Do you remember your teacher, standing at the front of room, while you sat in your individual desk and listened to the lesson being presented? Do you remember cracking open that dusty ol' Math textbook and completing Questions #1-10 (plus completing 11-15 for homework?).
Back in my day (which really wasn't that long ago), that was basically how Math was taught. In today's classrooms, math has become such an interactive and engaging subject. Much of this excitement is created through the use of a Three-Part (or 3-part) Lesson plan.
What's it all about?
A three-part lesson is basically just that: a lesson in three parts. Before the teacher carries out the lesson, he/she decides what task(s) will be performed by the students. The students can work on one task or have one problem to solve or learning centres may be created where students would work in small groups on different tasks related to the same Big Idea. The experience occurs in three stages: Getting Started, Working on It, and Reflecting and Connecting. In order to explain the experience to the fullest, I will use an example and explain each stage. The example comes from a Grade 2 Measurement unit that I planned in Teacher's College. It is the third lesson that the students would be completing.
Getting Started (10-15 minutes)
In this section, the teacher can review the concept with the students and then introduces the problem. In this lesson, the teacher will use a hook to grab the attention of her students. ASR is Anticipated Student Response.
In this part of the lesson, the students are engaged in the task at hand. They may be working independently, in partners or in small groups. While the students are working, the teacher circulates around the room and provides guidance if needed. The teacher can also use this time to make anecdotal notes about student work and/or which students may need extra guidance or extension in the lesson. In this lesson, the students will work in groups of three. Suggestions for assessment and extension are provided.
Reflecting and Connecting (10-15 minutes)
The final part of the three-part lesson is the reflecting and connecting piece. In this phase, students come together as a whole group (just as in the first part) and the teacher facilitates a discussion. The teacher invites the students to share the strategies they used to solve the problem(s) at hand while questioning and probing the students to assess their overall understanding. In this lesson, I have used the Bansho technique to present each group's ideas and discuss them with the class.
Examples
Below are a list of links that will lead you to examples of 3-part lessons made by real teachers.
My entire 3-part from above can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6a39WmwBKeWck9KOHRRRFQ2cm8/edit?usp=sharing
An overview of The Three-Part Lesson: http://ottawabansho.wordpress.com/
Specific lessons from the above teacher can be found here: http://mrwendlersclass.wordpress.com/math-in-the-class/geometry/geometry-3d/
Goals for the Future
As a future classroom teacher, I definitely plan to use the three-part lesson to teach the Big Ideas and curriculum concepts. Using the three-part lesson fully engages the students in learning and allows for them to connect their learning to real life and real world issues. The main priority in planning is student understanding. Will the students understand the concept once the lesson/unit is taught? By using the three-part lesson plan in my classroom, I can ensure that my students will fully understand the Big Ideas and the concepts that I will teach them.
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