Day 82: Composite Figures Day 2

6th Grade Math Standards: 6.G.1 Find the area of right triangles, other triangles, special quadrilaterals, and polygons by composing into rectangles or decomposing into triangles and other shapes; apply these techniques in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems.
MA.1.a.Use the relationships among radius, diameter, and center of a circle to find its circumference and area.
MA.1.b. Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving the measurements of circles.

The Learning Objective: Find the area of a composite figure

Quote of the Day: “On your deathbed it is unlikely you will wish:

    You won more games.

    You made more money.

    You had more stuff.

What it usually comes down to are our relationships and personal characteristics.” – Joshua Medcalf

Thought from Yesterday (as always from a student): Does the term square root come from the idea that if the area of a square is 81 feet squared then a side must be 9 feet?

Assessment: Students filled in a self-assessment from the test that was taken two days ago (I was a personal day the previous day). I also used pepper and students at the board to assess work. Finally as the students worked on tonight's homework, I circumvented the room checking for understanding.

Agenda:

1. Self-Assessment
2. Collect WQ#13
3. QSSQ
4. Review Test
5. Comp Figures homework review
6. Comp figures practice

Glass-Half Full: I had a substitute teach the lesson (she is math certified) in order to not miss time in the curriculum. It was nice to come back and deliver day two of the lesson and not have too many hiccups in the process. In going over the sixth part of the agenda I had students cross out number seven and ten, and also had them put a wolf next to numbers three, five, and nine because I anticipate that errors will happen. It was good advanced planning and ensured that students would give sustained mental effort.

Regrets: This lesson can be somewhat dry and the students that are unmotivated and struggle to pay attention anyway can be really lost on this day. I found myself gravitating toward them. If there's way to spice this up, I will look to try that moving forward.