Activity #3: Exemplary, Equitable, Constructivist Lesson

Presented is the URL for the website http://www.funbrain.com/cashreg/index.html

Summary:  This applet gives the students a chance to figure out the correct change.  The students can use different bill amounts, and there are four levels.  This would be suitable for my 5th grade class because of their low math level, in addition to their low reading level; many cannot decide the correct form of change.

This educational tool would be exemplary because there are four levels and each student’s work can be differentiated according to his or her level.  Students can experiment with different units of money to figure out what change can be received back, and they can reflect on what items could cost a certain amount of money, making this lesson constructivist.  This lesson can be equitable because the students have a chance to learn at their level, and to understand the value of money.  Like I mentioned before, this lesson is aligned with 4^th grade standards but it also aligned with my student’s math level, making this level beneficial to real life lessons and activities.   

This activity would be beneficial in Community Technology Centers.  Students could then look up which items cost that certain amount of money that they are working with, and determine what else they can purchase with the leftover money.  The students are also able to explore the prices of certain items that they would like to purchase, and in effect, set goals for obtaining their objects.