Lesson 13

Let’s Solve Our Story Problems

Lesson Purpose

The purpose of this lesson is for students to solve story problems and represent their thinking.

Lesson Narrative

In the previous lesson, students created stories based on their observations. In this lesson, students solve their story problems and represent their work for others to see. Students take a gallery walk to see and compare the different stories and representations. They have an opportunity to revise their posters after the gallery walk. Throughout the lesson, students explain how they solved story problems and represented their thinking. Then they consider ways they can revise their explanations and representations for clarity (MP3, MP6).

  • Engagement
  • MLR7

Learning Goals

Teacher Facing

  • Represent and solve story problems.

Student Facing

  • Let’s solve, represent, and share story problems.

Required Materials

Materials to Gather

Required Preparation

CCSS Standards

Addressing

Lesson Timeline

Warm-up 10 min
Activity 1 20 min
Activity 2 15 min
Lesson Synthesis 10 min
Cool-down 5 min

Teacher Reflection Questions

How did the gallery walk support continued learning and allow students to revise their thinking? What growth have you seen in your students this year in this area?

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