Intern Name: Meredith Bugg

Lesson Title (Subject/Topic): Area of composite figures

Grade: 6th grade Pre-Algebra
Length of Lesson: 90 min
Date Taught: 03/29/20
LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE
In this lesson…​ Students will build on prior knowledge of areas of geometric
shapes by learning to identify those shapes in a composite figure, find their
Overview areas, and add them together for a total composite area.

Standards of SOL 8.10 ​The student will solve practical area and perimeter problems
involving composite plane figures.
Learning
Students will be able to… ​Learn to break up original shapes into smaller
Objectives geometric shapes to determine total area.

Learning Target
Necessary Prior
Knowledge
Materials
Introduction/Hook
I can use area formulas of geometric shapes to find the area of a composite
figure.
Students need to know how to identify and find the area of geometric shapes.
SOL pre-algebra ​formula sheet
❏ SOL ​formula sheet
❏ Google form ​warm up
❏ Intro ​video
❏ Quizlet ​link
❏ Worksheet
❏ Online ​GeoGebra​ and ​google form
5 question warm up to review area of geometric shapes including: square,
triangle, circle, rectangle, and parallelogram
Student Warm-Up (10 min) ​Area Review
Teacher’s ​google form

❏ Intro Video to area of composite figures (7min) - ​Video​ (Watch video

and take notes if needed)
Instructional ❏ Area of composites quizlet practice - use lined paper to show work to
get the correct answers. Send a picture of work to the teacher for credit.
Activities & (30 min) - ​link
Strategies ❏ Worksheet Practice - use lined paper to show work (20-30 min) - ​Blank
document​ - check answers using ​Answer key

❏ Area formulas of geometric shapes

Key Vocabulary or ❏ Names of shapes
Concepts ❏ Composite

Assessments Quizlet ​self-assessment, ​GeoGebra​ exit ticket ​google form

Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
 ❏ Online area of a composite shape (5 min) - ​GeoGebra
Closure Activity ❏ Put answers for GeoGebra activity in ​google form​ (Teacher ​form​)

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Accommodations
❏ SOL ​formula sheet
❏ Intro ​Video
❏ Quizlet
Resources ❏ Practice ​Worksheet
❏ Geogebra​ Website

Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
Reflection on a Lesson Plan Taught
Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow
Intern Name: Meredith Bugg
Lesson Title (Subject/Topic): Area of composite figures/shapes
Date of Lesson Taught: 03/29/20
Cooperating Teacher & School: Mrs. DiFerdinando at GNMS
Grade: 6th Pre-Algebra
Time of Day: Virtual Learning Week 3

1. What steps did you go through to create this lesson? With whom did you talk, discuss, or edit your lesson?

I collaborated with the teacher I’m interning with and asked her the lessons she is teaching for virtual weeks 1
and 2. I came up with a week 3 lesson that corresponded/followed the others. I first did a warm up google form
modeling after Mrs. D’s other lessons. I found a video that summarized the topic and posted links for practice.
As an exit ticket, I found an online simulator that went with the lesson and had the students submit a google
form of their answers.

2. How did the SOLs and Objectives help focus your instruction?

After looking over the objective, I was able to look up worksheets and quizlets to go along with the objective.

3. What parts of the instructional plan worked as you anticipated?

The google forms (which I just learned how to use) were an important part of my lesson plan and it worked just
as I wanted it to.

4. What, if any, adjustments needed to be made once you began?

Once I began, I realized I needed to include the SOL formula sheet for the subject.

5. How well did you anticipate the materials needed?

I added the materials needed as I made more parts of the lesson. Since it is virtual learning, I did most things
online or having them use lined paper to show work as needed.

6. How effective was the assessment you chose to use? (If no assessment was used, what will the future
assessment be and how will you gauge its effectiveness?)

The assessment I chose was an exit ticket in the google form. Their score is shown right as they submit and the
students are told what they got wrong, but not what the correct answer is. I allowed them to re-do the form,
until they were satisfied with the answers they chose.
Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
7. To what degree do you feel that this lesson was a success? What evidence do you have for the success of
the lesson? (Hint: Student learning is the key to a lesson’s success!)

I feel that the lesson will be a success for week 3. The warm up is a review on the topic they need in order to
move onto composite figures and the video is a great explanation of the new topic. The quizlet and worksheet
practice offer extra practice on the new topic and a chance for the students to master the new information. The
exit ticket is a fun closure activity to the lesson and wraps everything together.

8. How did the time spent preparing for your lesson contribute to its success?

I spent a total of about 3 hours putting this lesson plan together, and I think that has contributed to how
successful it will be.

9. If you could do this lesson again with the same students, would you do anything differently? If so, what?

I don’t think I would do anything differently. I think for virtual learning, this is a good lesson and it uses the
technology we have to teach the students a new topic.

10. Any last comments/reflections about your lesson?

I think this lesson was really thought out and had a good entrance (warm-up), middle (video and practice), and
exit (GeoGebra and google form).

Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)