Grade Level: 5

• Math
• Art
• Language Arts 

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•     The students will demonstrate an understanding of dividing an object evenly by       measuring, calculating, and using a ruler to draw and divide. 

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Duration of lesson
    2 days/ 40 minutes each

Materials:

• Brown construction paper
• scissors
• crayons
• Cooperative groups
• rulers
• brought in items that are divided (egg cartons, sliced bread) 

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1. Overhead
2. Computer with draw paint program
3. data projector 

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1. Introduce lesson by sharing items the students brought in that contained divided packaging.
2. Review different methods of dividing something to suit a purpose.
3. Have the group open their Hershey bar and observe the manner in which the bar is divided.  Discuss the Hershey book and the way the Hershey Bar is divided in the book.
4. Use the data projector and model ways to divide a candy bar using the paint program.
5. Direct the students to create a new way to divide the Hershey bar evenly
6. Use size equivalent manilla paper to divide the Hershey Bar.
7. Each group should have 6-8 pieces to practice.
8. When students are finished they are to demonstrate this on the overhead.
9. Students will re-do finished division of the hershey bar with brown construction paper.
10. Students will display the divisions of the hershey bar. 

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Enrichment
    Create a marketing project on how you would market a newly divided Hershey bar.

Math:  5.17, 5.25, 5.29, 5.34, 5.35, 5.36, 5.4
Science:  5.10, 5.14
Language Arts:  5.8, 5.14

Lesson 1

Lesson 2

Lesson 3

Lesson 4

Lesson 5

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