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__Lesson for 2/8/2010: __ Partitioning a Rectangle into Same Size Parts Using a Geo-board Manipulative.

- **Resource: ** [] - **Standards: ** CCLS: - **Objective: **Use a virtual manipulative to practice fractions - **Assessment: ** - **Practice Set: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">- **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Technological Knowledge Needed: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">- **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Pedagogical Content Knowledge: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">- **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Reflection: **
 * o <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">2.G.2. Partition a rectangle into rows and columns of same-size squares and count to find the total number of them.
 * o <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">2.G.3.Partition circles and rectangles into two, three, or four equal shares, describe the shares using the words halves, thirds, half of, a third of, etc., and describe the whole as two halves, three thirds, four fourths. Recognize that equal shares of identical wholes need not have the same shape.
 * o <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Formative: Teacher observes students’ progress and asks questions.
 * o <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Peer: Check with partner and offer feedback
 * o <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> []
 * § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Complete the activity on the right hand side using the geo-board manipulative.
 * o <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">[]
 * § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Use this clear geo-board and partition the entire board into two equal parts in as many different ways as you can.
 * § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Partition board into three equal parts in as many ways as you can.
 * § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Partition board into four equal parts in as many ways as you can.
 * o <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Open links from wikispace
 * o <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Knowledge of installing and using QuickNote with Firefox browser
 * o <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tabbed browsing
 * o <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Knowledge of how to use the manipulative
 * o <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students struggle with fractions
 * o <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Equally partition rectangles
 * o <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Different levels of challenge
 * o I think the lesson went well. The good was that I gave step-by-step instructions and allowed them time to explore the manipulative before completed the activity.  The bad was that there was no prouduct.  It was also good that we discussed pedagogical knowledge