Lesson Planning Template (Based on Wiggins & McTighe, Damian Cooper & MB Ed)

Grade/Course:

Grade 3 Math

Unit:

Addition of Large Numbers

Length of Lesson:

1 Hour (12:50-1:50 PM)

Stage 1 Desired Results

1. General and Specific Outcomes (Knowledge, Skills & Attitudes/Values):

(3.N.6) Describe and apply mental mathematics strategies for adding two 2 digit numerals. Such as
Adding from left to right
Taking one addend to the nearest multiple of ten and then compensating
Using doubles
(3.N.9) Demonstrate an understanding of addition and subtraction of numbers with answers to 1000
(limited to one, two and three digit numerals) by:
Using personal strategies for adding and subtracting without the support of manipulatives
Creating and solving problems in contexts that involve addition and subtraction of numbers
concretely, pictorially, and symbolically.

2. Essential Questions: The key questions we will answer are

What does addition mean?
How can we make sense of addition in our everyday lives?
How do we properly solve addition questions?
1.

Students will know. . .

How to use the SMART Board to play math games.

Basic mental math strategies that can be applied to addition questions.
How to write and say numbers in addition questions up to 1000.

2. Students will be able to. . .

Add two and three digit numbers without the use of manipulatives.
How to solve addition questions up to 1000.
Use personal strategies to solve addition equations.
Apply mental math strategies to addition questions.

Stage 2 Assessment Evidence (Assessment AS/OF/FOR Learning)

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Please indicate the purpose of your strategy by using

a check mark under the appropriate category.

Assessment
For
(Formative)

Assessment
Of
(Summative
)

Assessmen
t As

Strategy (Performance Task, Observation Checklist, Interview,

etc.):

Performance Task:
Students will complete three different worksheets
focusing on addition:
1. I Can Add Regrouping
2. Secret Message Worksheet
3. Halloween Addition Coloring Sheet

Criteria (Please list i.e. Rubric, Achievement Indicators from

Curriculum, Student or Teacher Generated):

1. I Can Add Regrouping Worksheet

Students show their work.
Proper regrouping shown.
Students give the correct answers.
2. Secret Message Worksheet
Students show their work.
Secret message spells Have A Happy
Halloween! based on having the correct
answers.
3. Halloween Addition Coloring Sheet
Student shows their work.
Halloween objects are the right color based on
having the correct answers.

Reflection Did these assessment strategies allow you to address the outcomes for
this lesson? Did the students learning meet your objectives?

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Stage 3 Learning Plan

Instructional Strategies For This Lesson
Consider learning styles, multiple intelligences, learner abilities and student interests.
1.

Activating

1. Ask the students what they know about

addition as this is the start of a new unit.
2. Create an addition web on chart paper
based on ideas listed as a class.
3. Include ideas and words like:
Grouping
Plus
Add
Sum
More Than
Altogether
Combined
Added To
Makes numbers bigger

2. Acquiring
1. Talk about carrying or regrouping as a class
and show what that looks like with an addition
question.
2. Write four math equations on the white board
for the students to copy in their math scribblers.
Increase the level of difficulty with each question.
3. Have students answer the questions on the
whiteboard. Students must show their work and
describe to the class how they got their answer.
4. Play an addition game called Save the
Apples on the SMART Board. Show the students
a question and have them solve it individually
using their math scribblers. When a student
thinks they have the right answer, they can raise
their hand and come answer it on the SMART
Board. The object of the game is to get the
answer right in order to safely get all the apples
across the river away from the hungry alligator.

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3. Applying
1. Write a To Do list on the whiteboard for
all the students to see.
2. Students will have three addition
worksheets to complete:
1. I Can Add Regrouping Worksheet
2. Secret Message Worksheet
3. Halloween Addition Coloring Sheet
*Bonus: If students finish all three sheets,
they can play a partner dice games or the
math quilt addition game I created.

4. What about students who require

adaptation to the lesson?
IEP Student and students who struggle with
math:
1. Spend extra time explaining directions to these
students. I will make sure each of these students
fully understand the instructions as they are
working on each worksheet.
2. Encourage the students to try their best in an
effort to support each student.
3. Bring any students that are having difficulty
over to the side table and work through the
worksheets with them as a group.

Resources/Technology:
SMART Board
SMART Board game- Save the Apples
Whiteboard and markers
Chart paper and markers
Kindergarten to Grade 8 Curriculum Documents
Brittany DesRoches Original
Learning Materials Required:
Math Scribblers
Pencil
Pencil crayons or Crayons
Worksheets
Cross-Curricular Integration:
English: Read a book about addition to the students.
S.S: Add the numbers from license plates from different provinces and countries.
Science: Find out how many bones are in different animals we are researching and add
them together. (Ex, number of bones in a cat, plus number of bones in a dog equals??)

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