Lesson Plan
Problems with Parentheses
Students will explore how parentheses change the meaning of a number sentence. They will be challenged with a set of playing cards to make a certain number.
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Learning Objectives
Students will be able to accurately solve and create number sentences with parentheses.
Introduction
(5 minutes)- Write the sentences Let’s eat Grandma and Let’s eat, Grandma on the board.
- Discuss the difference between the two sentences.
- Raise a discussion on the order of the comma. Potential discussion questions include: How does the comma change the meaning of the sentence? What are other examples of sentences you have seen that change meaning with the comma placement?
