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Texas Adult Education Standards and Benchmarks
for ABE ASE and ESL Learners

Lesson Plan Bank

ABE/ASE LESSON PLANS

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Texas Adult Education Standards
Lesson Plan

Before you begin

Title: New Floors

Setting: ABE/ASE

NRS Level(s): Level 4: High Intermediate Basic Education

Open entry/exit: No

Context: Family

Standard(s): Use Math to Solve Problems and Communicate

Benchmark(s): 7.4

Objective: To calculate the area of rectangles

Materials: Whiteboard, markers, paper, ruler, tape measure, formula worksheet

Estimated time needed to prepare for this lesson plan: 5 minutes

Estimated time needed to complete this lesson plan: 40 minutes to 1 hour

The Lesson Plan

Introduce the lesson:
Have students discuss why or when they need to know the area of a room.

Teach the lesson:
Show examples of how to find the area of a rectangle. Use step-by-step instructions and illustrate the steps on the board.

Practice the lesson:
Pretend that you need new carpet for the classroom. Have students measure the room and calculate the area. Ask students to find five additional rectangular objects in the room and calculate the area.

Assess the lesson:
Students will compare their calculations to ensure accuracy.

Apply the lesson to the real world:
Students will generate ideas on how calculating the area of rectangles can be helpful in their lives.

Submitted by: Sylvia Valdez, Marion Crockett, Eddy Rivera, Laura Hermosillo

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