This is a full 1-hour (or block day) lesson on one-step equations. The lesson may take more than just 1 hour or a block period because it’s detailed and depends on students’ prior knowledge. The lesson includes

· Warmups

· Critical thinking

· Word problems to connect with real-life situations

· The learning objectives with essential questions

· Direct instruction

· Checking for understanding questions

· Student collaboration opportunities

· Guided practice

· Independent practice

***Use this model as a template for all your other daily lessons! In other words, make sure they all meet this criteria to make learning fun and engaging.

The lesson format is in a PowerPoint presentation. It begins with a warm-up, then examples for notes, checking for understanding, a whole-class guided practice problem, partner activity, critical thinking problems, and a fun interactive game. The critical thinking questions give students the opportunity to analyze, make connections to the real world, and synthesize information using real-world applications.

The guided practice problems are interactive so students can walk around and stay engaged.

There are whiteboard review problems also to help kids stay engaged and actively learning/practicing. My suggestion is they do the work on whiteboards, or standing up, or on their desks or easel paper. If you don’t have a class set of whiteboards, use sheet protectors with white paper. If you don’t have enough markers, have them do these with partners so it’s 1 marker for every 2 students.

The independent practice (homework) is also in Word format and can be edited as needed. It explains that we want them to build automaticity so they can thrive in the days ahead with subsequent lessons.