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Subject: Math

Lesson Length: 20 - 35 mins

Topic: Operations and Algebraic Thinking; Interpret Numerical Expressions

Grade Level: 5

Standards / Framework:

Brief Description: Students will write equations using parentheses, brackets, and/or braces and explain the order of how to solve.

Know Before You Start: Students should have prior practice with solving equations or expressions involving parentheses, brackets, and/or braces.

Hook:

  • Have students work in pairs to solve the problem in the sample comic.

Activity:

  • Have students create a comic that includes their own equation
  • Panel 1 should include their equation.
  • Additional panels should explain the order in which the equation is solved.

Closure:

  • Have students review and recite the order of operations.

Differentiation:

  • Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.

  • Scaffold instruction by providing a visual with step-by-step directions with the order of operations.

  • Allow students to work with a peer model.

  • Allow students to write in their home language.

Resources:

  • Comic to print or display: Comic.

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