Jen+Birch's+Lesson+Plan


 * 4-C-1 Photos and Poster Lesson Plan **
 * Title: Fact Families **
 * Subject:** Mathematics


 * Grade Level:** First Grade


 * Objective:** Students will write the addition and subtraction sentences that make up a fact family.


 * Materials:** manipulatives, fact family picture, white boards, markers, erasers, math journal, guided/independent practice worksheet
 * Procedures: **
 * Anticipatory Set/Review: **
 * Students and teacher will review addition and subtraction facts using the structure //Quiz-Quiz-Trade.//
 * __ Quiz-Quiz-Trade: __**
 * Teacher will distribute adding and subtracting flashcards. Students will stand up, hand up, and pair up with another student. Teacher will tell students that partner A is who has longer hair. Partner A will quiz first; partner B will answer. Partner A coaches if necessary and praises partner B. Partners switch roles and then trade cards. **
 * Teacher will engage students in a discussion about families. Teacher will give students 1 minute to tell a neighbor what his/her family looks like using the structure //Round Robin.//
 * __ Round Robin: __**
 * Teacher assigns a topic for students to discuss: //What does your family look like?// Students then take turns answering the given question, one at a time, in their neighborhoods which consist of 4 students. Teacher calls on random students to respond to the entire class. **
 * Teacher will show students the following 2 photographs of a family. Using the photographs as reference, teacher and students will analyze each using the SEA method. Students and teacher will first scan the photographs and will then examine and analyze them more closely, noting details in each picture. Students and teacher will further analyze the photographs with a venn diagram, noting similarities and differences.
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 * Main Lesson: **
 * Teacher will tell students that there are families in math as well.
 * Teacher will show students what a fact family is using a drawing of a family.

Teacher says: //We are a fact family. We do 4 things together. We have 2 adding sentences and 2 subtracting sentences. They are: (Teacher writes in box on chalkboard)//

Students will add “fact family” term to math word wall and will add an entry to his/her math journal defining a fact family and making an illustration. Students will then make a poster similar to the one viewed in the lesson with their own fact family facts.
 * Teacher shows students a poster of a fact family similar to one at the following website and then students and teacher will analyze the poster using the SEA method.
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 * Students rotate to stations located throughout the room. At each station are manipulatives with directions to write fact family sentences. Using //Rally Coach//, students will work with 1 partner and will write 4 fact family sentences on a white board.
 * __ Rally Coach: __**
 * Teacher has stations set up in advance. Teacher tells students that partner A is the person whose last name has more letters. Partner A solves the first math problem. Partner B watches and listens, checks partner A’s answers, and offers praise. Students switch roles at the next station. **
 * Students will view a short video online about fact families ( [|www.brainpop.com] )
 * Students will complete a math workbook page about fact family sentences with teacher’s guidance and will then complete the other side of the page independently.
 * Final Activity: **

**What method will students use to analyze the photos and posters? (SEA or** **NARA** **worksheet)** Students and teacher will use the SEA method to analyze both the photographs and poster. Yes, students will compare and contrast the photographs using a venn diagram. Students will create a poster similar to the one viewed during the lesson with their own fact family and facts. Students will think critically when comparing and contrasting the photographs as well as when analyzing the photographs and poster. They will also be using critical thinking skills to develop their own poster. Fact families are a part of our first grade curriculum.
 * Reflection: **
 * Will your students use a graphic organizer like a KWL chart or Venn diagram? **
 * What final product will your students create, if any? **
 * How will your activity promote critical thinking skills? **
 * How will this lesson integrate with the rest of your curriculum? **