Ted Villanyi Project Title: Lesson Plan Lesson Title: Adding positives and negatives Curriculum Area (s):

Mathematics (Addition & negative numbers) Grade Level: 5-6 Estimated Time Required: 15 minutes Instructional Groupings: Intro Partners then groups of 6 or 7 Standards: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.NS.C.6.A Recognize opposite signs of numbers as indicating locations on opposite sides of 0 on the number line; recognize that the opposite of the opposite of a number is the number itself, e.g., -(-3) = 3, and that 0 is its own opposite. CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.NS.B.3 Fluently add, subtract, multiply, and divide multi-digit decimals using the standard algorithm for each operation. Materials: Multiple decks of standard playing cards. All of the students need is an open mind and excitement for learning. Overview: Students will partner up and play War where the black suited cards represent positive numbers and the red suits are negative. After the students have had enough time playing the game, the teacher will then transition the lesson to the game Circle of Death. In this game the students will get into groups of 6 or 7 and lay out a circle of cards face down. The students will then take turns picking up either 1 or 2 cards (their choice). Once all of the cards have been selected each person will add up their total, keeping the rule of blacks and positive and reds are negative. The student with the highest total wins that round. Bonus rule: the student who picks the last card gets an extra 10 points towards their total. What will I differentiate? I will differentiate the cards I give to particular students. The groupings can also be altered based off of students needs and comfort levels. Why will I differentiate? I will differentiate in order to help benefit students that have different styles of learning and different comfort ability levels in their work and in their social surroundings. How will I differentiate? In order to differentiate I will allow students to work in bigger groups if they are more intrapersonal learners. I will create different sets of cards that

have more clear indications of positive and negative numbers, also eliminating the face cards to avoid confusion for students that have a hard time understanding. I will repeat instructions for auditory learners and make a visual representation of directions for students to refer to. The card handling will appeal to kinesthetic learners. Also I could go online and find a program or app of a similar nature for those students who would like to use technology or are interpersonal and would like to work alone. As a result of this lesson/unit students will Understand The basic idea of how to add positive and negative numbers. Know The difference between the values of positive and negative numbers. Do (Skills) Addition using negatives. PreAssessment Prior to this lesson it is important to assess that the students already have a basic understanding of negative numbers and how to add them. Then they will practice putting these skills into play in the card games. What is the emotional hook? The students have an opportunity to step out of the norm of learning through lecture, pen, and paper. They have a chance to interact with their peers, play card games, and learn all at the same time. Steps in the Lesson: Instruct students on the game of War and how to play using both positive and negative numbers. Have students get a partner. Hand out decks of cards. Allow students to play for as long as seems fitting. Then tell students to form groups of 6 or 7. Instruct them on the rules of Circle of Death. Then let the students play. Walk around the classroom to make sure the students fully understand how the game is played. Closure Activity/Wrap up: Afterwards the instructor should have a debriefing where students can share their thoughts and experiences from the activity. PostAssessment: The teacher should closely monitor the activity and the whole process. It is important to keep track of the calculations the students are all coming up with to make sure that they understand the material. If the students were excited and engaged then this is a lesson that can be used again with even more advanced decks in the future. Additional Resources: Peer feedback