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osaGutierrez,SilviaElias,SusanaEstrada,MayraMolina

BED4310
DevelopingMeasurementConcepts,GeometricThinking&GeometricConceptsLessonPlan
10/29/15

Content
:Mathematics
GradeLevel
:1stgrade
TEKS
1.4
(C)userelationshipstocountbytwos,fives,andtenstodeterminethevalueofacollectionof
pennies,nickels,and/ordimes.

1.5
(B)skipcountbyfives

1.6
(C)createtwodimensionalfigures,includingcircles,triangles,rectangles,andsquares,as
specialrectangles,rhombuses,andhexagons
(D)identifytwodimensionalshapes,includingcircles,triangles,rectangles,andsquares,as
specialrectangles,rhombuses,andhexagonsanddescribetheirattributesusingformalgeometric
language.
1.7
(A)

usemeasuringtoolstomeasurethelengthofobjectstoreinforcethecontinuousnatureof
linearmeasurement
(B)

illustrate
thatthelengthofanobjectisthenumberofsamesizeunitsoflengththat,when
laidendtoendwithnogapsoroverlaps,reachfromoneendoftheobjecttotheother
(C)measurethesameobject/distancewithunitsoftwodifferentlengthsanddescribehowand
whythemeasurementsdiffer
(E)telltimetothehourandhalfhourusingdigitalclocks.
1.9
(C)distinguishbetweenspendingandsaving

Objectives:
Studentswillbeabletomeasureitemsusingnonstandardmeasurementobjects.
Studentswillbeabletoidentifythedifferencebetweentwomeasurements.
Studentswillbeabletoconstructdifferentshapeswithtriangles,hexagons,rhombus,squares,
trapezoid.
Studentswillbeabletoidentifythenameandvalueofdifferentcoins.
Studentswillbeabletodistinguishfinancialliteraturespendingandsaving.
Studentswillbeabletotellthetimeusingananalogclock.
Studentwillbeabletoidentifyhourandminutehand.
Studentswillbeabletoapplytheirgeometricthinkingastheyclassifytwodimensionalshapes.
Studentswillbeabletorecognizeshapesandusecreativitytomakeapizza.
Materials:
Activity#1

PokerChips

PaperClips
StripsofConstructionPaper

CraftSticks
Markers
StripsofCardStock
MeasureItHandout
Pencil
Activity#2

Papershapesofhexagons,squares,triangles,rhombus,trapezoid

Glue
CardStock

Cardswithdirections


Activity#3

Dice

JustinTimePosterGame
Playerfigures
Activity#4

TheCoinCountingBookbyRozanneLanczak

PiggyBankHandout

PlayMoney(Coins)

Writtenadditionandsubtractionproblems(1perstudent)

Activity#5:
Builda2Dshapeworksheet
Marshmallows
Toothpicks
Activity#6
:
ManipulatePatternBlocks
Createatessellationcharts
Activity#7:

MyPizzaHas.sheet

Pencils

Plates

Glue

Shapesingredients

Procedure:
Activity#1
Objective:
Studentswillbeabletomeasureobjectsbyusingnonstandardmeasurementitems
andcomparingresults.

1. Studentswillbeprovidedwithpaperclips,cardstockstrips,markers,popsiclesticks,
pokerchipsandaMeasureIthandout.
2. Teacherwillexplainhowmeasurementsaredonebymeasuringanobjectwithoneofthe
itemsprovided.
3. Teacherwillexplainwhatittoestimateameasurement.
4. Theteacherwillmodelhowtofillouttheformwiththeinformationgathered.
5. Teacherwillhavethestudentsgroupinpairsoftwoandtheywillestimate,measure,and
writetheresultontheformwiththeassistanceoftheteacher.
6. Theteacherwillinstructthestudentstochoose4moreobjectsandrecordthedata.
7. Oncetheyarefinishedtheywilldiscussthedifferencebetweentheirresultsandthatof
anothergroup.
Activity#2
Objective:
Studentswillbeabletocreateanewshapebyusingcutoutsoftrapezoids,squares,
triangles,rhombus,andhexagons.
1. Afteralessononshapes,studentswillbeprovidedwithcutoutsofshapes,cardstock,and
glue.
2. Theteacherwillmodelwhathastobedoneusingthecardswiththeshapestheyareare
create.
3. Studentswillchoosetwocardsoutofadeckofcards.
4. Theteacherwillhavethestudentscreatetheirnewshapewithherguidance.
5. Studentwillconstructthefigurebythemselves.
Activity#3
Objective:
Studentswillbeabletotellthetimeusingananalogclock,identifyhourandminute
handbyplaying
JustinTime
postergame.
1.Studentswillbeprovidedwitharollingdiceandpostergame.
2.Readgamedirectionsandclearanycomments.

GameDirections:Eachplayerwillrollthediceandmovesforwardtolandona
clock.Theplayermustreadthetimecorrectly.Ifplayerreadstimeincorrectlyhe/shemustmove
backwardsthesamenumberofclocks.Playcontinuouslyuntilaplayerreachestheend.
Activity#4
Objective:
AfterreadingTheCoinCountingBookthestudentswillbeabletoidentifythename
andvalueofdifferentcoins.Studentswillbeabletodistinguishfinancialliteraturespendingand

saving.
1.

Readthebook
TheCoinCountingBook
stoppingperiodicallyhavestudentsrespondto
problemsandidentifycoinsprovided.
2.

Explainmeaningofspendingandsaving.
3.

Eachgroupwillreceiveafolderwithpiggybankhandoutandasetofplaymoney.
4.

Eachstudentwillreceiveawrittenadditionorsubtractionsupportedwithvisualaids.
Studentsareexpectedtoworkcollaborativeandtaketurns.
5.

Instructstudentstocalculatetheproblemsusingfinancialliteracytodetermineifspendingor
savingwasused.
Activity#5
Objective
:Studentswillreviewthenamesofshapesanddescribetheirsides&vertices.Students
willbeabletobuilda2Dshapewithtoothpicksandmarshmallowsanddescribeit.
1. Teacherwillshowstudentspicturesofdifferent2Dshapesandletthemknowthatthey
willbuildtheirown2Dshape.
2. Teacherwilldistribute2Dshapeworksheet,apictureofashape,toothpicks,and
marshmallows.
3. Teacherwillaskstudentstodrawapictureoftheirgivenshape.
4. Studentswillalsoputthenumberofsidestheirshapehasontheworksheet.
5. Studentswillalsoputthenumberofverticestheirshapecontains.
6. Studentswilldoaselfassessmentusingtheemotionalfacesattheendoftheworksheet.
7. Tofinalizetheactivityamemberfromeachgroupwillbeaskedtostandupanddescribe
theirshape.
Activity#6
Objective:
Studentswillbeabletodescribeshapesthattessellate.Studentswillbeabletocreate
figuresusingdifferentshapesthattessellate.
1. Teacherwillshowstudentsshapesthattessellate.
2. Teacherwillletstudentsknowtheywillbecreatingdifferentfiguresusingshapesthat
tessellate.
3. Teacherwilldistributetessellationschartsandmanipulateblocks.
4. Studentswillcreatefiguressuchasbutterflies,bears,andflowerswithshapesthat
tessellate.

Activity#7:
1. Studentswillworkindependentlyandwillbeprovidedallthematerials:plate,foam
bread,ingredientsofshapes(rectangles,hexagons,triangles,andcircles),andglue.
2. Studentswillusetheirimaginationtomaketheirownpizza.
3. Then,eachstudentwillfillinalogsheetthattitlesMypizzahasaftertheycount
howmanyingredientsorshapesofeachtheirpizzahas.
4. Eachstudentwillsharetheirpizzawiththeirgroup.

Closure:
Activity#1
Studentswilldrawapictureshowingdifferencesinmeasurements.
Activity#2
Studentswillexplainwhatshapestheyusedtocreateanewone.
Activity#3
Studentswilldisplayadesignatedhandsignaltoindicatetheirunderstandingoftimeimages.
Activity#4
Studentswillexplainknowledgebysharingtotheclasssomeoftheirwrittenproblems.
Activity#7
Studentswillpresentandtalkaboutwhatandhowmanyshapesmakeuptheirpizza.
Assessments:
Activity#1
Teacherwillassessstudentsknowledgebyinformallyassessingtheclosingactivity.
Activity#2
Teacherwillassessstudentsinformallybyaskingquestionsofwhatshapestheyusedtocreatea

newone.
Activity#3
Teacherwillassessstudentsinformallybyongoingobservationsandperformanceonclosure
activity.
Activity#4
Teacherwilluseinformalassessmentbyevaluatingwrittenproblemactivityandongoing
observations.
Activity#7
Theteacherwillusethestudentsfinalproducttoassessbyaccuracyandcreativity.

Activity#1

Activity #2

Activity#3
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No handouts needed
Activity#4
AdditionandSubtractionProblems
1.IfIhavetwoquartersinmypiggybankandmymothergaveme5
nickels.HowmuchmoneydoIhaveintotal?

2.Carlospaid$1.00foranotebook.IfCarlosstartedwith$1.90,how
muchmoneydoeshehaveleft?

3.Afterbuying3pencilsfor$0.25each,Georgehas$1.25left.How
muchmoneydidGeorgehavetobeginwith?

4.TwinsWandaandRhondaaresavingmoneyfortheirHalloween
danceticket.Rondaputsin$1.75andWanda$0.75intheirpiggy
bank.Howmuchmoneydotheyhavetogether?

5.Claudiahasatotalof$2.15inherpiggybank.Afterhelpingher
momwashdishessheearned5quarters.Howmuchmoneydoesshe
have?

Activity#5

Activity#6

Quiz
Activity#1&2
Canyoumeasureobjectswithanyotherobjectandgetameasurement?
Canyoucreatenewshapeswithexistingshapes?
Activity#3&4
1. WhatTimedoestheclockshow?

a.
b.
c.
d.

5:40
10:20
2:50
6:05

2.Carlospaid$0.75foranotebook.IfCarlosstartedwith$2.00,howmuchmoneydoes
hehaveleft?
a.
b.
c.
d.

$2.75
$2.00
$0.90
$1.25

Activity#5&Activity#6Assessment
1. Howmanysidesdoesatrianglehave?Howmanyverticesdoesatrianglehave?
2. Nameashapethatcantessellate?
Activity#7:Finalproductshouldlooklikethis.


Resources:
http://www.crazyforfirstgrade.com/2011/11/measurementfun.html
http://www.pbs.org/parents/arthur/activities/acts/pencil_measurement.html?cat=science
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com
http://www.timefortime.com/game2.htm
http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/general_content/free_resources/teachers_corner/lesson_plans/
potOfCoins.jsp

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREEMarshmallowShapesShapeBuilding648
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