Grade 2 Math Lesson Title/Focus Math Introduction to Measurement Teacher Miss Musgrave

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!!"# $emonstrate an understandin% o& measurement as a 'rocess o& com'arin% () identi&)in% attri(utes that can (e com'ared* orderin% o(+ects* ma,in% statements o& com'arison and &illin%* co-erin% or matchin% !tudents .ill# 1. Identify the attributes that can be used to compare measurements: height, length, width 2. Demonstrate the ability to use units to determine the measurement of an object . !rder the objects they measured from longest to shortest

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O(ser-ations# /e) 0uestions: 3roducts/3er&ormances# Math #ocus 2 !bserve students ta"ing measurements and completing the wor" sheet 1hat do the terms len%th* .idth and hei%ht re&er to2 1hat is one unit that .e usuall) use in Canada to measure thin%s2 1hat else could .e use to measure2 Com'leted 'a%e

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Introduction Attention Grabber Assessment of Prior Knowledge Expectations for Learning and Behavior Advance Organizer/Agenda ransition to Bod! Learning Activit! "# $eight challenge $ave you ever used measurements before& 'hat do the terms length, width, and height mean& (oday we are going to learn about using different units of measurement. 'e are going to be doing some classroom activities so I need everyone to wor" )uietly. "6 Tal, a(out measurement/ terms 76 Measure .ith cm 86 Measure .ith o.n choice o& units 'hat was I measuring when I had all of you line up& Bod) "6 Tal, a(out measurement and what we might use it for. *ma"ing clothes, building houses, or snow forts. +o through the terms on the smart board. ,ength: how long something is from one end to the other 'idth: how wide something is from side to side $eight: how tall something is from bottom to top -s" students to suggest the answers for these definitions before showing them e.amples. $ave students come up and select the longest/ draw something taller, or wider etc. 76 Centimeters# (ell students that in 0anada we use centimeters to measure things. !ne of the tools we have that has centimeters on them are our rulers. 1ou can hold your ruler up and see how many centimeters things are. (a"e a loo" at your ruler to see how big a centimeter is. 2ow put it bac". Ma"e estimates as a class first, then do measurements. 3tudents are to ma"e their own predictions but follow along and not wor" ahead. (hen when they have the measurement done they put up their hand to share. -ssess for correct use of length width and height 86 O.n Choice# 3tudents are to come up row by row and choose an item. !nce they choose their item they need to fill in their unit column and ma"e their predictions -,, first. (hen complete the measurements. *0,-4I#1 the table and the mat5 Closure 'hat do the terms length, width and height mean& 3tudents are to com'lete the (ac, side of their page with the order list and the riddle. (ell students that their homewor" is to see if their parents can figure out their riddle6 7.tend the thin"ing: 'hat else could we use to measure& -fter you all become e.perts at length and width and height you can learn about weight of objects, Time % minutes 2 minutes

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10 minutes

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