Lesson+1    +Let's+Measure

__**LESSON 1 **__


 * Grade Level:** 2nd


 * Unit:** Units of Measurement


 * Assignment type:** Math


 * Lesson objectives (include 2 or 3):**
 * Student will understand the following units of length: centimeters, inches and feet.
 * Student will be able to apply units of length everyday life.
 * Student will understand how to effectively estimate and measure length using centimeters, inches and feet.
 * Time required to complete this lesson:** 1 week


 * Title of lesson:** Let’s Measure!


 * Resources/materials needed:**
 * Ruler marked with millimeters, centimeters, half inches and inches
 * Construction paper, writing paper
 * Crayons, pencils and markers
 * String


 * Description of lesson (if you were to describe to a parent what was happening in the classroom for this lesson, what would you say in a few paragraphs).**

Over the course of the next week the students will learn about millimeters, centimeters, inches and feet. They will learn how to read a ruler and how to use that ruler to measure various items around the classroom.

The focus for Day One is the centimeter. I have a life size replica of a ruler in the classroom that illustrates the markings on a ruler from millimeters all the way up to a foot. The kids will learn the standard units on a ruler and how many millimeters make up a centimeter. We will use the crayons and pencils and markers for measuring in millimeters and centimeters.

Using the same life size replica of the ruler Day Two and Three will focus on the inch. The kids will learn how many centimeters make an inch. We will have various projects around the room for measurements in inches.

Day Four and Five brings us to the foot. We will learn how big a foot is and think about ration and proportion and compare non-standard forms of measurement.


 * Assignment (homework or in-class: this is how the learner will practice the learning that has just occurred):**

Day One (in class): Utilizing the life size replica of the ruler, the kids will simply learn that 10 millimeters makes up a centimeter. They will each have their own ruler and writing paper and record things in millimeters and centimeters. There will be a station at the front of the class with various items for the students to measure, i.e. a quarter, a nickel, a penny, a dime, a paper clip, a staple.

Day Two and Three (in class): Utilizing the life size replica of the ruler again, the kids will learn about the 1/8 inch, ¼ inch, ½ inch and inch markings on the ruler. They will again utilize their own rulers and writing paper and measure items around the classroom. Homework for Day Two is to measure items around their homes in measurements up to the inch. Day Three will have discussion about what items at home were measured in inches.

Day Four and Five takes us to the foot. Using the life size replica of the ruler we will examine how many inches make a foot. Day Four will also be spent on reading How Big Is a Foot? By Rolf Myller. Based on the moral of the book, the students will then trace their own feet on construction paper, cut them out, group off in pairs and measure various items around the classroom using the non-standard measurements and then using the rulers to accurately measure items around the classroom.


 * Technology used:**

The Measurement Game

**The Unit Converter**

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 * The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way:** For this lesson it makes learning more fun for the students.