Scratch Activities Used:
Scratch Lesson Used:
Pacing of Unit 5 with CT Connections:
Only the lessons that have a change made to them are listed below. All other lessons should be taught as shown in the EDM book.
- 5-1
- Replace the “Warm Up” on p. 442. Extend the time to about 20 minutes. Instead use the Unplugged activity, What’s a Broadcast?, from the Fish Scratch Lesson.
- Replace “Decomposing Fractions and Mixed Numbers” on page. 442 with Fish Scratch lesson steps #1—11.
- Eliminate, “Playing Multiplication Top-It (Advanced Version)” on p. 445.
- Eliminate, “Playing Multiplication Top-It (Advanced Version)” on p. 445.
- Collect and approve students, completed Planning Page. As students wait for you to approve their problems, they should work on “Math Journal 2, p.155” shown on p. 444.
- 5-2
- Replace “Mental Math and Fluency” on page 448 with the Unplugged If__then,___, else Activity on p. 8, or the Unplugged Ask and Wait Activity on p. 9 of Fish Scratch lesson.
- 5-3
- Eliminate “Mental Math and Fluency” on p. 454 and “Practice” on page 457. Instead pass back students’ Planning Page worksheet they completed in lesson 5-1. Allow time for students to complete their Fractional Parts project on Scratch.
- 5-4
- Consider replacing “Playing Decimal Top-It” on page 463. Instead allow time for students to share their Fractional Parts projects on Scratch.
These lessons were written by Judy Rocke based on lessons developed at Kenwood Elementary School in the Champaign Unit 4 school district. Funding was provided by the National Science Foundation under award number 1542828. These lessons are intended to be used alongside the EM-4 curriculum.
Lessons prepared as web documents in Summer 2017. Contact us for updated lesson plan materials.
Lessons prepared as web documents in Summer 2017. Contact us for updated lesson plan materials.