Math 8 Lesson Plans
Week 1, August 27 ¡V 31, 2007
Allison McKinney
Monday
Introductions, Student information cards/sheets, Classroom Expectations, Supplies
Take Quick Quiz p. 23 #1-21
Tuesday
Warm-Up
Lesson 1-1 A Plan for Problem Solving (Go through all examples with class without them having text in front of them..."notes-styled")
Assignment: p. 27 # 4-14 e, 16-21
TEKS: 8.2c, 8.14 b, c, d
Wednesday
POD MiniLab p. 29
Grade and go over homework
Lesson 1-2 Variables, Expressions, and Properties
Notes on Order of Operations, vocabulary, & go through all examples
Check Your Understanding (CYU) (Guided Practice worked with class): #1-10
Assignment: p. 32 # 12-38 e, 46, 50-54
TEKS: 8.15a, 8.16b
Thursday
Warm-up
Grade and go over homework
Lesson 1-3 Integers and Absolute Value
(Just discuss briefly what absolute value is and how to work those problems)
Lesson 1-6 Multiplying and Dividing Integers
(Teach rule: same signs = positive answer, different signs = negative answer, many factors? Odd # neg. = pos, Even # neg. = pos)
CYU: pick half from p. 54 #1-16 to work with class
Assignment: p. 55 # 18-44 e, 50, 52, 58, 66, 67
TEKS: 8.16a, b 7,2c, 8.1a
Friday
Warm-Up
Grade and go over homework
Quiz
Introduce Integer Addition and Subtraction using 2-Color Counters
(COMBINING chips--emphasis placed on discovering the rules. Use zero pairs and lead to Adding and Subtracting rules.)
CYU: p. 44 # 1-10, p. 48 # 1-10 (mixing them up so not all +, then -)
Assignment: p. 44 # 12-28 e, 34-38 e, p. 48 # 14-28 e, 32-28 e, 42
Math 8 Lesson Plans
Week 2, September 3 - 7, 2007
Allison McKinney
Monday
LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
Tuesday
POD
Go over Quiz 1-1
Teach Adding and Subtracting Integers with Two Colored Counters (manipulatives)
Assignment: WS p 21
TEKS: 8.1a
Wednesday
POD Six to ten Adding/Subtracting Integer Questions
Grade and go over homework
Lesson 1-7 Writing Equations
Assignment: p. 59# 6 – 20 e, 29 - 34
TEKS: 8.4
Thursday
POD 5 Minute Check 1-8
Grade and go over homework
Lesson 1-8 Work # 5 with class together (as notes)
Assignment: p. 63 # 4, 9, 11 PLUS WS on + - x / integers (mixed)
TEKS: 8.14
Friday
POD 5 M C 1-9 #1 ONLY! (We’ll use the others as test/quiz questions?)
Grade and go over homework
Integer Word Problems: Notes on “change” “difference” using number lines for temperature problems, drawing pictures, etc. (To avoid weekend homework load, you may choose to work several of these problems from their assignment for them as “notes”)
Assignment: Integer Word Problems Worksheet
TEKS: 8.1a, 8.14
Math 8 Lesson Plans
Week 4, September 17 - 212007
Allison McKinney
Monday
POD (most frequently missed type question from Friday’s Test)
Begin going over Test 1-1
2-1 Rational Numbers; Notes on converting fractions to decimals, decimals to fractions, repeating decimals, reading rulers (customary and metric) Use both positive and negative #s
Assignment: p. 87 # 14 – 38e, 43-46, 52-56, 58
TEKS: 8.1a
Tuesday
POD (conversions f/d, d/f)
Finish going over Test 1-1
Grade and go over homework
2-2 Comparing and Ordering Rational Numbers; Notes on using common denominators to compare fractions or lining up decimals to compare decimals.
Assignment: p. 94 #10-34e, 39 – 41, 42 – 52 e
TEKS: 8.1a
Wednesday
POD
Grade and go over homework
2-3 Multiplying Positive and Negative Fractions; Notes on modeling first, but move to abstract quickly! Notes on cross canceling, changing from mixed #s to improper and vice versa
Assignment: p. 99 # 12 – 24 e, 25, 26 – 42 e, 46, 48, 55 – 56
TEKS: 8.2b
Thursday
POD
Grade and go over homework
2-4 Dividing Positive and Negative Fractions; Notes on modeling first, then move to abstract using common denominator method (No flip on first day! Remind them that if they know this way and ask to do it, they have to prove they can work it the preferred math way first, THEN may move on to the shortcut method!)
Assignment: p. 105 # 12 – 28e, 30 – 42e, 44(bonus+5), 47, 48, 57 - 60
TEKS: 8.2b, 8.1a
Friday
POD
Grade and go over homework
? Pop Quiz/Quiz over week’s materials?
Adding and Subtracting Fractions (positive only!) WITHOUT MODELING! Notes on getting common denominators and adding and subtracting (WITHOUT REGROUPING)
Assignment: Teacher made WS (class work only, no homework)
TEKS: 8.1a
Math 8 Lesson Plans
Week 5, September 24 – 28, 2007
Allison McKinney
Monday
POD
Finish Taking Quiz 2
Notes: Adding and Subtracting Fractions (positive only)
Assignment: WS #7
TEKS: 8.1a
Tuesday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Notes: 2-5 Adding and Subtracting Like Fractions
Assignment: p. 110 # 12 – 36 e, 44 -49
TEKS: 8.2.b
Wednesday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Notes: 2-6 Adding and Subtracting Unlike Fractions
Assignment: p. 116 # 10 – 30 e, 32, 36 – 46 e
TEKS: 8.2b
Thursday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Notes: 2-7 Solving One Step Equations with Rational Numbers
Assignment: p. 121 # 10 – 24 e, 28 – 34 e
TEKS: 8.5a
Friday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Assignment: TAKS WS with rational number problem solving (classwork)
KS: 8.14, 8.1a, 8.2b
Math 8 Lesson Plans
Week 6, October 1 - 5, 2007
Allison McKinney
Monday
POD
Notes: Model Problem Solving with Rational Numbers TAKS - Styled
Assignment: WS from GF
TEKS: 8.1a, 8.2b
Tuesday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Notes: More Problem Solving with Rational Numbers TAKS - Styled
Assignment: WS from TM
TEKS: 8.1a, 8.2.b
Wednesday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Notes: More Problem Solving with Rational Numbers TAKS - Styled
Assignment: WS from TC
TEKS: 8.1a, 8.2b
Thursday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Cumulative Review for TEST 2-1
Assignment: Study for Test 2-1!
TEKS: All TEKS to date!
Friday
Test 2-1 (Cumulative)
TEKS: All to date
Math 8 Lesson Plans
Week 7, October 8 - 12, 2007
Allison McKinney
Monday
POD
Review for Benchmark (go over similar questions…possibly Game Day format)
Assignment: as needed ; study for benchmark
TEKS: All to date
Tuesday
POD
Review for Benchmark
Assignment: as needed ; study for benchmark
TEKS: All to date
Wednesday
Benchmark #1 (All materials to date, Ch. 1 & 2)
Assignment: study for benchmark
TEKS: All to date
Thursday
Benchmark #1 Day 2 (as needed)
Assignment: none
TEKS: All TEKS to date!
Friday
POD
3-1 Square Roots
Notes: Finding square roots
Assignment: 3-1 p. 146 # 11-38
TEKS: 8.1c
Math 8 Lesson Plans
Week 8, October 15-19, 2007
Allison McKinney
Monday
POD – go over first 10 questions of benchmark
Approximating with Irrational Numbers
Assignment: TW p. 19-21, GF p. 20-24, TM p. 24-26 (spread over 2 days)
TEKS: 8.1c
Tuesday
POD – Questions 11-20 from benchmark
More Approximating with Irrational Numbers
Assignment: See Monday
TEKS: 8.1c
Wednesday
POD – Questions 21-30 from benchmark
Introduction to the Pythagorean Theorem
Read Pythagorus, What’s Your Angle?
Do grid paper activity to “see” the Pythagorean Theorem with the 3-4-5 triangle
Assignment: TW p. 75-77
TEKS: 8.7c
Thursday
POD – Questions 31-38 from benchmark
Using the Pythagorean Theorem in application problems
Assignment: TM p. 81-83, 95-99, LS p. 93-105, 103, 105-106
TEKS: 8.7c
Friday
POD
More Pythagorean Theorem
Quiz #1-2 over PT and Irrational Numbers
Assignment: GF p. 108, 135, 137-139
TEKS: 8.7c
Math 8 Lesson Plans
Week 9, October 22-26, 2007
Allison McKinney
Monday
POD
Problem Solving with the Pythagorean Theorem
Assignment: TM p. 95, 24-25
TEKS: 8.7c, 8.9a
Tuesday
POD
More Problem Solving with the Pythagorean Theorem
Assignment: GF p. 139, 137, 138, 135
TEKS: 8.7c, 8.9a
Wednesday
POD
Quiz 3-1 Pythagorean Theorem
Assignment:
TEKS: 8.7c, 8.9a
Thursday
POD
Ratios and Proportions (Introduction)
Assignment: Packet 10 GF 61,62
TEKS: 8.9b, 8.2c
Friday
POD
More Ratios and Proportions
Assignment: Packet 11 GF p. 63,64 TM p.48-51
TEKS: 8.9b, 8.2c
Math 8 Lesson Plans
Week 10, October 29 – November 2, 2007
Allison McKinney
Monday
POD
Proportional VS. Nonproportional
Assignment: GF p. 56-57, TM p. 22-23
TEKS: 8.2c, 8.9b
Tuesday
POD
Similar Figures with Missing Sides
Assignment: TC p. 90, TM#2 p. 48-49, TM p. 99-102
TEKS: 8.2c, 8.9b
Wednesday
POD
More Similar Figures with Missing Sides
Assignment: Complete yesterday’s assignment
TEKS: 8.2c, 8.9b
Thursday
POD
Indirect Measure
Assignment: TC p. 31, GF p. 141-142
TEKS: 8.9b, 8.2c
Friday
POD
Review and Quiz #1-2
Assignment: Have a great weekend!
TEKS: 8.9b, 8.2c
Math 8 Lesson Plans
Week 11, November 5 - 9, 2007
Allison McKinney
Monday
POD
Go over Quiz #1-2
Introduction to Dilations
Assignment: Coordinate plane graphing activity using scale factors
TEKS: 8.6a, 8.6b
Tuesday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Scale Factors and their effect on Perimeter and Area
Class Activity: Area and Perimeter charts
Assignment: TM p. 103-105
TEKS: 8.6a, 8.6b
Wednesday
POD
Dilations and Scale Factors, TAKS-styled
Assignment: TM p. 69-74, TW p. 70-73, GF p. 95-96 (two day assignment)
TEKS: 8.6a, 8.6b
Thursday
POD
Continuation of yesterday’s lesson
Assignment: See Wednesday
TEKS: 8.6a, 8.6b
Friday
POD
Review and Quiz #2-2
Assignment: Have a great weekend!
TEKS: 8.6a, 8.6b
Math 8 Lesson Plans
Week 17, January 7 – 11, 2008
Allison McKinney
Monday
TEACHER WORK DAY
Tuesday
POD
Go over Percent Test
Begin notes for Geometry Area and Perimeter/Circumference (Squares, rectangles, triangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, circles, and composite figures) Focus: circles
Teach how to find area and circumference of circles using various versions of pi
Assignment: 7-1 Textbook p. 355 # 8-18, 35, 36, 39, 40
TEKS: 8. 7a
Wednesday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Notes on finding areas of: triangles, parallelograms, trapezoids (review squares, rectangles)
Assignment: WS # 1-3
TEKS: 8.7a
Thursday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Practice on all 2-D figures studied this week. Begin going over TAKS-styled problem solving with area.
Assignment: WS #2-3
TEKS: 8.7a
Friday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Assignment: WS #3-3
TEKS: 8.7a
Math 8 Lesson Plans
Week 18, January 14-18, 2008
Allison McKinney
Monday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Review the concept of “nets” for 3-D figures, do activity “Perky Prism” and “Klutzy Cube”
Assignment: 3-D prisms if not finished in class
TEKS: 8.8a
Tuesday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Notes: Finding Surface Area of Prisms and Cylinders
Assignment: 7-7 Textbook p. 389 # 1-11, 22, 23 (Use pi = 3)
TEKS: 8. 8a
Wednesday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Notes: Finding Surface Area of Pyramids
Assignment: 7-8 Textbook p. 395 # 1-9
TEKS: 8.8a
Thursday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Problem Solving with Area and Surface Area (TAKS-styled word problems)
Assignment: WS #4-3
TEKS: 8.8a
Friday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Quiz 1-3 (Area and Surface Area)
Assignment: none
TEKS: 8.7a, 8.8a
Math 8 Lesson Plans
Week 19, January 21-25, 2008
Allison McKinney
Monday
Holiday (MLK)
Tuesday
POD
Go over Quiz 1-3
Notes: Volume of Prisms, give examples of each type of prism, cylinders, pyramids and cones (with most emphasis placed on prisms and cylinders)
Assignment: WS 5-3 (Teacher-made figures only)
TEKS: 8. 8b, 8.8c
Wednesday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Problem solving using volume (TAKS-styled)
Assignment: WS 6-3
TEKS: 8.8b, 8.8c
Thursday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Perspective problems (Views)
Assignment: WS #7-3
TEKS: 8.7a
Friday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Review for Benchmark #3
Assignment: study for Benchmark #3
TEKS: 8.3a, 8.7a, 8.7b, 8.8a, 8.8b, 8.8c
Math 8 Lesson Plans
Week 20, January 28-Feb 1, 2008
Allison McKinney
Monday
POD
Notes: Perspectives (TAKS-styled), Tree Diagrams
Assignment: 8-1 p. 418 # 4-7
TEKS: 8.11a
Tuesday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Notes: Simple and Composite Probability (Dependent and Independent)
Assignment: 8-4 p. 431-432 # 1-19, 35, 36
TEKS: 8. 11a
Wednesday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Review for Benchmark #3
Assignment: Study for Benchmark #3
TEKS: 8.3b, 8.10b, 8.7a, 8.7b, 8.7d, 8.8a, 8.8c, 8.10a
Thursday
Benchmark # 3
Assignment: Study for Benchmark #3
TEKS: see Wed.
Friday
POD
Complete Benchmark #3
Work WS #6-3 (perspectives) after finishing
Assignment: WS 6-3 if not completed in class
Math 8 Lesson Plans
Week 21, February 4-8, 2008
Allison McKinney
Monday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Notes: Experimental Probability
Assignment: 8-5 p. 438 # 1-14, 23, 24 WS #7-3 (1/2)
TEKS: 8.11a
Tuesday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Notes: Using Sampling to predict
Assignment: 8-8 p. 453-454 #1-15 (orally?), 27, 28, WS #7-3 (finish)
TEKS: 8. 11b
Wednesday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Notes: Histograms (making/reading) begin Circle Charts as time permits
Assignment: 9-2 p. 470-471 # 8-18e,
TEKS: 8.12c
Thursday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Notes: Using a protractor (basics) and how to construct a Circle Chart with a protractor
Assignment: 9-3 p. 477 # 1 (guided with class), 23
TEKS: 8.12c
Friday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Pop Quiz?
Notes: Stem and Leaf Graphs and Scatterplots (with lines of best fit/ correlation/trend/slope)
Assignment: p. 676 (go over with class) 11-8 p. 615 # 1-2, 6-9, 16-19, 29, 30
TEKS: 8.12a
Math 8 Lesson Plans
Week 22, February 11-15, 2008
Allison McKinney
Monday
POD (Benchmark #1-5)
Grade and go over homework
Notes: Selecting an Appropriate Display – give notes on which graph to use when!
Assignment: 9-7 p. 506 # 1-9, 25 (orally)
TEKS: 8.12c, 8.15b
Tuesday
POD (Benchmark #6-10)
Grade and go over homework
Notes: Misleading Graphs and Statistics
Assignment: WS #8-3
TEKS: 8. 13
Wednesday
POD (Benchmark #11-15)
Grade and go over homework
Notes: Review Measures of Central Tendency (Mean, Median, Mode, Range)
Assignment: 9-4 p. 486 # 6, 8, 12
TEKS: 8.12a
Thursday
POD (Benchmark #16-20)
Grade and go over homework
Notes: Selecting Appropriate Measures of Central Tendency (TAKS-styled)
Assignment: WS #9-3
TEKS: 8.12a
Friday
POD (Benchmark # 21-25)
Grade and go over homework
Test
Assignment: none
TEKS:
Math 8 Lesson Plans
Week 24, February 25-29, 2008
Allison McKinney
Monday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Reasonableness
Assignment: WS #12-3
TEKS: 8.2c
Tuesday
POD
Solving for the nth term
Assignment: WS #13-3
TEKS: 8.5b
Wednesday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Objective 6 Six Review
Assignment: WS # 14-3
TAKS: Obj 6
Wednesday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Assignment: Objective 4 Review pack (BTS)
TAKS: all; Obj 4
Thursday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Assignment: Objective 5 Review pack
TAKS: Obj 5
Friday
POD
Grade and go over homework
Assignment: Have a great Spring Break!
TAKS: Obj 5
Math 8 Lesson Plans
Week 27, March 24-28, 2008
Allison McKinney
Monday
POD
Benchmark #4 (Continue/final day as needed)
Assignment: Objective 4 Review pack
TAKS: Obj. 4
Tuesday
POD Questions #1-10 B4
Rotate teachers
Grade / go over Obj. 4 pack
Assignment: Obj 5 Practice (BTS)
TAKS: Obj 5
Wednesday
POD Questions #11-20 B4
Rotate teachers
Grade and go over homework
Assignment: Objective 6 Review pack (BTS)
TAKS: Obj 6
Thursday
POD Questions # 21-30 B4
Grade and go over homework
Go over questions from Tryout Test 1
Assignment: none
TAKS: all
Friday
POD Questions # 31-50 B4
Go over any other questions from Tryout Test 1 (as needed)
Begin Tryout Test #2 or 2006 TAKS (if time permits)
Assignment: none
TAKS: all
Math 8 Lesson Plans
Week 28, March 31 – April 4, 2008
Allison McKinney
Monday
Continuation of Practice TAKS Test
Assignment: Practice TAKS questions from State Study Guide #1-15
TAKS: all
Tuesday
Grade and go over homework
Complete Practice TAKS Test
Assignment: State Study Guide # 16 - 30
TAKS: all
Wednesday
Grade and go over homework
Go over Practice TAKS Test/ reteach as needed
Assignment: State Study Guide # 31 - 45
TAKS: all
Thursday
Grade and go over homework
Go over Practice TAKS Test / reteach as needed
Assignment: State Study Guide #46 - 60
TAKS: all
Friday
Grade and go over homework
Final Test taking strategies /final questions
Assignment: study for TAKS Math 2008!
TAKS: all
Math 8 Lesson Plans
Week 29, April 7 - 11, 2008
Allison McKinney
Monday
Final Review for TAKS
Test taking strategies
TAKS: all
Tuesday
2008 Math TAKS Test!
TAKS: all
Wednesday
TAKS writing assignment: Predict your score on the TAKS Math, and write a paragraph about the preparation we did to get ready for it…too much? Too Little? Just right? Etc.
Calculator Basics: Introduction to the TI-73
Assignment: classwork
TAKS: 8.14d
Thursday
POD: Pick up your calculator, turn it on, adjust the screen, and clear the memory
Finish Calculator Basics
Notes on using a calculator to evaluate (inserting parenthesis around the numerator and denominator, etc.)
Assignment: PL p. 9-10 (w/calc)
TAKS: 8.1c
Friday
Grade and go over homework
Quiz: Using the calculator to evaluate expressions and formulas
Assignment: PL p. 11-12
TAKS: 8.14d, 8.1c
Math 8 Lesson Plans
Week 30, April 14 - 18, 2008
Allison McKinney
Monday
POD: Science Warm ups!
One Step Equations (using a calculator) Steps are still emphasized! All work (steps)should be done on a separate sheet of paper. Calculators may used for the computations.
Assignment: PL p. 18-19
TAKS: Obj. 2
Tuesday
POD: Science Warm ups
One Step Equations with Integers (using a calculator)
Again, steps should be emphasized and written.
Assignment: PL p. 37-38
TAKS: Obj. 2
Wednesday
POD: Science Warm ups
Writing Algebraic Expressions and Equations
Assignment: PL p. 22 & 42
TAKS: Obj. 2
Thursday
Globe Scholar speaker-Rick Stolle (may be in library on a different day!)
Friday
HS Counselor here for planning 9th grade schedules (may be in class on a different day!)
Math 8 Lesson Plans
Week 31, April 21 - 25, 2008
Allison McKinney
Monday
POD: Science Warm ups!
Grade and go over classwork
Writing and Solving One Step Algebraic Equations
Assignment: PL p. 23
TAKS: Obj. 2
Tuesday
POD: Science Warm ups
Grade and go over classwork
Solving Two Step Equations (emphasis on steps! All work must be shown! Calculators for computations.)
Assignment: PL p. 43
TAKS: Obj. 2
Wednesday
POD: Science Warm ups
Teachers at HS TAKS Blitz
Movie?
Alternative assignment:
Grade and go over classwork
More Two Step Equations, Integer Operations and Evaluating
Assignment: PL p. 44 and 33
TAKS: Obj. 2
Thursday
POD: Science Warm ups
Grade and go over classwork
Combining Like Terms (notes first)
Assignment: PL p. 49
TAKS: Obj. 2
Friday
POD: Science Warm ups
Grade and go over classwork
Notes: Using the distributive property to solve 2 step equations
Assignment: PL p. 50
TAKS: Obj. 2
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