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Better Lesson: Unit Assessment on Measurement Concepts
Move over Van Halen because today we are all going to "Jump." So go ahead and jump as students solve an assessment piece and story problems involving jump lengths. If you are under 30, please Google Van Halen before proceeding.
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Better Lesson: Chrysanthemum: Shorter and Longer Names
To introduce these terms, 1st graders get to learn a little mouse with a LONG name! After reading Chrysanthemum, students look at how long all of their names are and use the terms, "shorter, equal to and longer than" to compare the lengths.
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Better Lesson: Measurement: Comparing Dinosaurs
First Graders need to use direct and indirect comparisons to measure objects. Today they will use their new knowledge of dinosaurs to find the longest of the giant lizards.
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Better Lesson: Indirect Measurement
Made to measure! In this lesson plan students will be able to use the transitive principle for indirect measurement as they compare the lengths of the objects to each other.
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Better Lesson: Order Length
The long and the short of it... In this introductory instructional activity to ordering lengths, 1st graders will be able to compare objects by length using the vocabulary longest and shortest.