Basic 6 Mathematics Term 1 Week 10 Lesson Plan

WE CAN COUNT We class six We can count We count 1,2,3,4,5 We count 6,7,8,9,10 We class six can count very well. Tuesday Engage learners to solve this brain teaser A farmer has 19 sheep on his land. One day, a big storm hits and all but seven run away. How many sheep does the farmer have left? Answer: 7 Wednesday Engage learners to sing the song

Use the concept of ratio as a fraction to find equivalent ratios that can be easily compared. The ratio 2:3 can be expressed as 2 3 Assessment: Have learners practice with several examples. Guide learners to determine which ratio is larger/largest change to equivalent ratios with same denominator and compare or order. E.g. Afia, Bedu and Caro each mix orange squash (S) and water (W) in the ratio 3:14, 2:7 and 1:4 respectively. Whose drink tastes strongest of squash? To determine the one Whose drink tastes strongest of squash we need to have the same unit of water, hence Bedu’s. Assessment: Have learners practice with several examples. Guide learners to solve simple problems that involve simplifying, comparing, finding missing and total ratios. E.g. (i) Given that 10: q = 2 : 3, find q. To find q, change the ratios to fractions 10:q = 10 q and 2:3 = 2 3 10 q = 2 3 , now cross multiply Q x 2 =10 x 3 2q = 30 =15 Q = 15 Assessment: Have learners practice with several examples. Guide learners to solve simple problems that involve ratios and finding total ratios. E.g. Out of 24 students in a class, 10 are girls. Find its simplest form the ratio of boys to girls. The number of boys =24-10=14 The ratio of boys to girls = 14:10 = 7:5 Assessment: Have learners practice with several examples. Guide learners to solve simple problems that involve ratios and finding total ratios. E.g. (i) If an orange drink is made from concentrate and water in the ratio 3:8, what fraction of the mixture is concentrate? assessment: Have learners practice with several examples. For this activity, learners use bottle tops in two colours, beans and maize grains and exercise books to build and compare concrete ratios before recording equivalent ratios and solutions.

Ask learners to tell you what they have learnt and what they will like to learn in the next lesson Give learners individual or home task Ask learners to tell you what they have learnt and what they will like to learn in the next lesson Give learners individual or home task Ask learners to tell you what they have learnt and what they will like to learn in the next lesson Give learners individual or home task e.g. The ratio of boys to girls in a class room is 7 to 11. If there are a total of 49 boys in the classroom, then how many boys and girls are there altogether? Ask learners to tell you what they have learnt and what they will like to learn in the next lesson Give learners individual or home task e.g. A boy’s mass is 50kgs, and his sister’s is 45kg. Find the ratio of their masses. Ask learners to tell you what they have learnt and what they will like to learn in the next lesson Give learners individual or home task