Lesson 18
Ecuaciones con valores desconocidos
Lesson Purpose
The purpose of this lesson is for students to interpret equations with a symbol for the unknown and connect them to story problems.
Lesson Narrative
In the previous lesson, students compared different types of story problems. They solved story problems and wrote equations to match the problems. In this lesson, students work with a symbol for the unknown in an equation for the first time. A box is used for the unknown to build on the previous work in the unit where students put a box around the number in the equation that answered the question. In this lesson, students explain how their equation matches the story by relating it to the quantities and the unknown in the story problem.
- Representation
- MLR6
Learning Goals
Teacher Facing
- Interpret equations with a symbol for the unknown in relation to story problems.
- Solve a variety of story problem types.
Student Facing
- Demos sentido a las ecuaciones con cuadros vacíos.
Required Materials
Materials to Gather
Materials to Copy
- Story Problem Cards Grade 1, Spanish
- Equation Cards Grade 1, Spanish
Required Preparation
Activity 1:
- Create a set of Story Problem Cards and Equation Cards for each group of 2.
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
Reflect on how comfortable your students are asking questions of you and of each other. What can you do to encourage students to ask questions?
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