Drawing a Formative and Summative Assessment for Word Problems

Learning Resource Type

Learning Activity

Subject Area

Mathematics

Grade(s)

1

Overview

This learning activity contains 6 formative assessments and 1 summative assessment on using addition and subtraction to solve word problems within 20. In each assessment, students solve for the sum or difference in a word problem.  Students should justify their answers using concrete objects or drawings. 

This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

Phase

After/Explain/Elaborate
Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): 1

MA19.1.1

Use addition and subtraction to solve word problems within 20 by using concrete objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.

UP:MA19.1.1

Vocabulary

  • Change unknown
  • Put together
  • Take apart
  • Compare

Knowledge

Students know:
  • addition and subtraction strategies and models.
  • how to form an equation.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • represent quantities and operations (addition & subtraction) with concrete objects, pictorially, or symbolically.
  • Use informal and mathematical language to communicate the representations.
  • Accurately compute sums and differences.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • addition is both putting together and adding to. subtraction is taking apart, taking from, and comparisons.
  • Mathematical problems can be solved using a variety of strategies. models, and representations.
  • variables in the form of blanks, boxes, or letters, represent unknown quantities when representing mathematical situations algebraically.

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to :

  • use a variety of representations to demonstrate their knowledge of solving word problems.
  • justify and explain answers using concrete objects and drawings.

Activity Details

  1. Choose one of the formative assessments and give it to the students as a Quick Write activity.
  2. Evaluate students' ability to show an understanding of how to read and identify important operations in a word problem. 
  3. Ask the students to highlight important information on the Quick Write that will be used to solve the problem (some, some more, how many left, altogether).
  4. Ask students to illustrate the problem to generate the solution.
  5. Have students write a number sentence and a final answer.

Assessment Strategies

  • The Quick Write will be used as the assessment.
  • The teacher can make notes if students are using addition or subtraction to find the answer.

Acceleration

To expand this tool have students show 2 different ways to write the answer and equation.

Example:

  • number bonds
  • tens frames
  • fact families

 

Variation Tips

 

    Background / Preparation

    • The teacher will need a copy of the assessment for each student in the classroom.
    • The teacher will need to review important vocabulary words and meanings before the assessment

    Total Duration

    16 to 30 Minutes

    Materials and Resources

    Students will need crayons, a pencil, and an eraser.

    Copy of the assessment for each student in the classroom

    Formative and Summative Assessment for Word Problems
    https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/1OA1-Word-Problem-Assessments-13402…

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    Owner (Author)

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