• Unit Topic or Theme: Word Problems
• Grade: Four

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• Lesson Topic or Theme: Word Problems with The Wizard of Oz
• Lesson Objectives: The students will be able to work through word problems involving various types of math with familiar faces (The characters in Wizard of Oz).
• Instructional Technique: There will be a discussion on how to work through and break down a word problem. Group work will be given to go through multiple problems. An internet game including The Wizard of Oz will be given when the student’s work is done or at the end of class.
• Instructional Materials: Paper and pencil, computer, whiteboard, calculator  
• Theoretical Perspective: It is important that all students have the ability to see a math equation written in different ways. This lesson will benefit the student in years to come. Math will always be a dominant class all the way to the students’ college career. As the student gets older, the math will become more difficult, so it’s beneficial to have a basis on the subject at an earlier age.
• Procedure:

A. Introductory Activity: Students will be given an introductory worksheet to see where each student stands on working with word problems. After working on the word problems, the students will go over the worksheet with the rest of the class.

B. Step-by-step:

B. Step-by-step:

• After the introductory activity, there will be a brief lesson to go over any error the students had with the word problems.

• For an in-class assignment, students will break up in groups of 5 or 6 and create one or two word problems on their own. The class will then rotate from station to station with their group and answer the other groups’ word problems.

• There will be a quick overview of the questions to see how many the group got correct. The group that gets the most correct will receive one bonus point on their next quiz.

• After the group work, the students will go through the interactive website about word problems with The Wizard of OZ. The student must record all work done on the website on a piece of paper to hand in and be graded. Once completed, the student can begin their homework.

C. Closure: Before class ends, the student must complete an “exit slip”, reflecting on how they felt about the lesson, if it was beneficial, or any concerns they have about the topic.

D. Adaptations for different learners: Calculators are allowed to be used throughout the lesson.

E. Homework After class, the students will be given a worksheet with more word problems to work on. CLICK HERE for a copy of the worksheet.

Evaluation:

A. How/ when will you determine if you have met your objectives?

We can determine if the lesson was a success by the worksheet from the website, the group work, and the “exit slip” comments.

B. Concerns or questions you have about teaching this lesson?

During the group work, there could be a concern about having equal work. Some students could be doing more of the work than others. We will have to track each student throughout the lesson to make sure that they truly understand the concept.