Overview Lesson 2

Grade Level: 1st

Subject(s): Math

Topic of Study: Measurement

Time Allotment: 30-45 minutes, 3 days

Standards: 

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.MD.A.1

Order three objects by length; compare the lengths of two objects indirectly by using a third object.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.MD.A.2
Express the length of an object as a whole number of length units, by laying multiple copies of a shorter object (the length unit) end to end; understand that the length measurement of an object is the number of same-size length units that span it with no gaps or overlaps. Limit to contexts where the object being measured is spanned by a whole number of length units with no gaps or overlaps.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.MD.C.4
Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one category than in another.

Objectives: 

-The students will be able to measure and collect data on a chart using different measurement tools

-The students will be able to compare if an object is longer/shorter wider/thinner than another based on their measurements

-The students will be able to convert data from numbers to a graph

Reflect on:

Assessing Prior Knowledge:

• What do the students need to know prior to the lesson? 

  -The students need to know how to count

  
  

  -The students need to know what makes something bigger or smaller than another object 

• How will prior knowledge and experience be assessed?

  -I will give each student a gummy worm and have them measure the same object (their desk) using that worm and have them show me their answer. This will give me an idea if they know how to use measuring tools and if they are able to understand units of measurement.

• How will you use this information in the planning process?

  -Depending on how well or how poor the students are able to measure correctly using the gummy worm and a measuring tool, it will help me know what areas to focus more on or not to give so much attention to. This way the lesson is directly planned around the students and their knowledge/abilities.

Planning Instruction: 

• Why should the content of this lesson be taught at this grade level?

  -Measurement is essential in a lot of aspects of our daily lives. We need to know how long or wide things are. We measure our feet to know what shoe size we wear, we have an understanding of how wide our car is to park it, we measure distance to know how long it will take us to get somewhere. Measurement should begin in first grade to be the foundation for going more in depth in later grades.

• How do the objectives that you have for the lesson align with the standards?

  -The objectives align with the standards because they address the actions that the standards require for students to master.

• When will the lesson be taught in the course of the school year? Why?

  -I feel that this is something that should be taught mid-year or later because they first need to have a sense of numbers and what they mean.