Grade 1 Lesson plan
Where Does the Puddle at Whistling Pines Go? A Grade 1 Lesson
A grade 1 science lesson in three short visits: students pour a puddle on sunny blacktop, trace it in chalk, and measure it shrinking in craft-stick units.
Common Core Math · Grade 1
1.MD.A.2 Measure length in whole non-standard units
Express the length of an object as a whole number of length units, by laying multiple copies of a shorter object end to end; understand that the length measurement is the number of same-size length units that span it with no gaps or overlaps.
Why water teaches this standard well
Students measure the length of a rain gutter or a puddle's edge by laying paperclips end to end and counting them, discovering that gaps or overlaps throw off the count. This is the direct forerunner of measuring rainfall or pipe length with a standard ruler in second grade.
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9 materials aligned to 1.MD.A.2
Lesson plans
Grade 1 Lesson plan
Melting Milburn School's Snow Cups: A Grade 1 Water Cycle Lesson
Students pack snow to a marked line in a clear cup, let it melt, and measure with cubes how far the line drops to find the water stored in the snow.
Grade 1 Lesson plan
Shoalbrook Boardwalk Cleanup: A Grade 1 Stick Measuring Lesson
A 45-minute grade 1 lesson where students measure marked cleanup strips along a marsh boardwalk rail by laying craft sticks end to end with no gaps.
Worksheets
Grade 1 Worksheet
Three Rain Containers at Quillspur School: A Grade 1 Worksheet
A wide pan, a narrow jar, and a cup sat out in the same rain; students read the cube depths and work out why the widest one did not fill deepest.
Math problem sets
Grade 1 Math problem set
Quail Ridge's Rainy Week: A Grade 1 Measuring Problem Set
A grade 1 math problem set where students add and compare a week of rain-gauge readings measured in same-size cubes, a non-standard unit.
Classroom activities
Grade 1 Classroom activity
Weaving a Rain Curtain for Starflower School's Window
A 40-minute grade 1 weaving activity where students measure blue paper strips in whole squares, then weave over and under to build a class rain curtain.
Grade 1 Classroom activity
Blue Lines on Nuthatch Lane: A Grade 1 Pipe Locator Activity
A 40-minute grade 1 careers activity where students find hidden yarn pipes under paper, mark them with blue strips, and measure the path in paper clips.
Grade 1 Classroom activity
Ordering Three Water Bottles at Turnstone School
A 30-minute grade 1 health activity ordering three bottles by height, measuring each in cubes, then filling them to see whether the tallest holds the most.
Grade 1 Classroom activity
Foggy Hollow's Puddle Patrol: A Grade 1 Paperclip Measuring Activity
A grade 1 station-rotation activity where students measure paper puddle outlines by laying paperclips end to end, discovering how gaps and overlaps throw off a count.