DATE: Nov. 18, 2008 / TOPIC: Buying a Square Meal
GRADE LEVEL: 2/3
CLASSROOM TEACHER/SCHOOL:
Mr. Angelo Fioritto
Ryerson Community School / TIME: November 18, 2008
10:25 am -11:45 am
TEACHER CANDIDATES:
Jan Divok, Sharon Foster, Kamila Tomaszewski
CURRICULUM EXPECTATIONS:
- Math Curriculum expectation – Number Sense and Numeration (Gr.2): Represent, compare and order whole numbers to 100, including money amounts to 100 cents, using a variety of tools
- Math Curriculum expectation – Number Sense and Numeration (Gr. 2): Estimate, count and represent (using the cent symbol) the value of a collection of coins with a maximum value of one dollar
- Health and Physical Education expectation – Healthy Eating (Gr. 2): Identify a balanced diet and apply decision-making skills to create menus for healthy meals
Using varying amounts of currency, students will practice purchasing healthy food and gain a better understanding of the relationship between poverty and malnutrition
ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES:
- Check that students able to calculate meal budget using addition and subtraction of money amounts
- Check that students are able to record money amounts correctly
- Check that students are able to communicate what goes into a healthy diet by gluing their selections on a plate
DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION:
- For students unable to read/write with fluency and visual learners, using graphics and artwork
- For students unable to compute money math, allow for adjustment in prices to aid computation (i.e. round to nearest 10) and strategically place in groups with stronger students
RESOURCES/ MATERIALS:
- Play money in amounts up to $1.00 in envelopes
- Flyer from “supermarket” with food options and prices
- Fake food, made by students in previous lesson, labeled with prices
- Sign for supermarket
- Extra money as float for supermarket
- Paper for calculations (supermarket)
- Paper plate and recording sheet
- Glue
- Baskets for each family group
SETTING UP:
- Classroom arranged so that students can sit in family groups of 3.
- Supermarket set up on carpet area with sign, food, float money, and paper for math calculations
INTRODUCTION:
Jan
- Review Health and Phys. Ed lesson from previous day, about healthy eating habits
- Ask students to name a food group and one example from that group
- Introduce activity: Today’s math lesson will draw upon their understanding of proper diet, as well as practicing counting and spending amounts up to $1.00
- Divide students into family groups of 3.
- Group of 3 students (pre-assessed from previous math lesson to be capable in math skill of counting money) selected to run the supermarket
- Explain family group activity: Meal planning; Assessing if money is sufficient; Purchasing food; Gluing to plate (repeat as able)
- Explain role of supermarket employees: Give requested food to customers; Make change; Record calculations on sheet
- Explain rule that only one person per group may be at the supermarket at a time, and only one item can be purchased at a time
- When family groups have purchased a complete meal’s worth of food OR if a family group has no more money for further purchases, they need to record purchases on sheet
- Reminder that the aim is to put together a meal that is balanced and healthy, representing various food groups
MIDDLE:
- Begin activity
- Ensure one Teacher Candidate (Jan) is stationed at supermarket to guide money exchanges
- Two TCs (Kamila and Sharon) circulate among family groups, monitoring that students are following instructions, full participation of all members, giving assistance where necessary
CONCLUSION:
Sharon
- Ask each group how much money they received in their envelope. What food did they purchase? Why? Were they able to put together a healthy, balanced meal? Did they buy anything that was not good for them? Why?
- Ask class: What do you think about the fact that some families got more money to spend on food than others?
- What are some ideas of things we could do to help people who are unable to eat healthy meals?