Distributive Property

Summary

Students will understand and use the distributive property

Materials

Background for Teachers

This lesson uses ipads

Student Prior Knowledge

Students should be proficient at adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing one-digit numbers.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Students will understand and correctly use the distributive property.

Instructional Procedures

Note: All resources are available on the "materials" tab. Lesson begins with pre-assessment wu_identity_and_equality_properties.pdf, then teacher presents powerpoint lesson distributive.ppt. Students then explore the listed websites in pairs. Homework is hw_distributive_property.pdf.

Strategies for Diverse Learners

struggling students may use study_guide_distributive_property.pdf for homework.

Extensions

The journal prompt may be used as an extension.

Bibliography

open-source materials from Henrico County Schools