Blended Learning Lesson Plan

Lesson Title:
Making Math Fun!

Objectives:
Students will be able to employ different strategies to help them with addition and subtraction with
numbers 1-10

Students will be able to calculate different addition and subtraction equations for numbers 1-10

State Standards:
K.ATO.1 Model situations that involve addition and subtraction within 10 using objects, fingers, mental
images, drawings, acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, and equations

Context:
This lesson is a Kindergarten math lesson. I think this lesson is very important to teach because
the start to all basic math skills is being able to add and subtract with numbers 1-10. It is
important to set a foundation for students so that when these equations get bigger and harder as
they get older, they always have a foundation to rely on. Before this lesson students learned the
difference between the subtraction and addition signs. They learned that whenever you see the
addition sign, your number will get bigger. When you see the subtraction sign, your number will
get smaller. This is important because even if the kids cant quite add or subtract the numbers yet,
they will have enough knowledge to know if the number will get bigger or smaller. The previous
knowledge being brought into this lesson are students knowing all the numbers 1-10 and
knowing the difference and meaning between the addition and subtraction sign. After this lesson,
the students will understand and form different ways to solve addition and subtraction equations
with numbers 1-10. In order to prepare students for this, the students will learn how to use
different strategies in their lesson today to solve these equations, these include drawings, finger
counting and group-directed settings with the teacher where I will step-by-step help them solve
the equations.

Data:
The students will be split into 3 groups. The basing of these 3 groups is the pretest I handed out
prior to class. This was a set of 10 questions, which included 5 multiple choice and 5 fill-in-the-
blanks. The purpose of this test is to put kids in groups with kids who they tested similarly to in
their test scoring results. Kids who scored 7-10 correct questions will be in group one. Kids who
scored 4-6 correct questions will be in group two, and kids who scored between 1-3 questions
correct will be in group three. The purpose of this test is not to see who gets the most right
answers, but it is to see how much prior knowledge each kid has with these equations and see
who excels and who may need more help. At the end of the lesson, during my closure, I will
hand out a post-test, this post-test will include 5 multiple-choice questions and 5 fill-in-the-blank
questions. I will also ask kids to write down some things they learned and some things they
struggled with. I can go about future groupings in two ways based on the data on this post-test.
One way can be based on the results again, where I can split the kids up based on how many
answers they got right and wrong on the post-test. Another way is I can split the kids into groups
based on what they tell me they still struggle with. This way, I can have kids who struggle with
the same things grouped all together.
Materials: List all materials used (i.e. websites, apps, pencils, iPads, computers, worksheets,
diagrams, textbooks, etc.)

Part of Lesson Materials Used Links

Introduction White board, Marker, iPad, https://lum.io/share/b1c30732-
Pencil, Paper 18e5-4dd9-b485-
e518607580b6
Teacher directed White board, maker, pencil, No links for this section
paper
Collaborative iPad, crayons, paper https://www.canva.com/
Independent digital iPad https://www.khanacademy.org/
Closure Pencil, paper No links for this section

Procedures:
Introduction (10 minutes):
I will greet each one of my students as they walk in to class. As they unpack their bags into their
cubbies. I will begin writing on the whiteboard the words Making math fun in all bold, I think
the kids seeing that I used the word fun will make them feel less intimidating, There will be iPads
on each individual student's desk. I will instruct them that at the same time, I want them to open
the iPad. In our Google classroom, in which these iPads are connected to, there will be a link.
Once students click on the link there will be a question asking them what they know about math
addition and subtraction equations using numbers 1-10. This is called an Active Prior Knowledge
lesson. I think this is important because I can see what each student knows about addition and
subtraction using numbers 1-10 prior to the lesson I have planned today. This, along with the
pretest, should help me tremendously on the prior knowledge my students have. After they
complete that activity, I will have each student take out a piece of paper and a pencil. This is
where I will draw the addition and subtraction signs on a paper and have them do the same. I will
remind them that addition means their numbers will get bigger, and subtraction means their
numbers will get smaller. I will also ask them some questions, like is 8 greater than 2? And Is 5
greater than 3? Just to get their minds going in the right direction. After this, I will write each
student's name on the board in their 3 separate groups. I will instruct the students that the first
group will start with me, where we will work on simple equations and implement learning
strategies if we get stuck. the second will go to the collaborative section of the classroom, and
the third group will go to the independent digital section of the classroom. Students in the
collaborative section will be informed that they will have to work together to come up with
different drawings that will help them implement strategies with the equations of numbers 1-10
using addition and subtraction. Students in the independent digital will be instructed that they
will log onto their iPads and go to Khan Academy, where they will work on a series of math
problems. Khan will help them learn strategies will also implementing fun activities into their
learning.

Teacher Directed (10 minutes):

For this section of my lesson, I will have students sit around a small group on our carpet.
Each has their own pen and pencil. I will be sitting in front of them with a whiteboard and
marker. I will ask students to focus their eyes on me. I will then go over again what an addition
and subtraction sign is. I will draw it on my board and have them say it out loud. It is important
to constantly repeat this because young kids remember stuff based on repetition. I will then draw
each number 1-10 on my whiteboard. As I do that, I will have my kids also write the numbers
down on the paper. After everyone has their numbers down. I will say them out loud in order and
have them repeat it. Once that is done I will start to do some different types of equations. My
first one will look like 2+3=. I will then wait for someone to raise their hand and say 5. If nobody
can do that, I will have my kids hold up their fingers. I will tell them to hold 2 fingers up. Then I
will raise 3 more fingers one at a time until we reach 5. I will then say how many fingers are you
holding up? This is a strategy kids can use if they are stuck. I will do another equation where I
will write what is 4-2? If nobody can correctly answer, I will have the kids hold up 4 fingers, I
will then tell them to put two down and see how much they have left. This strategy will help
them with subtraction. Before the timer goes off I will ask if the kids have any questions, and I
will remind them if they are stuck to use the finger strategy.

Collaborative (10 minutes):

This part of the lesson will begin with students going to the collaborative section. there
will be an iPad for the whole group to share . I will have the kids go on to Canva and collaborate
with each other. On Canva students will be tasked with using their 10 minutes to come up with
drawings using the highlight button and any other elements. Students will be shown the example
I used below as a guideline to follow. I want students to get creative with each other and find any
common themes with their drawings that help them with these equations. After 5 minutes, I
would like students to use their remaining 5 minutes to try different questions on each other
using the strategies they came up with. This way, we can see if their strategies have become
effective. When the timer is up it will be time to go to the next station

Independent Digital (10 minutes):

During this section, I will have students working independently using iPad. I want
students, once they gain access to their iPads to go on to Khan Academy. This is a math site for
students ages 2-7 which blends learning math activities and strategies with fun games. I want the
students to individually explore Khan Academy and focus on activities that use the numbers 1-10
with addition and subtraction. I want the students to get past as many levels as they can on Khan
Academy because that means they are actively learning while playing fun games. Khan will
implement different learning strategies for the kids all while helping them practice and sharpen
their learning skills Students will explore Khan until the timer is up..

Closure (10 minutes)

For this section of my lesson. I will have students sent back to the original seats that they
were in at the start of class. I will then review the things we learned today in class, which
included using our fingers in the directed teaching station as a strategy to help us with our
counting if we get stuck. I will also review the different types of drawings that kids came up with
and show how each drawing became useful as one of our learning objectives was to use
drawings as one of our learning strategies. I will then ask kids what activities they saw on Khan
Academy and how they helped them with their learning strategies on numbers 1-10 using
addition and subtraction. I will then pass out my post test at the end of class.

Rationale
Lumio: Active prior knowledge
This piece of multimedia allows teachers to gain prior knowledge of what kids know for their
lesson before actually teaching it. I know it is high quality because my professor for Education
204 recommended we use it. It supports my student's learnings and objectives because It talks
about what kids already know regarding numbers 1-10, along with addition and subtraction. This
multi-media would score a 3 in lots of categories in the LORI criteria because it starts the lesson
promptly, there is no irrelevant information, and it supports my lesson objective. It differentiates
instruction for all learners because it does not ask for a right or wrong answer. This prior active
knowledge is based on what the individual student knows; therefore, some students will provide
different answers than others, and that is perfectly ok. I can ask different questions to different
students if they feel uncomfortable, or I can give them more time to answer the question if they
need assistive learning.
Drawings: Canva
This piece of multi-media allows students to use creative ideas and turn them into drawings
using Canva. I used Canva because it is important to let kids be creative while learning. It allows
them to be more engaged and be involved. I also wanted students to compare different drawings
and come up with different drawings to see if their learning strategies were the same. This aligns
with my student objectives because it is another learning strategy, and the state standard wanted
one of the strategies to be a drawing, I know it is high quality because my professor
recommended it to us for an assignment in Education 204. I think on the LORI criteria, it would
get a 3 because it does things like have visuals that establish the purpose of the lesson, it
incorporates multimedia, and it starts the lesson promptly. It uses assistive technology, allowing
students to enable screen readers and enable what is displayed in pictures or elements. It also
helps people who are better visual learners

Math Activities: Khan Academy

This piece of multi media allows students to implement books, games, and creative lessons into
their learning strategies. Khan Academy is recommended everywhere online and all throughout
the country. It supports my lessons and objectives because it will implement strategies through
variations of games the kids will play on Khan Academy to help them with addition and
subtraction equations. Evaluating this against the LORI criteria I think it would get a 4. I say this
because the content is organized very well on Khan Academy because it is a progressive website
where once you solve one problem the next one will be harder. It has great visuals to help
students stay engaged and it includes multimedia. Khan is great for all learners because it has
visual as well as auditory activities. You also have handwriting activities when you solve your
equations