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Mathematics: Grade 1
Focus: Measurement
Outcome(s)
Learning Targets
Assessment Summative or
Differentiation
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o
o
Formative
Open task
Parallel tasks
_____________
Who?
What?
When?
Products
Conversati
ons
Observatio
ns
Formative assessment:
Use of comparative language
Method of ordering objects
Problem solving strategies
Students are can explain
their reasoning for using
a particular strategy
when measuring/ordering
objects.
Students are given their tangram envelopes, in which their shapes have changed yet again (5
pieces). Students will be encouraged to discuss how their shapes have changed, to try to
rebuild the original square, and asked to demonstrate what else they can make with their
shapes.
Grouping
Individual work
Heterogeneous Grouping
o Pairs
o
Vocabulary
Groups of ___
Technology Link(s)
Homogeneous Grouping
o Pairs
o Groups of ___
shortest/tallest, widest/narrowest,
thickest/thinnest, longer/shorter
mass: heaviest/lightest,
heavier/lighter
order, compare, fill, cover, match
volume: takes up more/less space,
bigger/smaller
Parts of the
Lesson
Time to Teach:
Begin with a
simple version of
the task
Brainstorm
Estimate or use
mental
computation
Be sure the task
is understood
Establish
expectations
Time to
Explore:
Time to
Reflect:
Materials
Needed
Class set
of
Tangram
Envelopes
Math
Makes
Sense Big
Book
Ramp
Lego
Measuring
materials
(tape,
receipt
rolls,
ribbon,
blocks,
string, etc.)
Sorting
rings