numbers using the place value house
and they have to use the right sign between the answer.

Activity 5 – low student

The teacher will give the student cards that have different numbers. The student in
this group will work as peer one will chose the two cards and will change the two
numbers to decimals then will create the question to the other student in the white
bored by write the two number on it and draw circle between them and the other
student have to find the right sign to it using the place value. After that they will
switch places.

Differentiation activities (Support)

If the students finish the activity fast they have to open page 677 and start to solve all the questions.

Differentiation activities (Stretch)

Resources
& Time Plenary/Conclusion (5 min)

The teacher will make short review to the student about comparing between decimal
using the place value and she will solve one equation to them in the board.
T: So today we learned about comparing between two decimal by using place value
chart. Now class I need you to tell what did you learned from the lesson?
How to solve this question? (0.55 __ 0.45)
Homework Students have to solve page 679 and 680 in the student book.

Assessment The teacher will write questions in the board and the student will use their white
Strategies: (5 board to solve it and the teacher will tell the student that they have to flip the board
min) till she ask them to show it to her.
I will write this three question in the board:
• 0.4 __ 0.40
• 0.75 __ 0.57
• Ordering (0.03, 0.30, 0.53)
☐ Observation ☐ Student self- ☐ Oral questioning ☐ Peer assessment
assessment

☐ Quiz ☐ Student presentation ☐ Written work and ☐ Verbal feedback

feedback

Reflection 3
On Tuesday 5th of February, I taught a grade 4 class math lesson about (Comparing
decimals and ordering). So the student will be able to compare between decimal and
order the decimals from the greatest to the least and the opposite. The lesson was in
Shamma Bent Mohammad School. I was trying to achieve my goals witch it is working
on my modeling ways and strategies to help the student understand and to make them
more engaged in the lesson. I was working on managing my class time to feet everything
in one period. The class was so good and I enjoy teaching that lesson, the student was
focused and engaged with me during the lesson from I begin the introduction to the
activity tell we have the final assessment. They were answering my question in the
modeling part and they try to help me solve the equation in the bored. That’s because the
student learns a lot about decimal and place value during the last two weeks. They were
solving the activity and they like it. One of the groups finished the activity very fast
because the group was a high group and the activity was easy for their ability. But as
always I have plan B for my lesson if I face like these problems so I ask them to open
their book and start solving the individual activity that they have it in the student book.
The student works very hard during the lesson. They show me that at least more than
80% of the students answer 2 out of 3 of the final assessment questions right. That shows
me that they understand the lesson. So this means that I achieved the first goal that I
have. Also for the second goal, I finish my lesson on time and I was watching my hand
watch to help me stay on track. To having a better lesson next time I will set the timer to
help me more to organize the lesson more and to make the student on track also. I will try
to make the activity on the student level or more than it. So they can challenge
themselves and so they can’t finish the activity that fasts. I learn a lot from this TP, My
MST, and My MCT. They all try to help me to improve and to be a professional teacher
in the future by giving me good feedback and help me to plan for my lesson.