Division Unit Planner
Division Unit Planner
Division Unit Planner
u Resources
Learning context
u Students
23 students in Maths
Five students are in accelerated or enrichment programs LEAPS (Learning
Enrichment and Program Support)
Integration aide
Prior knowledge: Multiplication times table, Simple division, factors and multiples
Students are used to completing Maths work on their workbooks
Interests: Table group work or working in pairs, utilising their iPads
Learning sequence
Five double Maths lessons (1 hour 24 minutes
u May/June 2017 Teaching schedule or 84 minutes)
May 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Placements begin
29 30 31
June 01 02 03 04
Lesson #2:
Lesson #1:
Division Mental
Pre-test and
Strategies
Division Mental
Strategies
05 06 07 08 09 10 11
Lesson #3: Lesson #4: Lesson #5:
Division Written Division Written Post- Test: Division
Strategies Strategies Mental and Written
Strategies
Placements end
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Victorian Curriculum
u Number and Algebra
Identify and describe factors and multiples of whole numbers and use
them to solve problems (VCMNA181)
u Assessment approach
Informal not reported, formative, for teachers record on students progress in unit
(e.g. conversations with students, observation notes, work samples)
Formal reported, summative
Feedback Good feedback improves student learning
1. Specific
2. Actionable
3. Timely
4. Respectful
Marking as I go checking of understanding, reducing amount of work to mark later
Assessment context
u Learning outcome
I am learning to use different efficient mental and written strategies to solve large division
problems by 1 to 3 digit numbers.
u Any questions?
u Have you taught any Maths topics during placements? How was it?
u Are there any tips you would like to share?
u Are there any aspects of the learning, teaching and/or assessment
context I could improve on?
Bibliography
u https://www.harleyseducational.com.au/product/think-mentals-5-student-book?id=111231
u http://www.teachersuperstore.com.au/oxford-maths-student-assessment-book-y5
u http://dragonbox.com
https://clipartfest.com/categories/view/ed477ea70fd20b9227ee0a5560950418a5689e1
5/multiplication-table-clipart.html
u https://clipartfest.com/categories/view/a9fc542524e77fc29842a82f43b746efd3f7df14/
student-pair-clipart.html
u https://clipartfest.com/categories/view/77af61ee6fc2b65a8ab260e7bd221d6d9a61890
2/pair-work-clipart.html
u http://journeydownthescale.info/mngkrif-kids-listening-clipart.asp
u http://www.simonhaughton.co.uk/ipads/
u http://middleschoolmathman.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/hands-on-long-division.html?m=1
u http://iadoregradefour.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/division-chart.html?m=1
Thank you
J