Lesson Plan #2: Implementation

Procedure:  

• Open the review lesson with reminding students that there are two types of systems with conversion, metric and customary, for units of length, weight, and capacity
• Model the “King Henry Died by Drinking Chocolate Milk” chart with number references and how the decimal point moves to the left or the right the same amount of spaces based on what unit of measurement is moving to what new unit of measurement. (Ex. Millimeters converted to centimeters is moving the decimal point one space to the left; 60 millimeters converted to centimeters would now be equivalent to 6 centimeters).
• Write down examples of conversion problems and work them out along with the class
• Review why the answers are correct and then write down new problems for students to practice individually in their math journals
• Formally observe what answers students are coming up with and why based on the showing of their work by walking around from student to student             

 Technology Integration:

• Have students each pick out a computer to work on and have them open up to the “Horrendous Soup” game where they will first watch the instructional video on how to play the game
• Students may then work individually on the online game once they understand the instructions (Assist students with the instructions if needed).

 Differentiated Instruction:

For students with cognitive delay, this activity and assessment do not require speaking unless students have something important to share on their findings. There also isn't a need to write anything down for the main activity since it is primarily using a mouse on a computer. For gifted students, they can work on the worksheet individually and use the game for activity purposes if they are beyond the content. For ELL students, I will be writing down the units on the board along with the model. I'll show what each unit equals to in terms of numbers so that they can understand what the units represent. That is the primary vocabulary they will need to know in order to convert units in the game and on the worksheet. There also is an option for students to work in pairs or teams on the worksheet; so if ELL students are not comfortable with working on the paper by themselves, they can have guided help from their peers.

Designing Instruction:
I am engaging students in creative and higher order thinking by having them play an interactive game where they are choosing what type of ingredients should go into the soup for both the online game and the worksheet that follows. In both contexts they are creating their own type of soup and finding out how much of each of the ingredients are needed when converted into a new unit of measurement, capacity, and weight. I am using these specific instructional methods so that all of my students understand and are able to follow the procedures of the lesson and activities regardless of their abilities.