Today’s Agenda
AM Session Human Number Line Case Study United We Solve Number Talk
PM Session Formative Assessment Lesson:
Interpreting Fractions – 5th Grade Pre-Assessment – Leapfrog Fractions Fraction Card Sort
Human Number Line
What is the value of your card?
Find the person in your color group that has a card valued just below yours.
Find the person in your color group that has a card valued just above yours.
Stand between those two people.
We will create a human number line!
Each group has 9 cards
Number Talk for Case Study
On your own, draw a picture where you take 1/3 of 1 1/3.
Hint: Start with a picture of 1 1/3.
Case Study
Read the case study
Discuss at your table:How does the language of the
problem support or inhibit student understanding?
United We Solve
Distribute the cards evenly at your table.
Each person is in charge of their own cards’ clues.
Take turns reading your clues to your group.
Use all of your clues to cooperatively solve the problem.
United We Solve Debrief
How did your group work together to solve the problem?
How did you divide the work?
Did each group member have an equitable role?
How can we set up this activity with students so that all group members are equally involved in problem-solving?
Formative Assessment Lessons
Immerses a student in an idea.
Authentic learning informs teachers’ next steps.
Content Specific
Formative Assessment Lesson Design Features
Begin with a pre-assessment – usually a MARS task
Proceed with learning activities
Mid-lesson formative task
Longer learning activity- usually a Problem of the Month or an in-depth investigation
Final assessment task
Re-engagement suggestions
FAL 5: Interpreting Fractions
Leapfrog Fractions – Formative Task
Whole group whiteboard activity
Card sort – content building investigation
Whole group discussion
Revisit formative assessment task
Fraction Card Sort
Before beginning this task, please do the following:1. With a felt pen put a red dot in the upper left
hand corner of all of the “B” cards.
2. Put a blue dot on all of the “C” cards.
3. Put a yellow dot on all of the “D” cards.
4. Put a purple dot on all of the “E” cards.
5. Cut apart the cards and put into sets by color.
Fraction Card Sort
Take turns at your table to choose an expression and the area model to match it. (A & B)
Place them side by side on the table and explain how you know they match.
If you can not find a match please make the missing card on a post-it note and attach to a blank card.
When you have completed this first match, add in each additional set: C, D, E in turn.