My lesson would be for 3rd grade and would incorporate math, art, and literacy. The lesson is called Dream House. The first part of the lesson would include students brainstorming ideas of what they would want their dream house to look like, such as how may rooms, bathrooms, game rooms, recreation rooms, etc. They would then be given a piece of paper and a pencil to write an informative paragraph or two to explain and convey ideas and provide information about their dream house and make a sketch of their dream house.
Students would then be given graph paper to draw their dream house on. They will start by drawing the outside walls and it will be required that the house be a compound figure with all right angles. They then would partition rooms into the house and each room will be required to be a rectangle. Students will then label and color each room. They will then need to record the area of each room.
This lesson will help students reach deeper understanding and will help students learn area concepts along with helping them form informative/explanatory texts. I feel as though this project will be fully engaging while leaning about math and literacy skills.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.C.7.D
Recognize area as additive. Find areas of rectilinear figures by decomposing them into non-overlapping rectangles and adding the areas of the non-overlapping parts, applying this technique to solve real world problems.
VA:Cr2.3.1
Identify and classify uses of everyday objects through drawings, diagrams, sculptures, or other visual means.
http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/4/
http://www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/learningstandards.aspx
Alana,
ReplyDeleteLike this lesson it give studentsa creative outlet use their imagination. you can also learn a lot about your student thinking process based on the house they create. I like the litercy aspect as well part of the problem studendt are having in math is their ability to explain their mathematical concepts or hw they got their answers using words. Great way to get them started.
Audrey
Alana,
ReplyDeleteThe 4th graders at my school did a similar project not too long ago! They created a power point in for the final product to add technology. You have great ideas and this would be a fun project to research!