Lesson 10
Tell Stories about Our School
Lesson Purpose
The purpose of this lesson is for students to develop story problems about their school community.
Lesson Narrative
In previous lessons, students represented objects in number books and answered mathematical questions about their school community. In this lesson, students develop story problems about their school community. In the next lesson, students will share and solve their story problems.
If students need additional support with the concepts in this lesson, refer back to Unit 5, Section B in the curriculum materials.
- Engagement
- MLR8
Learning Goals
Teacher Facing
- Tell story problems about their community.
Student Facing
- Let’s tell math stories about our school.
Required Materials
Materials to Gather
Required Preparation
Activity 3:
- Gather materials from:
- Picture Books
- Find the Pair
- Math Stories
- Build Shapes
- Make or Break Apart Numbers
Lesson Timeline
| Warm-up | 10 min |
| Activity 1 | 15 min |
| Activity 2 | 15 min |
| Activity 3 | 15 min |
| Lesson Synthesis | 5 min |
| Cool-down | 0 min |
Teacher Reflection Questions
What do your students think it means to be good at math? How are you helping them change negative impressions they might have about their ability to reason mathematically?