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EDTL/3400: Lesson Plan

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EDTL 3400: Lesson plan document (adapted from Burke, 2007)
(to be used when planning paralessons-DO NOT ALTER THIS TEMPLATE)

CONTENT/LEVEL: 7th Grade Math/Language Arts

LESSON TOPIC: Statistic and Formulas in Games

MATERIALS: (please list and attach or provide links, may include pictures or pdfs)
Monopoly Board/Print out (4)
Spot it! Game (1)
Dice (1 pair)
Activity Sheets (6)
Scrap paper (12)
Graphing paper (12)

GUIDING/ESSENTIAL QUESTION/S:
What is probability?
How is math integrated into family games?
How can I create a strategy to win one of the following using mathematics: Monopoly, 21, or Spot It!

PROCEDURE: (note best practices in RED BOLD, use outline format and provide details, teacher talk, and examples; mark transitions when …show more content…

This can give the teacher other ideas of games that can be incorporated with math. Give a SURVEY and ask how familiar they are with their favorite game(s) and then ask them students to describe their strategy while playing. This will help the teacher understand the students of INTEREST and READINESS to analyze game strategies using mathematics. Students then will pick whatever game INTERESTS them the day of the lesson.

Introduction: (Explain how you will introduce lesson in outline format, marking any additional pre-assessment for readiness, interest, and/or learning style in BLACK BOLD)
• Ask students who would like to play a game with the teacher. One student will play against the teacher the game 21. o This game uses 2 people. The players start with the number 0 and then can add either 1 or 2 to the previous number. The players will take turns adding 1 or 2 until they get to the number 21. Whatever player says the number 21 is the winner, so the objective of the game is to get to 21 before your partner. o The teacher should know the strategy of the game, which is in order to win, you must be the player that lists multiple of 3’s (3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, and

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