Assessment Plan
Grade Level: 1st Grade
Lesson: Addition and Subtraction
Purpose: Teach students the how to apply the concepts of
addition and subtraction to real world situations
Learning Objective: Students will apply learned concepts of
addition and subtraction to the real world by “buying and selling” items in a
class store with 80% accuracy.
Assessment Context:
Supplies
Needed:
1
Grade sheet per student (see attached)
$2.00 in fake
money for the “customer”
$2.00
in fake change for the “cashier”
Note
Cards with 3 of the 5 categories listed on them (1 for each student) (Grocery
List)
10
store items with price tags (items should be plastic)
Fruit:
Apple ($0.91) and Banana ($0.16)
Bread:
Hotdog buns ($0.05) and Hamburger buns ($0.78)
Vegetable:
Broccoli ($0.50) and Carrot ($0.43)
Snacks:
Cupcake ($0.62) and Cookie ($0.27)
Meat:
Hamburger ($0.39) and Steak ($0.84)
Pencil
and scrap paper for each student
Each student will select one set of items and complete one
addition problem and one subtraction problem as the “customer” and one addition
problem and one subtraction problem as the “cashier”.
Instructions:
1.
Students will be paired up and tested 1 group at
a time.
a.
Note: While students are not being tested, the
teachers’ aide will engage the students in a non-math activity.
2.
The “customer” will be given a “Grocery List”
and $2.00 in bills. The “cashier” will be given $2.00 in change.
3.
The “customer” will select one item from each category
on their list totaling as close to $2.00 as possible without going over.
4.
The “customer” will use the pencil and scrap
paper to add the cost of their items and figure out the change they should
receive.
5.
The “customer” will then walk over to the teacher
and present the three items. The “customer” will tell the teacher how much the
items should cost and how much change they should receive
6.
The teacher will record which items the “customer”
chose and their answers on their grade sheet.
7.
The teacher and the customer will then “pay” the
“cashier”.
8.
The “cashier” will use their pencil and scrap
paper to total the items and figure out the correct change.
9.
The “cashier” will tell the teacher how much the
items cost and then give the “customer” the “change”
10.
The teacher will record the “cashier’s” total
and change on their grade sheet.
11.
The students will then switch places and repeat
steps 2-7
12.
The students will then join the other group and
a new pair of students will be assessed.
Constraints:
1.
Each “customer” will be given 30 seconds to
select the items and 30 seconds to add the items and 30 seconds to figure out
the change
2.
Each “cashier” will be given 45 seconds to add
the items and 45 seconds to give the change
3.
All students will be given pencil and paper to
use as scrap paper to use during the assessment
Students will be graded according to the rubric.
Grade Sheet:
Name: ___________________________________________
Grocery List:
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
Items Chosen and Price:
________________________ ___________
________________________ ___________
________________________ ___________
Total: ___________
Change
from $2: ___________
Student Answers
Customer:
Price: ____________
Change: ____________
Cashier:
Price: ____________
Change:
____________
Score:
_______________(20 possible)
Grading Rubric
20 points total:
# Of Addition Problems Answered Correctly
|
Points
|
2
|
8
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
# Subtraction Problems Answered Correctly
|
Points
|
2
|
8
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
How Close to the $2.00 Limit
|
Points
|
$1.50-$2.00
|
4
|
$1.00-$1.49
|
3
|
$0.50-$0.99
|
2
|
$0.01-$0.49
|
1
|
Over $2.00 or did not select any items
|
0
|
