Math in Daily Life Lesson Plan: Procedures
Math in Daily Life Lesson Plan: Procedures
1. Begin by asking students how they think math is used in daily life. Suggest that math is used in
cooking and baking. For example, to bake chocolate chip cookies, it is important to follow the
directions in the recipe and measure the correct amounts of ingredients. Measuring requires
using math.
2. Develop a class list of topic areas that make use of math. Examples include the following:
- Baseball and other sports
- Board games
- Music
- Redecorating a room
- Sharing food and toys
- Using money
3. Divide students into four or five small groups. Assign each group a subject area above or any
other areas mentioned by the students. Ask the groups to think of specific examples of how
math is used in activities in these areas.
4. Before students break into groups, you may want to show the first two segments of the video,
which illustrate examples of math in daily life. Segment 1 features sports, and Segment 2
features music.
5. Give students about 10 minutes to come up with their own examples. You may suggest the
following:
- Keeping score during a soccer game and figuring out how many more points the
- winning team has.
- Counting how many spaces to move while playing “Candyland” or other board
- games.
- Making sure everyone sings at the same time during a concert.
- Measuring your room to find out how much paint to buy when redecorating.
- Cutting an apple in equal parts or sharing a pizza equally.
- Knowing how to count change when buying lunch at school.
6. Bring students together and have each group present its findings. Students can perform their
ideas in a skit, if appropriate. Keep a class list of the examples.
7. Have a final discussion of math’s role in everyday life. Are students surprised at how much
math is used? Does this knowledge make them appreciate the importance of studying math?
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