Common Core Aligned Lesson Plan Template

Subject(s): Measurement – What’s the Length? Grade: 2

Teacher(s): Ginger Bruster

LESSON ELEMENT STUDENT‐FRIENDLY TRANSLATION
( # 2,3,4 only)
1. Common Core Learning Standard(s) Addressed:
CCSS.Math.Content.2.MD.A.1
Measure the length of an object by selecting and using appropriate tools such as rulers, yardsticks, meter sticks, and measuring tapes.
CCSS.Math.Content.2.MD.A.3
Estimate lengths using units of inches, feet, centimeters, and meters.

2. Learning Target(s): (What will students know & be able to do as a result of this lesson?)
Students will be able to measure and estimate lengths using inches and feet

3. Relevance/Rationale: (Why are the outcomes of this lesson important in the real world? Why are these
outcomes essential for future learning?)
Students will be able to know how to use a ruler and how to estimate how long something is which can be
used to know if something will fit in a space like your bedroom.

4. Formative Assessment Criteria for Success: (How will you & your students know if they have successfully
met the outcomes? What specific criteria will be met in a successful product/process? What does
success on this lesson’s outcomes look like?)

Students will be assessed by their recorded measurements and the correctness of their worksheets.

5. Activities/Tasks: (What learning experiences will students engage in? How will you use these learning experiences or their student products as formative
assessment opportunities?)

Introduction (5 minutes)

•Tell students that today they will be using a ruler to measure using inches, a unit of measurement equal to 2.54 cm or about the diameter of a quarter, and feet,
a unit of measurement equal to 12 inches or about the height of a folder.
•Review with students how to use a ruler to measure feet and inches.
 Explicit Instruction/Teacher Modeling (5 minutes)

•Explain to students how to estimate a measurement. For example: Ask students whether a coffee cup is more likely to be 5 inches or 5 feet tall. They should
logically come up with the answer that a coffee cup is 5 inches tall.
•Wander around the classroom and measure a few things to solidify this idea for your students.

Guided Practice/Interactive Modeling (10 minutes)

•Ask students to measure some objects at their desks.

•Show them that some objects can be measured using both inches and feet, for example, a desk.
•Review that an estimation is an educated guess, in this case, of the length of an object.
•Explain that next they will measure some objects around the room, followed by completing two measurement worksheets by estimating.

Independent Working Time (20 minutes)

•Have students partner up and measure 10 things around the room, the pair will need to write down what they measured and the measurements.
•Have students complete the two measurement worksheets.

6. Resources/Materials: (What texts, digital resources, & materials will be used in this lesson?)

 Rulers

 Pencils

 Paper

 Estimating Length worksheets

 7. Access for All: (How will you ensure that all students have access to and are able to engage appropriately in this lesson? Consider all aspects of student
diversity.)

Students can work in pairs to practice estimating and measuring items to ensure that if students need help holding the ruler or things of that nature they have a
partner to help them. All of the key terms will be gone over to ensure that everyone has an understanding of their meaning.

8. Modifications/Accommodations: (What curriculum modifications and/or classroom accommodations will you make for Students with Disabilities in your
class? Be as specific as possible.)

Enrichment: Students may measure larger objects with a meter stick.

Support: Have students focus on 5 objects to measure instead of 10.

Common Core Aligned Lesson: Reflection

 Does this lesson reflect one of the “shifts” in instruction? If so, which shift how?

 How did this lesson support 21st Century Skills?

 How did this lesson reflect academic rigor?

 How did this lesson cognitively engage students?

 How did this lesson engage students in collaborative learning and enhance their collaborative learning skills?