Intern Name: McKenna Nacey

Lesson Title (Subject/Topic): Order of Operations

Grade:5th
Length of Lesson: 30 min
Date Taught:3/21/18
LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE
In this lesson…
students will create a PEMDAS foldable to help them remember the order of
Overview operations

Standards of MA 5.7
Learning
Essential Questions
Students will be able to… ​evaluate whole number numerical equations, using
order of operations limited to parentheses, addition, subtraction, multiplication,
Objectives and division

I can identify what PEMDAS stands for and how it is used.

Learning Target I can identify the PEMDAS families.
Necessary Prior cutting
some familiarity with PEMDAS
Knowledge
scissors
colored cardstock
Materials markers

Have the kids write out PEMDAS and what it means on their slates.
Introduction/Hook
1. First hand out a piece of colored cardstock to every student along with
scissors and markers. I have examples that the kids can look at for help.
2. Have the kids fold their paper the hotdog way.
3. Have the kids place the folded paper so that it opens away from them.
Next help the kids make 5 cuts to make 6 relatively the same flaps.
Instructional Make sure they only cut the top flap and not the bottom.
Activities & 4. Once they have cut 6 flaps have them write PEMDAS on the flaps. One
Strategies letter on each individual flap.
5. One the first flap there should be a “P” on it and write the word “Please”
on the top of the flap. Now open up the flap. On the top part of the flap
have the students write “Parentheses” on it and draw the symbol “( )”.
On the bottom part of the flap have the students write their own example
using the operation.
Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
 6. On the second flap there should be an “E” on it and write the word
“Excuse” on the top of the flap. Now open up the flap. On the top part of
the flap have the students write “Exponents” on it and draw “#” with a
small box on the top right corner of the symbol. On the bottom part of
the flap have the students write their own example using the operation.
7. On the third flap there should be a “M” on it and write the word “My”
on the top of the flap. Now open the flap. On the top part of the flap
have the students write “Multiplication” on it and draw the symbol “x”
and other symbols the kids can think of that can be used for
multiplication. On the bottom part of the flap have the students write
their own example using the operation.
8. On the fourth flap there should be a “D” on it and write the word “Dear”
on the top of the flap. Now open up the flap. On the top part of the flap
have the students write “Division” on it and draw “/” and the division
symbol. On the bottom part of the flap have the students write their own
example using the operation.
9. One the fifth flap there should be an “A” on it and write the word
“Aunt” on the top of the flap. Now open up the flap. On the top part of
the flap have the students write “Addition” on it and draw the symbol
“+”. On the bottom part of the flap have the students write their own
example using the operation.
10. One the sixth flap there should be “S” on it and write the word “Sally”
on the top of the flap. Now open up the flap. On the top part of the flap
have the students write “Subtraction” on it and draw the symbol “ - ”.
On the bottom part of the flap have the students write their own example
using the operation.
11. Now turn the foldable over onto the solid side. Have the kids write out
the families on the back. Have the kids write “Families” at the top and
then on opposite ends a “1” and a “2”. Under number one have them
write “Multiplication and Division”. Under number two have them write
“addition and subtraction”.

Parentheses
Exponents
Multiplication
Key Vocabulary or Division
Concepts Addition
Subtraction
“Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally”
Families
Assessments A test at the end of the unit
Have the class solve a few order of operations problems on board.
Closure Activity
Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
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Accommodations
Mrs. Cohen
Resources

Reflection on a Lesson Plan Taught

Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow
Intern Name: McKenna Nacey
Lesson Title (Subecjt/Topc): PEMDAS foldable
Date of Lesson Taught: 3/21/18
Cooperating Teacher & School: Mrs. Cohen, John B. Dey Elementary
Grade:5th
Time of Day: afternoon

1. What steps did you go through to create this lesson? With whom did you talk, discuss, or edit your lesson?
I created multiple sample foldables for the class as visuals.

2. How did the SOLs and Objectives help focus your instruction?
The kids have to know which order the operations must go in to be able to successfully complete math
problems on the SOL.

3. What parts of the instructional plan worked as you anticipated?

Most of it worked. Some kids needed a little more help than others but with the example foldables everything
turned out fine.

4. What, if any, adjustments needed to be made once you began?

A few kids needed to start over because they didn’t cut the paper efficiently. Some kids needed more help than
others.

5. How well did you anticipate the materials needed?

I estimated this very well because I made sure that I had extra paper and we ended up needing it.

6. How effective was the assessment you chose to use? (If no assessment was used, what will the future
assessment be and how will you gauge its effectiveness?)
I didn’t have an assessment but their will be a test on the unit in the coming weeks. The foldable will be a tool
for them to study.

Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
7. To what degree do you feel that this lesson was a success? What evidence do you have for the success of
the lesson? (Hint: Student learning is the key to a lesson’s success!)
This lesson was pretty successful because the students were engaged, excited, and successfully completed the
problems during the closing activity.

8. How did the time spent preparing for your lesson contribute to it’s success?
My time spent preparing helped because I spent time making the foldables for visuals and they greatly helped
kids complete the activity.

9. If you could do this lesson again with the same students, would you do anything differently? If so, what?
I wouldn’t do anything differently.

10. Any last comments/reflections about your lesson?

I was excited about this lesson because it is my favorite thing to teach so I think that positively impacted the
success of the lesson.

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Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
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Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)