Measure the length of a childs body with adding machine tape. Award winning educational materials like worksheets games lesson plans and activities designed to help kids succeed. Students measure various body parts. Cut the tape to the same lengthheight as the child. By the end you should have 7 sentences written on the board the same ones as on the worksheet. What does it mean to measure something.
Customary measurement students will. This second grade common core measurement unit contains over 285 pages of step by step lesson plans assessments teacher and parent resources activities centers daily checks and more. Tell students they will be learning many methods of measurement both standard and nonstandard. Measurement lesson plans area of circles the learner will select and use appropriate tools to measure two and three dimensional figures. Record their comments on chart paper. Measure the length of childrens bodies with the standard measurement tools as well as with blocks.
Have students label their math journal measurement and create a. Instructions connect students to learning and activate prior knowledge by asking them to respond to the prompt how do we measure. Provide crayons for the children to decorate their lengths and tape them to the wall. Start for free now. What types of things do we measure. Circular measurement to make the student that apart from the degrees measure there exists another measure for angles.
My hair is 20 cm long. 2 invite children to use their bodies to measure different things. Children often measure things without realizing it. Pairs measure each other and complete measurements worksheet. Continue with different volunteers helping to measure different parts of your body as shown in the worksheet measurements. What do we use to measure.
One of the best ways to teach children to measure is through actual hands on activities. 1 write the word measure on a sheet of chart paper. Use this scaffolded el lesson plan alone or with measurement madness. Get free access see review lesson planet. Classroom resources for teaching children to measure. Why do we measure things.
Ask children to share what they know about measuring. For example they may decide they want a half a glass of milk. Students will explore attributes non standard and standard units customary and metric measurement systems. In this measuring various body parts lesson plan students use strips of paper or measuring tapes to measure the lengths of arms legs torso and the circumference of waist head arms and legs. In this standard measurement learning exercise students estimate body part lengths hand arm foot eyes mouth and then use an inch ruler to measure the exact inches. They use their eyes to measure and pour out a half of a glass.