Measurement

Children will work with a partner to measure their hands, feet, and smiles to the nearest inch and centimeter. Children will measure cut slips of different colored construction paper from 1 - 12 inches and graph into even-odd, shortest to longest, longest to shortest. Children will record their information, use the information to solve word problems, and create a number sentence.

A lesson plan for grade 2 Mathematics

By Ann Franklin

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Learning outcomes

Students will:

• learn to measure to the nearest inch and centimeter using a ruler.
• learn to measure width and length.
• gain an understanding of the vocabulary terms, horizontal, and vertical.

Teacher planning

Time required for lesson

1 hour

Materials/resources

• charts to show horizontal and vertical measurement
• rulers
• yarn
• cut colored slips of construction paper premeasured 1-12 inches (one set for each partner group)
• two sheets of construction paper per partner group
• worksheets 1-4

Technology resources

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Pre-activities

Introduction to the ruler. When measuring in inches use the numbers 1-12, when measuring in centimeters use the numbers 1-30 on the ruler. Measure a book from side to side, in inches, when measuring side to side you are measuring width, introduce the term horizontal. Measure the book from top to bottom in inches, when measuring from top to bottom you are measuring length, introduce the term vertical.

Related activites for centimeters: Measure various objects in the classroom using both inches and centimeters. Some pre-activities may be done alone and with partners.

Activities

1. With a partner students will measure in inches and centimenters - width and length of each other’s hand. Students will record information on worksheet one. Students will complete computation and problem-solving activites on worksheet one.
2. With a partner students will measure in inches and centimeters - width and length of each others foot. Students will record information on worksheet two. Students will complete computation and problem solving activites on worksheet two.
3. With a partner and teacher assistance, teacher will need to help measure students smile with yarn, cut the yarn for partners) students will measure the length of the yarn in centimeters with their ruler. Students will then complete activites on worksheet three.
4. With a partner students will measure pre-cut slips of colored construction paper. The measurements will range from 1-12 inches. Measurements will be recorded on the slips of paper. Using these, the students will graph by gluing the slips on a sheet of construction paper, even numbers from shortest to longest and odd numbers from longest to shortest.

Assessment

Teacher observation during the measurement process. Grade worksheets for computation correctness and number sentences. Check graphs to assess knowledge of even / odd numbers and length (short to long - long to short).

Supplemental information

Handout One: Hand Measurement

• Problem Solve

Work Space:

Number Sentence:____________________________

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Handout Two: Foot Measurement

• Problem Solve

Work space:

Number Sentence:_____________________________

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Handout Three: Smile Measurement

**** Draw a large circle and put eyes inside, leave a place to glue the smile.

Work Space:

Number Sentence:____________________________

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Handout Four

On a sheet of white paper, turned longways, at the top write:
EVEN NUMBERS
From shortest to longest

Here the students will paste the sheets of paper with even numbers from shortest to longest.

Same format as above for:

ODD NUMBERS
From longest to shortest

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