Simplified Lesson Plan Template

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lessons may referred to in case difficulties arise.

Date: May 3, 2023

Subject: Math Grade: 7

Author: Joshua Dmytryshyn

Length of lesson (time): 20 minutes

Materials: (remember to give credit to your source)

Circle Song by Dave Mitchell

Outcomes:

SS7.1

Indicators:

SS7.1A,B, and H

What is the purpose of the lesson?

Teach students rudimentary knowledge of circles. Students can identify the characteristics of a
circle. Can explain and illustrate the relationship between the diameter and radius of a circle. Form an
understanding of what Pi is related to circles.

For what TECC competencies do you believe your lesson will provide evidence (limit to one or two)?

3.1 demonstrates the ability to use educational research, inquiry, and data for planning,
instructional and assessment purposes;

2.6 demonstrates ability to use technologies readily, strategically and appropriately;

As you work with the students, how will you know whether you have to make any changes to your
plan? (e.g., ask them specific questions? Use a KWL chart? Have students fill in a graphic organizer?
Look for specific kinds of behaviours/actions?)

Establish what the students do not know. My supervising teacher has taught me that this is very
effective as opposed to establishing what the student does know. I will also walk around and if students
are struggling, take them to the back to help one on one.
How will you introduce the lesson? (is there something that would capture students’
interest/attention?)

The lesson will be introduced in a typical matter but will have a twist. The teacher has included a
very distracting and quite annoying song about circle math that the students, upon listening to it over
and over will not forget. Can also create any circle and show that circumference over diameter will
always equal pi.

Steps of the lesson:

A powerpoint will be shown while I, the teacher, lectures on what is to be done. This will have a
small portion where pi is explained as a constant with circles, any circle’s circumference over its
diameter will equal pi.

A classroom discussion takes place where questions are answered and points are clarified.

The students have an assessment document shared in Google classroom where the skills taught
can be demonstrated through identification and relation.

Assessment shared after lesson is taught and the circle song is put on repeat, the students will
complete the work while the song plays.

circle song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WGO7dAxjD8

How will you wrap up the lesson? (e.g., exit slip? Journal? Brief discussion? One-minute essay?)

The assignment has an at home portion to find circles in everyday objects, a class participatory
discussion will be gone through the next day overviewing acceptable answers for assignment.

Reflections on the lesson

I believe the lesson was effective, most children understood the concepts. Many complaints
about the song but overall, everyone found it amusing and had no emotional reactions to it. The
discussion the next day went well with most showing acceptable answers to the questions. The
one’s who did not get it right was not indicative of misunderstanding of the circle concept and
more to do with the open-ended question. This was not a fault however as it allowed more
discussion and clarification to take place, furthering the understanding of circles and their use.

2) Suggestions for a future lesson of this type

This one went quite well. I would suggest having a better grasp on all things related as the
teacher. Math is not my strong suit but if I am teaching it, I better make sure I am
knowledgeable. No questions were asked that I could not answer but there were moments
where I almost couldn’t recall certain concepts. This can be supplemented during the lessons
with short videos. Such as explaining Pi’s relation to circles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlY-Sh9Rzas This video is only a minute and sums it up in a
simple manner. The reasoning for not doing it myself is this provides a simple animation of the
circle unrolling. This could be accomplished in a live demonstration with a pliable material with
some rigidity that could bend in a circle and unravel straight as well. A bendy ruler could be a
very good idea so we can measurements when we unravel as well!

3) Changes made to the lesson while teaching

Mid- PowerPoint I drew a circle on the board while students were taking notes and drew the
diameter and radius without labeling it with a letter identifier. This gave them a constant visual
without revealing answers so they would still have to pay attention to the PowerPoint and take
active notes. I drew it with a big protractor as well which they found quite amazing that a perfect
circle could be made so simply and quickly.

4) What strategies could I use to reinforce this lesson?

Printing off simple worksheets to assist with one on one learning.