Nelson - 6thg Math
Nelson - 6thg Math
Nelson - 6thg Math
College of Education
LESSON PLAN FORMAT
Materials Needed:
● Student Math Workbooks
● Pre-made number lines from previous lesson
● SmartBoard/Projector
● Pencils
● Scratch paper
A. The Lesson
● Tell students, “When you read a number line from left to right, the numbers are in
order from least to greatest.”
○ Show an example of this by displaying “example 1 (p. 14)” on the
SmartBoard.
● Ask students, “If I want to put these numbers in order from greatest to least, what
side of the number line should I start on? Right, the right side.”
○ Model by putting the first two numbers in order and then ask for a
volunteer to come up and put the rest of the numbers in order.
● “Great! Now, what if I need to order these from least to greatest? Turn and tell
your partner how you would do this.”
○ Observation: Listen for students explaining that they would start with the
number that is farthest left of the number line.
● Recap/review the conversations I heard.
● “Now let’s look at page 15. Can someone please read to us what an “inequality”
is.”
○ Choose a volunteer to read this.
○ Model and explain each symbol by writing them on the board. Also explain
that the number line can help write inequalities.
● Ask the students to use their number lines to plot the numbers -13 and 7.
● After, ask students to tell their partner which number is less than the other and
why?
● Model how to use the inequality symbols to show that -13<7 and 7>-13.
● Say, “So, -13 is to the left of 7 on the number line. This means that -13 is less
than 7. And 7 is to the right of -13 on the number line. This means that 7 is
greater than -13.
● Ask, “How does the number line help us compare two numbers?”
3. Closure (5 min.)
● To close, I will call students back to their seats and will quickly review how we
used the number line to compare and order integers. Say, “Today we learned
how to compare integers by using inequality and ordered integers by discovering
which were greater or less than. We. . . (go through the key points).”
Key Points:
○ Graph the integers on a number line, and then read the integers in order
from left to right to order them from least to greatest.
○ When you read a number line from left to right, the numbers are in order
from least to greatest.
○ An inequality is a statement that two quantities are not equal. The symbols
< and > are used to write inequalities. (Remind them what each symbol
means).
● I will then have students complete an exit ticket:
○ I will display the following questions on the board and ask students to
answer them by using a scratch paper and then turning it in.
■ How does a number line help us compare and order integers?
■ Compare. Write < or >. -8 and -12
■ Place the following numbers in order from greatest to least: (12, 4,
-5, 1, -6, and -10)
B. Assessments Used
Observations during discussion: Did the students understand how to list integers
from least to greatest and vice versa when using a number line? Did the students
understand why one integer is greater than the other (and vice versa)? Did students use
the phrases, “__is greater than__ because__?” Did students understand the definition of
inequality and the difference between < and >?
Observations during activity/guided practice: Are students using their number lines
as a strategy to answer story problems? Do students understand that when you read a
number line from left to right, the numbers are in order from least to greatest?
Exit Ticket - Did students answer correctly and understand all of the components of the
lesson?
C. Differentiated Instruction
● Remediation - During the activity, I will conference briefly with each pair or group
of students to check their understanding. I will also group students according to
their instructional level. For my students who are on an IEP, I have them
complete the reteach activity (12 questions with smaller integers). For example,
“Order the integers from least to greatest: -2, -5, -1.
● Enrichment - For my students who understand the content and complete their
activity early, I will present them with a challenge question:
○ “Five friends were flying kites. Abe’s kite flew up to 15 feet, Beth’s went to
23 feet, Casey’s went to 11 feet, Davio’s went to 31 feet, and Eric’s never
left the ground. Write the friend’s names in order from the person whose
kite flew the highest to the person whose kite flew the lowest. Compare
the hight of Abe’s kite and Beth’s kite by using < or >.”
○ When students finish with their challenge question, they can help teach
other students who are struggling.
D. Resources
● Go Math! Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company - 6th Grade: Lesson 1.2