Estimating Volume by Counting on Frank
http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?ID=L203
A lesson plan for grade 3 Mathematics
In this lesson, one of a five-part unit from Illuminations titled “Mathematics and Children’s Literature,” students participate in activities in which they focus on connections between mathematics and children’s literature. They listen to the story Counting on Frank, by Rod Clement, and then solve problems involving estimation of volume.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Mathematics (2004)
Grade 3
- Goal 2: Measurement - The learner will recognize and use standard units of metric and customary measurement.
- Objective 2.02: Estimate and measure using appropriate units.
- Capacity (cups, pints, quarts, gallons, liters).
- Length (miles, kilometers).
- Mass (ounces, pounds, grams, kilograms).
- Temperature (Fahrenheit, Celsius).
- Objective 2.02: Estimate and measure using appropriate units.
