A SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN MATH 10:
COMBINATIONS
Prepared By:
Luis Benedict A. Tabule
I. Learning Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. illustrate the combination of objects through a group puzzle
2. define and denote combination
3. solve math problems that involve the concept of combinations through a group problem
solving activity
4. appreciate the importance of combinations in real-life situations
II. Subject Matter
Mathematics: Combinations
Resource:
Oronce, A. & Mendoza, O. (2016). E-Math 10: Worktext in mathematics. Manila, Philippines: REX
Bookstore.
III. Learning Materials
Cartolina
Chalkboard
Laptop
Flat Screen TV
Speakers
Pictures of Chickens and Cows
Song Lyrics Sheet
IV. Learning Procedures
A. Preliminaries
The students greet the teacher and one of them leads a prayer. Before the session proper,
the attendance of the students are checked.
B. Motivation
The students participate to an activity named ‘“Old MacDonald’s Chickens and Cows”. This
activity is divided into two parts: singing and group problem solving. The students receive copies
of song lyrics sheets and sing the nursery rhyme named “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”. After
singing, the students group themselves through counting and solves a math problem related to
the song by the use of pictures of chickens and cows.
Math Problem to Be Used:
Mr. MacDonald is a farmer. He keeps chickens and cows. One day, when he went out to feed
them, he counted everything up, and found that his animals had a total of 5 cows and 4
chickens. He decides to sell some of his chickens and cows so that he can buy and raise more
animals. A client wants to buy a group of 3 animals. How many different groups of three animals
can be formed from the class if each group is to consist of two cows and one chicken?
C. Presentation
The students introduce the lesson about combinations by reading the lesson objectives. The
students familiarize the definition and denoted mathematical representation of combination. The
students apply the formula used in solving combinations by dealing with sample math problems
presented by the teacher.
Math Problems to Be Used:
1. Anabelle would like to invite nine friends to go on a trip but has room for only five of
them. In how many ways can they be chosen?
2. A class consists of 12 boys and 15 girls. How many different committees of four can be
formed from the class if each committee is to consist of two boys and two girls?
D. Application
The students enhance their mastery of the concepts included in the lesson through a group
problem solving activity. The same groups formed from the motivation are involved in this
activity. Each group prepare one half sheet of paper and solve the same math problem they have
encountered from the motivation by applying the formula in determining the number of
combinations of objects.
Math Problem to Be Used:
Mr. MacDonald is a farmer. He keeps chickens and cows. One day, when he went out to feed
them, he counted everything up, and found that his animals had a total of 5 cows and 4
chickens. He decides to sell some of his chickens and cows so that he can buy and raise more
animals. A clients wants to buy a group of 3 animals. How many different groups of three
animals can be formed from the class if each group is to consist of two cows and one chicken?
E. Generalization
The students check and discuss their outputs in the pair activity and summarize the entire
lesson.
F. Evaluation
The students reflect whether they attained the lesson objectives by participating to a pair
activity named ‘Raise the Traffic Light’. In this activity, all pairs receive three traffic lights with
different colors (green, yellow and red). Each pair should raise one traffic light in order to
represent how much they have learned from the lesson. The interpretations of each traffic light
are shown below.
Green - I have fully understand the lesson.
Yellow - I understand the lesson and have few clarifications.
Red - I have difficulty in understanding the lesson.
