Name:Wafa Rashid

3/11/2015
30 minutes. ( because
the class will be at the
time of raising the flag )

Grade CCSS Math Strand:

Level:3 Measurement.

CCSS Standards:
Identify terms related to measurement including but limited to
( length, weight, mass, volume, capacity, area, perimeter)
Main Lesson Aims (Concepts, Procedures, & Processes):
Maths

Compare the length selected objects

To identify the difference between the cm and m.

Materials:
Different tool of measurement poster, pictures , meter ruler , cm
ruler.
teacher books

PYP curriculum .

student book(s) PYP curriculum .

worksheets/
papers
teacher
materials

Please see appendix.

Internet video.

student
materials/
manipulatives

Ruler poster and pictures.

technology

Introduction video about the difference between

centimeter and meter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZCirXuXIvA

other
Key vocabulary with definitions (and pictures if
appropriate):
word
Length

glossary definition
Distance. How far from
end to end. Or from one
point to another.
Example: the length of this
guitar is about 1 meter

Short
extending a small distance
from one end to the other
end : having little length : not
long
.Not great in distance :

image

Long Lesson Plan for 2 observed lessons

Lesson Schedule
Math language: teacher focus in math words , such as : measure, weight ,
length, tall, ruler, non-standard units, standard units, short/shorter that/ the
shortest/ long /longer that/ the longest.
Teacher questions:
What do we mean by meter?
Is that important to have meter in our life?
Can you thing about some people they use the meter in their work ?
What can we measure by meter?
Grouping students :
students will work all the class together.
For sorting the pictures they will work as small groups.
Students will play sorting activity in 2 groups (I will mix the low ability students with the
rest of the groups).
Engage (warm up, review prior knowledge):
time:
I will show my students a small experiment done by them 2 days ago, I will shoe them 10
their pictures .
mins
I will ask them questions such as :
Which way is easer ?
Measuring with small ruler or using the meter ? (I will ask them to think for one minute,
then discuss it with you peer the one who is in you right hand) .
Then I will play them a video explaining what is the meter ? where could we find it ?
and why do we use it ?
The video is about 4 minutes , so during displaying the video , I will stop it and I will
discuss with them about significant points.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZCirXuXIvA

Core (introduce and practice new concepts & procedures):

1- Teacher will show students some pictures and they need to say if it is
short or long .
2- Teacher will show students some pictures and they need to decide if they
can measure it by using the meter or centimeter ruler.

10
mins

Close (wrap up, discussion, brief review activity or assessment):

Sorting activity :
Teacher will provide students with some pictures and they need to sort
it , as meter or cm .

10min
ts

Attachments:
Copy of original lesson from a teacher resource PYP
Curriculum.
Copy of all resources given to students.