Measurement Lesson
Standards
Measurement 1A3
*identify, justify and use the appropriate unit of measure (linear, time, weight)
Learning Goals or Outcomes
Measuring using cups, ½ cup, teaspoon, and tablespoon
Curriculum-framing Questions
Essential
How do I live independently?
Unit
How does learning to cook make me an independent person?
How can I make a meaningful Christmas present without spending too much money?
Content
How do I read a recipe?
How do I use a measuring cup and measuring spoons?
Assessment Timeline -- Plan for assessments/final product
Final product will be to independently make Christmas presents by measuring and cooking.
Lesson Activities
1. Read Christmas Book – “Gift of the Maji”
2. Watch Christmas Movie
3. Make Christmas Mason Jar
4. Bake Christmas cookies
5. Decorate jar and cookies
6. Make name tag
7. Wrap
Prior Knowledge Activities
How will you assess and/or activate students’ prior knowledge?
How will this information help guide you as you facilitate this lesson?
Brainstorm (KWL chart), make personal connection, predict, discussion (think-pair-share), inventories, pretest, observation, surveys
Reflection Activities
How will you lead students to reflect upon their thinking during their learning, after their learning, and/or to guide future learning?
How can I use this at home?
What kinds of things that you do on a daily basis with measuring?
What was important about what I did?
What I have learned about my strengths and areas in need of improvement?
Measurement 1A3
*identify, justify and use the appropriate unit of measure (linear, time, weight)
Learning Goals or Outcomes
Measuring using cups, ½ cup, teaspoon, and tablespoon
Curriculum-framing Questions
Essential
How do I live independently?
Unit
How does learning to cook make me an independent person?
How can I make a meaningful Christmas present without spending too much money?
Content
How do I read a recipe?
How do I use a measuring cup and measuring spoons?
Assessment Timeline -- Plan for assessments/final product
Final product will be to independently make Christmas presents by measuring and cooking.
Lesson Activities
1. Read Christmas Book – “Gift of the Maji”
2. Watch Christmas Movie
3. Make Christmas Mason Jar
4. Bake Christmas cookies
5. Decorate jar and cookies
6. Make name tag
7. Wrap
Prior Knowledge Activities
How will you assess and/or activate students’ prior knowledge?
How will this information help guide you as you facilitate this lesson?
Brainstorm (KWL chart), make personal connection, predict, discussion (think-pair-share), inventories, pretest, observation, surveys
Reflection Activities
How will you lead students to reflect upon their thinking during their learning, after their learning, and/or to guide future learning?
How can I use this at home?
What kinds of things that you do on a daily basis with measuring?
What was important about what I did?
What I have learned about my strengths and areas in need of improvement?