Lesson Plans SET B for Grades 5-6-PDF Level 5-6 - Make a Table or List

PDF Level 5-6 - Make a Table or List - Teacher File

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The Math Kangaroo Level 5-6 class focuses on teaching students to solve problems using the strategies of making a table and creating an organized list. This session consists of various segments: a warm-up, instruction, practice problems, and a wrap-up, spread across a total of 60 minutes. The lesson introduces organizing information, particularly when dealing with complex problems requiring the generation of large datasets, categorizing it using casework and avoiding repetitions.<br /><br />In this class, students explore the importance of tables in clarifying data, showing connections, and recognizing patterns. Making a table helps when data spans multiple characteristics and needs visual organization for better insight. An organized list helps manage and keep track of data in problem-solving, especially where considered scenarios or possibilities need evaluation.<br /><br />Several Math Kangaroo problems are included to illustrate these strategies: <br /><br />1. MK 2003 #14 involves creating different sums from given numbers. <br /><br />2. MK 2005 #15 explores forming two-digit numbers with distinct odd digits.<br /><br />3. MK 2009 #18 tracks reading progress using a fixed schedule, depicting a use case for tables.<br /><br />4. MK 2000 #21, MK 2013 #25, and MK 2015 #28 each involve counting distinct possibilities in grouping or arranging numbers or objects—ideal scenarios for organized lists.<br /><br />Two bonus questions extend the challenge further, with MK 2011 #30 involving divisibility in a series of digits and MK 2010 #23 finding a pattern in counting chairs around a table.<br /><br />The wrap-up segment invites students to reflect on and share how they applied the strategies of making tables or lists to the day's problems, indicating comprehension and potential challenges they perceived. Additionally, the Genius Hour allows students to present their problem-solving exercises for feedback.

Keywords

Math Kangaroo

problem-solving

making tables

organized lists

data organization

casework

visual organization

distinct possibilities

Genius Hour

reflection