Students will be able to solve for the unknown factors in division problems.
The adjustment to the whole group lesson is a modification to differentiate for children who are English learners.
EL adjustments
Introduction
(5 minutes)
Invite students to bring their math journals and a pencil to the class meeting area.
Have students place their supplies on the floor next to them.
Tell students that today they're going to learn strategies for solving division problems.
Let the students know that to solve for the unknown factor in a division problem, they must have a strong grasp of some multiplication strategies and multiplication facts.
On the board write “Multiplication Strategies.”
Ask students to share with the class some multiplication strategies they already know. As the students share, list the strategies on the board under the term “Multiplication Strategies.”
Some strategies students may share are repeated additions, arrays, skip counting, or grouping.
Beginning
Have students share their strategies with an EL with the same home language (L1) or a supportive non-EL.
Allow students to discuss the strategies and create visuals to support their explanations.
Intermediate
Provide student-friendly definitions and accompanying images for important terminology, such as: multiplication, strategy, unknown factor, division.
Ask students to talk to a partner about multiplication strategies before sharing with the whole group.