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Fluency with Percents Lesson PlanFluency with Percents Lesson Plan
Publisher
EngageNY
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Grade
7th
Subjects
Math
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Duration
45 mins
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Year
2015
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English, Arabic
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Fluency with Percents

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Pupils build confidence working with percents as they work several types of percent problems to increase their fluency. The resource contains two sets of problems specifically designed to build efficiency in finding solutions of basic percent problems. 

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

converting decimals to percents, converting fractions to percents, percents, converting percents to decimals, mental math, percent problems, percent change, percent increase, percent decrease

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • After each problem, have students share their strategies
  • Lead a discussion on how to use mental math strategies to easily calculate percentages

Classroom Considerations

  • The class should be comfortable working percent problems
  • Sixth segment in a 20-part series

Pros

  • Includes scaffolding suggestions
  • Provides multiple solution strategies

Cons

  • None

Common Core

7.RP.A.3 MP3

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