D629
The Reflective Practitioner (OHM2)
TASK 1 – Passed
Professional Growth
Western Governors University
, D629- Task 1
A. Summarize a unit of instruction that you’ve taught, including the following:
• grade level(s) – 3rd grade
• content area – Math – Rounding, Addition, and Subtraction
• two instructional strategies – When teaching I typically use direct teaching and scaffolding as
my two instructional strategies.
• one assessment strategy – The assessment strategy I used were section quizzes and a final test.
• one learning objective aligned to the chosen assessment
3.PAFR.1.1 Use a strategy to compute sums and differences up to 1,000.
3.NR.1.4 Round whole numbers from 0 to 1,000 to the nearest 10 or 100.
B. Reflect on the planning of the unit summarized in Part A by doing the following:
1. Describe the prerequisite knowledge students need prior to this unit.
Before starting this unit, Students need to know their place values. They need to be able
to identify the ones, tens, hundreds, and thousands place. Students should also be able to find
sums and differences of two-digit numbers within 100.
2. Identify two academic needs that your students have and explain why each of those needs
was important to consider as you planned the lesson.
The school I teach at is readiness grouped, which means I have the lower group of
students. The first academic need that I need to consider is providing visuals and a concrete
understanding of what is being taught. The second need that I have is being able to provide
different strategies to get to the same answer. Some students may understand one way of getting
to the answer better than another way, so it is important that I provide an opportunity to explore
all strategies.
3. Identify two nonacademic needs of your students and explain why each of those needs was
important to consider as you planned the lesson.
One non-academic need that I need to consider is career and life skills. Students will use
rounding, addition, and subtraction all throughout their lives. They may want to know
approximately how much something may cost to make sure they can afford it. Or they may want
to know about how long it will take to get somewhere. Rounding can also be helpful when it
comes to measurement. There are many opportunities in life for students to round, it is the same
idea with addition and subtraction. Students may have to add and subtract when it comes to
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The Reflective Practitioner (OHM2)
TASK 1 – Passed
Professional Growth
Western Governors University
, D629- Task 1
A. Summarize a unit of instruction that you’ve taught, including the following:
• grade level(s) – 3rd grade
• content area – Math – Rounding, Addition, and Subtraction
• two instructional strategies – When teaching I typically use direct teaching and scaffolding as
my two instructional strategies.
• one assessment strategy – The assessment strategy I used were section quizzes and a final test.
• one learning objective aligned to the chosen assessment
3.PAFR.1.1 Use a strategy to compute sums and differences up to 1,000.
3.NR.1.4 Round whole numbers from 0 to 1,000 to the nearest 10 or 100.
B. Reflect on the planning of the unit summarized in Part A by doing the following:
1. Describe the prerequisite knowledge students need prior to this unit.
Before starting this unit, Students need to know their place values. They need to be able
to identify the ones, tens, hundreds, and thousands place. Students should also be able to find
sums and differences of two-digit numbers within 100.
2. Identify two academic needs that your students have and explain why each of those needs
was important to consider as you planned the lesson.
The school I teach at is readiness grouped, which means I have the lower group of
students. The first academic need that I need to consider is providing visuals and a concrete
understanding of what is being taught. The second need that I have is being able to provide
different strategies to get to the same answer. Some students may understand one way of getting
to the answer better than another way, so it is important that I provide an opportunity to explore
all strategies.
3. Identify two nonacademic needs of your students and explain why each of those needs was
important to consider as you planned the lesson.
One non-academic need that I need to consider is career and life skills. Students will use
rounding, addition, and subtraction all throughout their lives. They may want to know
approximately how much something may cost to make sure they can afford it. Or they may want
to know about how long it will take to get somewhere. Rounding can also be helpful when it
comes to measurement. There are many opportunities in life for students to round, it is the same
idea with addition and subtraction. Students may have to add and subtract when it comes to
This study source was downloaded by 100000901969919 from CourseHero.com on 10-31-2025 21:52:35 GMT -05:00
https://www.coursehero.com/file/252317070/D629-task-1docx/
