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Activity Development Lesson Plans
Activity 1:
Foot Book Measurement Introduction
Activity 2:
What Would You Use?
Activity 3:
Flying Fun With Paper Planes
Activity 4:
Scavenger Hunt Measurement Activity
Student's receive the Students will be able to This activity is great for
activity sheet and have physically see the visual and kinesthetic
access to measuring devices. difference between learners. The students have
Students try to find objects common units of length to physically find objects and
around the classroom that such as millimeter, measure them and correctly
are about the measurement centimeter, meters, inches, read the ruler/yard stick/
provided on the sheet. The feet, and yards. This also etc.
students then write down provides students with Students can work in groups
what object they found for interaction between the and practice social
each measurement length. Customary and metric interaction and working as a
The teacher can have Unit, and they will practice group.
students work individually their measuring skills. In
or in a group. addition, it helps the
students have a mental
image for each
measurement. For
example, they may think 1
centimeter is about a
pencil Eraser. This will
help them in predicting
length.
Diagram/Illustration:
Math Standard:
2.MD.A.4 Measure to determine how much longer one object is than another and express the
difference in terms of a standard unit of length.
Activity 5:
How Tall Am I?
Diagram/Illustration: