Date : 13 – 07 - 2009

Class : Year 4 Arif

Enrolment : 39

Time : 11.55 am – 12.25 am (30 minutes)

Subject : Mathematic Year 4

Learning area : 3.5 Division of decimals

Learning objective : At the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to divide decimals up to two decimal places by a

whole number.

Learning outcome : (ii) Divide decimals of two decimal place by one digit number

Previous knowledge : Pupils will be able to do divide decimals of one decimal place with one digit number and 10.

Teaching and learning approaches : Constructivist approach

Teaching aids : Ribbons, marker pen, scissors, task sheet and ruler.

Values : cooperative, helpful and hardworking.

Stage and time Content Teaching and learning activities remarks

Set Induction The product will be 1. As the topic for the lesson is related to the Let pupils refresh their

3 minutes smaller than the number previous lesson, the teacher will start the lesson by memories on the previous topic

after it is divided. asking pupils what have they learn in the previous learnt.

lesson.

2. The teacher will write the date, day and topic of

the lesson on the board.

3. The teacher will tell the class that they are going

to learn how to divide decimals of two decimal - to give pupils a clear idea

places. what division is.

4. The teacher will ask the class whether the number

will become bigger or smaller when they divide the

number.
Lesson Demonstration of the 1. The teacher will give pupils an idea of the activity

development activity that is going to be carried out. To give pupils a clear picture

Step I 2. The teacher will show pupils a strip of paper that regarding the concept of
10 minutes measures 0.75m. division.

3. Then the teacher will fold the paper into three To give pupils an idea of how

parts. the activity is to be carried out.

4. The paper strip is cut according to the marks

made.

5. Each part of the paper is measured.

6. Then the teacher will write a number sentence to

explain that 0.75m divided by 3 equals to 0.25m.

Step II To use concrete object 1. The teacher will ask pupils to work in groups of To enable pupils to construct

15 minutes for pupils to experiment five. their own understanding of

on to understand the 2. Each group will be given a set of materials to division and this will help them

concept as an alternative carry out the activity. understand the concept better

method before moving to 3. Each group will get an instruction sheet. than only teaching them the

actual calculation 4. The pupils are required to measure the length of method of calculation.

process. the ribbon.

5. The pupils are to follow the instruction and Teaching Aids: Ribbons,
 divide the ribbon into several parts. Eg. Divide marker pen, scissors, task sheet

into 4 equal parts. and ruler.

6. The pupils are to mark the length after dividing

the ribbon.

7. The pupils are required to cut the ribbon

according to the length marked.

8. The length of each ribbon is measured and

recorded into the task sheet given.

Step III The product of 1. The representative of each group will take turn to To share more examples with

5 minutes division is smaller share with the class the results of their activity. the class to ensure that pupils

than the dividend. (Eg. When a ribbon of 0.75m is divided into 3 under the concept of division.

parts, each part measures 0.25m)

2. The teacher emphasize to the class that after the Teaching Aids: task sheet

process of division, the product will be small than

the dividend.
Closure 1. Summarize the 1. The teacher explains to the class the meaning of To enable pupils to understand

2 minutes teaching content. division which is sharing equally or cutting into the concept of division and the
2. Emphasize again equal parts. process of division.

that the number 2. The teacher gets pupils to think and share a few

becomes smaller more examples that are similar to the activity

after the process carried out earlier. Eg. Dividing cakes.

of division. 3. The teacher sums up the lesson.