Lesson 5

Workshop: Patterns

Est. Class Sessions: 2

Before the Lesson

Prepare for the Workshop. Review student work and progress from Lesson 1 and Lesson 4 to guide instructional decision-making about the following Expectations:

E3.
Make a point graph.
E4.
Draw a best-fit line.
E7.
Make predictions and generalizations using data tables and graphs.
E10.
Identify and extend multiplicative patterns.

In Part 2 of this lesson, students will identify their level of confidence with a particular concept and choose problems from a Workshop Menu based on a self-assessment of their progress with these Expectations. See the TIMS Tip for more about Workshop Menus. Use your own evaluation of students' progress to help guide their choices. See the table in Figure 1 for descriptions of student work that can help you find appropriate practice for each student. If students find that the problems they choose are either too easy or too difficult they can move to a more appropriate set of problems.

Plan to organize the class into partners or small groups based on the problems students select. These groups may change as the workshop progresses.

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A Workshop Menu is a flexible way for students to find the practice and support they need. Guide student choice by individualizing the menu or simply monitoring students' choices once they start working. Use the confidence levels flexibly. Students might be confident with one concept but not another. If students find a particular group of problems is too easy or too difficult, they can simply choose a different set of problems.

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The focus on these Expectations at this point in the curriculum allows students to develop underlying concepts and skills in the number, algebra, and data strands. In the number strand, students identify and work with multiplicative patterns in tables and graphs, which supports their understanding and skills with multiplication. Similarly, their work making and interpreting tables and graphs provides a solid foundation for later work in data and algebra when they use symbols to represent functions and patterns.

Student Guide:
Student Activity Book:
Master:
Expectations aligned with confidence levels and student performance
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