1. Warm Up
Kyjuan has a rectangle that has a length of 42 inches and a width of 19 inches. What is the area of Kyjuan’ s rectangle? Show your answer using Rectangle Rows or the Short Cut Method.

2. Alignment Lesson Open House Celebration

3. Open House Celebration It is the beginning of the year at Henson Elementary School and students, teachers and parents are planning an Open House Celebration. At Henson Elementary, there are six classes in each grade level and every class has 27 students. How many students are there at Henson Elementary?

4. 6 grade levels and 6 classes = 36 classes 27 students in each class
It is the beginning of the year at Henson Elementary School and students, teachers and parents are planning an Open House Celebration. At Henson Elementary, there are six classes in each grade level and every class has 27 students. How many students are there at Henson Elementary?
What would be a reasonable estimate for the number of students at Henson Elementary?
6 grade levels and 6 classes = 36 classes
27 students in each class
40 x 30 = 1,200 (estimate)

5. How can we find the exact answer? What strategy would you use?
It is the beginning of the year at Henson Elementary School and students, teachers and parents are planning an Open House Celebration. At Henson Elementary, there are six classes in each grade level and every class has 27 students. How many students are there at Henson Elementary?
How can we find the exact answer? What strategy would you use?
Table
Add 27 thirty-six times or 27 x 36 K 27
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth

6. How can we find the exact answer? What strategy would you use?
It is the beginning of the year at Henson Elementary School and students, teachers and parents are planning an Open House Celebration. At Henson Elementary, there are six classes in each grade level and every class has 27 students. How many students are there at Henson Elementary?
How can we find the exact answer? What strategy would you use?
“When in Doubt….Draw it Out” 
= 27 students K 1 2 3 4 5

7. You will have about 5 minutes per station.
Now you will rotate through stations with a partner to solve other word problems related to the celebration
Directions:
Work with your partner to solve each problem.
Estimate the answer first and then find the exact answer.
Show your work in the appropriate box. (See recording sheet provided in Focus Lesson Notebook – day 5)
You will have about 5 minutes per station.
When rotations are over, we will share responses!!