I cannot get over how fast time flies-it has been a year and a half since I blogged! Shame on me for being a slacker! Ha! If that were only true. It's not that I haven't created anything new, I just haven't had time to blog about the new products. I will try to get things a little caught up. But today, I want to let you know about my newest measurement and data activity.
The 3.MD.B.4 Colorful Things measurement activity includes a Power Point lesson plan as well as task cards which can be used in different ways. I would not recommend this lesson as the introduction to how to read a ruler. It does, however, provide a quick review of how a ruler is partitioned. You can decide how to use it to best meet the needs of your students.
It is a ZIP file that contains a 24 slide Power Point containing
two lessons. The first lesson reviews
how a ruler is partitioned and how to read a measurement on a ruler when the
beginning edge of the item being measured is at the zero mark. The lesson continues with the concept of
reading a measurement on a ruler when the beginning edge of the item being
measured is not at the zero mark.
After
the first lesson, students use the task cards to practice reading ruler
measurements. There are two ways you can have your students use
the task cards. First, the cards can be
left in the multiple-choice format and students choose their answer and place
the letter of the answer as well as the measurement on a data table.
The second way is to punch out the multiple-choice
letters with a hole punch and students use a pencil to poke through the hole of
their answer choice. Color the back of
the card with a yellow colored pencil before laminating to make the pencil poke
cards self-checking. Students record the
measurements on the data table.
The
second lesson teaches students how to create a line plot using the data from
their data sheet which they will do after the guided lesson using sample
data.
The task card document contains 14
pages and includes 28 task cards, blank answer sheets, student line plot worksheet
with questions, and answer keys. The PPT
lesson plan includes the following suggested ways to use the task cards in the
classroom.
- • To use this activity as a whole group “scoot”: Lay out one card on each desk. Each student stands behind a desk and answers the card in front of them. When you give the signal, everyone moves one desk to the right and answers that card. Continue until all students have answered all cards.
- • To use this activity in collaborative groups: Determine the number of groups you want and evenly distribute the cards to the groups. Students work collaboratively to reason about the correct answers.
- • To use this activity as a self-directed “scoot”: Tape the task cards around the room. Students will walk around the room either independently or with a partner answering each task card.
- • If you opt to use the multiple-choice version of the activity, collect and check students’ answers. Allow them the opportunity to make corrections before they do the line plot activity.
- • For students who need extra support, select some task cards to use in a teacher-directed small group.
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