The purpose of this activity is for students to plan a seating arrangement. Students are only given the information of the number of players required for each game and the total number of tables. The numbers 2, 4, 5, and 10 have been chosen to reflect the multiplication work students have done in previous lessons. Students make their own decisions about other aspects of the scenario before planning their seating arrangement. They also choose how to represent their seating arrangement.
Students may want answers from the teacher before making the arrangement. Encourage them to make their own assumptions as long as it does not contradict the given information. When students consider assumptions about information not given in a situation, they model with mathematics (MP4).
MLR8 Discussion Supports. Clarify any questions about the context. Give students 1–2 minutes to read and make sense of the task. Ask, “¿Hay palabras que no conoces o sobre las que tienes preguntas?” // “Are there any words that are unfamiliar or that you have questions about?”
Advances: Reading, Representing
Engagement: Develop Effort and Persistence. Differentiate the degree of difficulty or complexity. Some students may benefit from the opportunity to complete the task with fewer game types.
Supports accessibility for: Organization, Attention