Lesson Plan
Figuring Out Function Tables
Get your students talking about number patterns and rules with this introductory lesson on function tables. Use this lesson as a pre-lesson to Input and Output Boxes or teach it on its own.
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Objectives
Academic
Students will be able to generate a number pattern and make observations about the numbers.
Language
Students will be able to identify and discuss the number that does not belong in the function table using sentence starters.
Introduction
(3 minutes)- Write the term number pattern in the center of a Frayer Model and display it on the document camera.
- Have students turn and talk to a partner about their background knowledge of this term. Tell students to think of a definition and examples of number patterns to discuss with their partner.
- Invite students to share their background knowledge and begin filling out the model with the correct definition and students' insights into the concept. Celebrate accurate descriptions and examples mentioned in students' discussions. Encourage students to state the definition of "number pattern" in their home language (L1). Complete the model by adding an image and non-examples.
- Tell students that today they will practice discovering number patterns and the corresponding rule to discover which number does not belong in a function table.