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Assessment
1. Students will create
three lists using all of the
letters in the alphabet. The
lists will include letters with
parallel lines, perpendicular
lines, and both lines.
2. Closure activity:
Students will write their first
Differentiation:
For the map exercise, have maps with already drawn out lines to
help students follow along with the word problem. This will help
students focus on creating definitions for the new terminology.
Early finishers: Provide students will additional maps of Trenton
and have them use the terminology parallel and perpendicular with a
partner. One partner can verbalize the directions using the terminology
and the other partner can follow the directions.
Activities:
Engage
Lesson will begin with a map exercise.
Students will be given a map of Trenton (see example
at bottom of lesson) and will follow the directions provided.
Directions: Mary and Anna are meeting
up at Columbus Park. Mary walks down Hamilton Avenue to
get to the park and Anna walks down Bayard Street to get
to the park. Draw a blue line on each street. These two
streets are parallel to one another.
Can you come up with a
definition for the word parallel? What other two
streets are parallel?
Directions Cont.: Tony and Louis are
walking to Carroll Robbins Elementary School one morning.
Tony walks up Hudson Street toward Hamilton Avenue.
Draw a blue line on Hudson Street. Louis walks on Bayard
Street heading toward Columbus Park. Draw a red line on
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