College of Education

LESSON PLAN FORMAT

Name: Nathaniel Rauen

Grade Level: 7th Grade
School: Madison Central School District
Date: 4/26/17 4/27/17
Time: Various

Reflection from prior lesson:

The last lesson was a wrap up of the probability unit. Today will serve as a dive into the
graphing unit. The first graphing lesson will be on line graphs. Dot Plots and Box and
Whisker plots, as well as Stem and Leaf Plots.

Lesson Goal(s) / Standards:

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.NS.A.1-Apply and extend previous understandings of
addition and subtraction to add and subtract rational numbers; represent addition and
subtraction on a horizontal or vertical number line diagram.

Lesson Objectives:
Given a set of data, 75% of students will be able to formulate a stem and leaf plot, a
dot/line plot, and a box and whisker plot.

Materials Needed:
Duct Tape
Sharpie
Post-It Notes
Whiteboard

Contextual Factors/ Learner Characteristics:

The class has 19 students, some of which are A-level students, while others are more in
the C range. Each day, it will be a challenge to not only make a lesson that will test the
upper level students, but also move at a pace that is comfortable for the lower level
students.

A. The Lesson

1. Introduction (15 minutes)

Reminders
Remind students that they will need their comp books open to a brand new page.

Getting the Notes Started

On the board will be an example of how their page should look.
(They will need a stem and leaf, and two number lines drawn.)
Once I notice that most of the students have completed the assignment, we will dive into
the lesson.

2. Content Delivery (Approx. 20 minutes)

Activity Intro
First, everyone need to think of their birthdate.
*Give a couple of second to see that they have thought about their birthday.*
Now pay close attention to what I do and try to figure out why I do what I do.

I will then write my birthday on the white board (Jan 24,) so they know what
mine is, walk over and grab a Post-It note, write 24 on it, and then place it
above the 24 slot on the number line at the front of the board. Then, Ill walk over
and write a 4 next to the 2 on the stem and leaf plot.

Throughout that whole demonstration, I will be narrating exactly what I expect

the students to do. (Ex: Notice how the Post-It Notes get left the exact same way
that I found them.)

I will then tell them that Mrs. Wiese will do the same thing so they will have a
second look at it.

Activity Body Pt. 1

Once you have figured out exactly what is supposed to happen, make your own
post-it note and create your own entry into our chart.

I will allow some time for the students to figure it out, if no one is getting it, I will
nudge them in the right direction.

Once everyone has created his or her entry we will discuss what we have created.
(Hint: a dot/line plot and a stem and leaf plot)

Activity Body Pt. 2

I will begin to remove the post-it notes and place them from least to greatest along
the bottom of the white board.

We will find the median and discuss what that means. (Hint: the middle of the
numbers)

I will graph that, and then move on to both sides until we have a box and whisker
plot.

We will discuss what the box and whisker plot tells us about individual numbers.
 3. Closure (15 minutes)
Exit Ticket
As an exit ticket, the students will be given some data values, and they will be
asked to make a stem and leaf plot, a dot/line plot, and a box and whisker plot.
This will be done on a note-card to be passed in when completed.

B. Assessments Used
The main form of assessment that is used will be the exit ticket.
After that, class discussions during the lesson will be a good indicator of understanding.

C. Differentiated Instruction
This lesson lends itself to differentiation in a number of ways. For students that are hands
on learners, they will be able to make and track their input into the activity as we go
along. For people who like to sit back and take notes, they will have a great opportunity
to follow along and take notes. Finally, for those students who I know tend to space out, I
can incorporate them into the discussions.