Reading to Calculate Lesson Plan Information | Lesson Plan Activities | Printable version (including handouts) (PDF)

Standard Read With Understanding Outcomes Students will read and follow directions for using the Casio calculator in order to accurately solve calculations involving the fraction function key.

Classroom Information

GED Descriptors      Language Arts Reading , Math Roles      Family, Worker, Community Member Program Type(s)      ABE, GED, Family Literacy, Workforce Education, Urban, Rural, Corrections NRS Learner Levels (ABE/GED)       4, 5 Time Frame       4 hours over 4 days

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Purposeful, Transparent, Contextual, Building Expertise

Purposeful and Transparent Students clearly understood the purpose for the activity; in fact, they had stated that understanding the calculator was important to achieving their goal of passing the GED tests. The teacher and students were clear about which standard was to be the focus of the activity and together they discussed what was required to perform the standard. Contextual This activity was constructed to reflect a real-life situation for the learners, one that they articulated themselves. Students could see how being able to perform this activity would help them in other areas of their lives and they shared examples of how not being able to perform the activity could adversely affect them. Building Expertise Students discussed what they already knew related to the activity: reading with understanding, using a calculator, performing operations using fractions. The teacher provided preactivities to ensure that students had multiple opportunities to reflect on what they knew and what they were learning. The teacher allowed the students to determine their evidence of learning for each of the activities.

Lesson Designer Tawna Eubanks Hamilton City ABLE (513) 8875021 Emmirg@aol.com

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