Name:Wafa Rashid

Grade
Level:3

CCSS Math Strand:

Measurement. 50 minutes
10:30- 11: 20

CCSS Standards:
Identify terms related to measurement including but limited to
( length, weight, mass, volume, capacity, area, perimeter)
Main Lesson Aims (Concepts, Procedures, & Processes) of
PYP Academy :
Maths
compare and order the length of selected objects
Compare using standard units, drawing on previous weeks learning
about non stand units.
Split into groups and measure areas and objects in the school.
IVESTIGATIONS
estimate, label and compare using formal methods and standard
units of measurement: length, CM
Materials:
Different tool of measurement(rules, pens, flash cards, different
materials in the class)
teacher books

PYP curriculum.

student book(s)

PYP curriculum.

worksheets/
papers
teacher materials Video, measurement tools ( Small and big
ruler), flash cards
student materials/ Video, cards, measurement tools, school book,
manipulatives
pen.
technology

Videos:
Measuring in Centimeters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=s5zg4G5e2aE
Measuring length in Meters:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=HT_c0AQu1I8

Other:
Key vocabulary with definitions (and pictures if
appropriate):
word
Centimeter.

glossary definition

image

A centimeter is a measure
of length.

Meter.
The basic unit of length (or
distance) in the Metric System.
Students Prior Knowledge:
Students will be able to identify the main difference between meter

Lesson Schedule
Math language:teacher focus in math words, such as : measure , length,
big things/ small things , meter.
Teacher questions:
What do we mean by meter?
Who can tell me anything that we can measure with ruler/ centimeter?
Grouping students: students will work in small groups/ all students together .
Engage (warm up, review prior knowledge):
Introducing the lesson by recalling previous knowledge and discus it in pairs.
Then , teacher will show students a video explaining the correct way for
measuring thing by using ruler.
Students will be aware. Because the teacher will ask them to stand up and
measure on the board copying from the video by using their rulers .
Core (introduce and practice new concepts & procedures):
1- Teacher will ask student to move to one table to measure different things .
each group will have a writer who will write down each tool they measured
, through writing on apaper.
2- Then teacher will ask students to measure the length of the class by using
their rulers . here the teacher will let students to use rulers , but she will
help them in the end by using meters.
( as introduction for Meter unit).
3- Teacher will play students a video comparing Centimeter with the Meter.
Close (wrap up, discussion, brief review activity or assessment):
Students will play with the teacher by using I Pad . it will help them to use ruler
to measure different things, they will play in groups.
If the I Pad did not work, teacher will apply plan 2.
Attachments:

Copy of original lesson from a teacher resource PYP Curriculum.

Copy of all resources given to students.

PYP Weekly Differentiated Planner

Year: 2015- 2016

Week Beginning: 25.9.2015

Teacher: Gemma Smith 3G

Who we are: Forces are all around us and influence our daily
lives.

ruler,

time:
8
mints.

30min
s

10
mints

Sunday

1
PE

Prepare new
homework/ check
diaries, prepare
reading books
and levels

3
4
5
English
Can I create
instructions for
our experiments?
Working in pairs
use experiment
design sheet to
create a set of
instructions for
our fruit drop
experiment.
Show writing rubric
and reinforce the
handwriting format.
Guided Reading

6
Maths

compare and order the

length, mass, area and
volumes of selected
objects
Compare using
standard units,
drawing on previous
weeks learning about
non stand units.
Split into groups and
measure areas and
objects in the school.
IVESTIGATIONS

estimate, label and compare

using formal methods and
standard units of measurement:
length, CM

I Pad activity

8
9
Assembl