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Lesson Plan Template |
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| Lesson Plan Title: |
Balancing a Checkbook |
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| Subject Area: | Math |
| Topic: | Adding and Subtracting Decimals |
| Grade Level: | 8th Grade |
| Time Frame: | 8:00 to 9:00am |
| Lesson Summary: | Students will practice adding and subtracting decimals by learning how to use a check book. They will also be put into a group and go through some scenarios. The students can connect this and apply this to real life. |
| Prerequisites: | The students will have to know how to add and subtract numbers. |
| Standards: | SD State Math Standards (Grade 8)
Standard/goal #4: The students will use concrete representations of real numbers in daily situations. Indicator 1:The students will analyze the structural characteristics of the real number system and its various subsystems. Benchmark b: Use physical representations to demonstrate various number concepts. Indicator 2: Apply number operations with real numbers and other number systems. Benchmark a: Apply computation strategies in the real number system. |
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Lesson Objectives:
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The students will be able to:
-Understand the need of adding and subtraction skills. (Intrapersonal Intelligence) -Use problem solving skills (Logical Mathematical Intelligence) -Use reasoning and communication skills. (Interpersonal Intelligence) -Understand numbers and number relationships At the end of the lesson the students will be able to: -Balance a checkbook without getting an overdraft. -Manage a monthly salary -Identify the amount of money they will have to make monthly payments. -Write a paragraph about their ability to choose expenses that fit their families. (verbal Linguistic)
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| Assessment: | Balancing check book activity |
| Technology to be Used: | Computers to fill in the excel worksheet for the scenarios. |
| Other Materials: | Paper handouts, computers, example sheets |
| Procedural Activities: | The students need to read pages 30 through 34 before we start this activity. |
| Attachments: | Rubric for Scenarios |
Lisa
Koehler 