Place Value

1. Purpose:
Based on a conference with Mrs. Battel (the general education classroom teacher) the following lesson was developed. During our conference, Mrs. Battel informed me that the students would benefit from additional instruction in which the topic of place value would be reviewed. Considering the end of the year is just a week away, Mrs. Battel has completed all of the 12 required math units stipulated by the Everyday Mathematics program. She is now revisiting skills the students need additional assistance in securing. Throughout the course of the schooling year, Mrs. Battel has conducted a series of individual mathematical assessments. Following the accumulation of this data, the students’ performance levels regarding each Everyday Math unit were documented. The information was then transferred onto electronic report cards and saved to Mrs. Battel’s computer. Based on this data, Mrs. Battel was able to identify the skills in which several students have not secured, in this case place value. This learning experience awards students an opportunity to engage in the instructional review of an unsecured content area (place value up to thousandths-decimals numbers and thousands-whole numbers).

2.Enduring Understanding/Learning Experience Goal
• The students will identify the place values of digits in the:
Thousands, hundreds, tens, ones, tenths, hundredths, thousandths place value

3. Essential Questions:
(Stated in students friendly terms)
• What does place value and value of a number mean?
• How will I show place value of whole numbers (up to thousands) and decimal numbers (up to thousandths)?

4. Overview: What the Students Need to Know:
In order to successfully complete this lesson, the students must participate in class sized and small group instruction. Although the students’ academic performance levels vary considerably, all individuals will be focusing on strengthening their ability to manipulate numbers within place values up to thousandths (decimals) and thousands (whole numbers). In addition, the students should have a previously developed a basic understanding of the components of the base ten system in relationship to place value of whole and decimal numbers. Considering the purpose of this lesson is to secure students skills within the area of place value, the students (in particular the developing students) are not required to have fully grasped all concepts.

5. Curriculum Alignment:
Mrs. Battel aligns with the Sweet Home School District while implementing the Everyday Mathematics program. The Everyday Mathematics program is utilized by Sweet Home School District as a means of providing students with a hands interactive approach to mathematics instruction. Considering Mrs. Battel has completed each required math unit stipulated by the Everyday Mathematics program, she assisted me in selecting an area in which the students needed instructional remediation. While utilizing the data collected from student report cards, Mrs. Battel determined which specific skills would be most beneficial to re-visit. Thusly, the following lesson on place value, in particular the differentiated groups, was developed.