4 Square Fact or Fiction
Objective: SWBAT identify the number sentence in a group that is not true.
Big Idea: Which one of these is not like the other?! Students apply their understanding of 3 addend equations to decide which number sentence in a group of 4 is false. First person to find the false number sentence wins!
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Game Rules and Practice
We are going to play a game called 4 Square. The object of the game is to prove whether or not each statement is true or false, and to find the false one!
Game Rules:
1. Both players lay the gameboards face down.
2. On the count of 3, they turn them over.
3. Each player starts proving each statement. They show their strategies and write true or false with each one.
4. The first player to find the false statement moves to help the other player find it
5. Cut out the cards. Tape the true ones to our TRUE chart and the false ones to the FALSE chart.
We will practice with the Group A 1 Gameboard on the rug. I will play against another student and model appropriate behavior-particularly kind words, good sportsmanship, etc.
Game Play
Students continue to work on different game boards with a partner. Choose partners carefully for this activity! Students should be matched based on current speed of their math facts. Pairing a student who is doing mental math with a student who needs to use cubes will lead to a frustrated game time. I have my partners planned out ahead of time to avoid that problem!
Attached you will find the gameboards for the game.
Group A :Sums under 10
Group B: Sums under 20; sometimes 3 addend equations
Group C: Often 3 addends; sums under 120
Closing
I'll share one piece of exemplar work and then do an exit ticket for the day. This exit ticket asks students to find the false statement, but is in Multiple Choice format. I use exit tickets as a way to expose students to a variety of question formats so no matter what assessment they take, they are ready to take it on!
Exit Ticket Attached
