Names: Jamie Ropars Brittanie Vangeli Amy Peabody Date: March 7, 2013 Group Lesson Plan Rationale: To introduce

uce the concept of American Measurement System. 2.MD.3-Measurement and estimate lengths in standard units. Measurement is an everyday tool that students need to learn to use.

Objective: Students will be able to use effective tools for measurement. Students will also be able to distinguish different American system measurements in inches and yards. The mathematical goal is to get the students to understand the American system of measurement while using different measurement tools. Lesson Progression: To introduce the lesson ask the students to talk about what measurement units they already know. Using a projector show different sized objects such as an eraser or football field, and ask the students would they use a ruler or a yardstick. It fits in the curriculum because it connects estimating/rounding techniques to measurements. It is appropriate for 2nd grade because it fits into the core standard, 2.MD.3. Create stations on where students in groups of 4 or 5 can measure the given object. Such as a pencil, folder, width of their desk, chalkboard, and length of the classroom from the

window to the door. The students will be given a worksheet with the objects they are to measure so they can record their findings. After they are done measuring each group will share one object that they measured and explain why they chose to use that specific measurement tool. Since this is an introductory lesson, this activity will depend whether the class will move on or keep reviewing the American system tools of measurement. To leave the students thinking ask them to keep in mind when they leave the class to look for objects they can use the measurement tools such as a tree. Other Considerations: For this lesson you will need a ruler, yardstick, overhead projector, worksheet, power point of introductory pictures, and the set objects in the classroom. To create this lesson we took what the students are learning in the class. We created this lesson with our own ideas to create an activity including measurement. Some questions that may have to be asked are: Why would you use a ruler over a yardstick and what would happen if you switched and used a ruler instead of a yardstick. We want a controlled environment and a structures activity so the stations will be timed and the children will be grouped together. The students may get too caught up with just using a ruler rather than thinking they can use a yardstick for larger objects. We hope the students will enjoy exploring the classroom to find measurement. Differentiation:

For an inclusion or learners that need more help, since this is group work the students will be grouped with an equal amount of less advanced learners and advanced learners grouped together.

For learners that have physical limitations and cannot move around the classroom, they will be the one who measures the folder, the pencil, and the measurement of the desk width.

Assessment: Completion of the worksheet and using the proper tools to have their answers make sense with measurement units. If the students more advanced have them measure with first a ruler then see the result by using a yardstick to see the difference in using different tools.