Lesson+B

Lesson B

Grade Level: Kindergarten

Goals: Content Standards- MKM1. Students will group objects according to common properties such as longer/shorter, more/less, taller/shorter, and heavier/lighter a. Compare and order objects on the basis of height.

ISTE Net Standards:

Creativity and Innovation

Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students: a.apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes. b.create original works as a means of personal or group expression. c.use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues. d.identify trends and forecast possibilities.

Instructional Objectives: The student will begin to develop a basic knowledge of height.

The teacher will introduce height. Create a graphic organizer stating what height is. Draw pictures to show this and create models of showing what height is. Brainstorm how can we determine the height of something. Assign students a partner task where they have to determine how to measure the height of a snowman. Incorporate technology and manipulatives. The students will first work together with the interactive game []

They then will be given a snowman along with a variety of materials that can be used to measure height. Such as unifix cubes, chain links, or stacking blocks. The students will work together to determine how they can measure the height of this snowman with only the materials provided.

Share results with class.

Show students how to measure the height of something, using a non standard unit and a standard unit.

Assessment: Collaboration Rubric