Early Childhood Learning Experience/Lesson Plan Template

Title of Activity/Learning
Experience
Age group/Grade
Subject Area Objectives (What
content area is the central focus
of this learning experience? List
additional content areas that may
be embedded into this activity?
Also provide a concise statement
explaining what students will
know/be able to do as a result of
this activity)
Language and Literacy
Objectives (using NAEYC or
Common Core standards, list
specific objectives for building
childrens language and literacy
skills and knowledge)
Content Standards
(Using NAEYC or Common Core
standards, list specific objectives
for building childrens skills and
knowledge associated with the
Subject Area Objectives)

Justification and Theory (How

is this activity is appropriate for
the age group you are working
with? How is does the activity
help your students meet the
desired outcomes or objectives?)

Teaching Strategies Employed

(How do you plan to carry out this
activity? Will it be a whole group
experience? Small group?
Independent learning? What
cooperative learning strategies
will you employ (if any)?

Fairy tale Measuring

First Grade
The central focus of this learning experience
is Math. There is a language and literacy
component to it as well since students will be
working in pairs.
As a result of this activity students will be
able measure the length of an item using
multiple copies of a smaller object.

CCSS.ELALITERACY.SL.1.1
Participateincollaborativeconversationswithdiverse
partnersaboutgrade1topicsandtextswithpeersand
adultsinsmallandlargergroups.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.MD.A.2
Expressthelengthofanobjectasawholenumberof
lengthunits,bylayingmultiplecopiesofashorterobject
(thelengthunit)endtoend;understandthatthelength
measurementofanobjectisthenumberofsamesize
lengthunitsthatspanitwithnogapsoroverlaps.
This activity is appropriate for First Grade
because it asks them to measure using
nonstandard measuring units, which is
developmentally appropriate for their age.
This activity helps students meet the
objective by giving them an adequate
amount of practice measuring various items.
This activity will be introduced as part of a
whole group lesson. Prior to this activity,
there would have been a lesson introducing
nonstandard units of measurement and the
proper way to measure items. Students will
work in pairs for this activity, taking turns
between being a recorder and the one who
measures.

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Anticipatory Set (How will you
introduce the activity? Describe
plans to get students interested
and engaged in the activity. In
addition describe how you plan to
activate students prior
knowledge)

The activity will be introduced by discussing

what measurement is and how to measure
objects using smaller copies of one small
object. For the purposes of this activity, unifix
cubes will be used as the nonstandard unit of
measurement.
Students will be measuring images from fairy
tales that they have already seen in the
books they have read together.

Instructional Input (Procedures

This is an outline of all the steps
needed to complete this activity.
Be as detailed and
comprehensive as possible)

1. Begin lesson on what measurement is

and how unifix cubes can be used to
measure items.
2. Model correctly using unifix cubes to
measure drawings on the board.
3. Tell students they will be measuring
with unifix cubes various pictures of
objects and characters they have seen
in fairy tales.
4. Show students the packet containing
the pictures and how to use the
recording sheet to record their
measurements.
5. Pair up students and give each of them
a baggie of unifix cubes and a
measuring packet to take to their
tables.
6. Take pictures of students as they are
measuring to be used for outside
bulletin board.

Instructional Resources and

Materials (What resources and
materials will be used in this
activity? List any text, digital
resources, and materials used)

Baggie of unifix cubes for each pair of

students
Measurement packet with pictures and
recording sheet
Pencils
Camera

Anticipated Time Frame

30- 40 minutes
Plans for Assessment/Check

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for Understanding (Describe
Students will meet the objective if upon
your plans to ensure students are review of their completed worksheet they
meeting the objectives of the
have correctly measured all the pictures.
activity, or gaining new or
enriched skills or knowledge)
Plans for Differentiating
Supporting ELLs
Instruction (How will you ensure
Repeat instructions one-one-one
all students can participate in this
Work with the student at first to get
activity? Explain what
them started in the right direction
modifications or accommodations
Reduce the number of pictures required
will be provided to include all
of them to measure
learners.)
Provide differentiated sheets with
guides on the pictures to help them
know where to begin and end
measuring
Supporting children with identified delays
and/or disabilities
Repeat instructions one-one-one
Work with the student at first to get
them started in the right direction
Have student work with a teacher
instead of with another student
Reduce the number of pictures required
of them to measure
Provide differentiated sheets with
guides on the pictures to help them
know where to begin and end
measuring
Extension Activities (What
activities can students participate
in to reinforce the skills and
knowledge taught in this activity?
Will students engage in
independent practice activities?
Is there homework involved?

Closure (How will the students

actively summarize the learning? How

will you transition students to the next
assignment/lesson?)

Measure actual object in the classroom

Measure objects using other materials
beside unfix cubes (i.e. square tiles,
small blocks, etc)
Measure other students
HW- have students measure object
around their house

After completing the activity, students will

gather back as a whole group and briefly
review some of their results. Which object
was the tallest? Shortest?
In between?
Following the closing meeting, writing papers

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will be collected and students will stand in a
circle around the rug for a brain break (Peel
Bananas).