Flower Power: Measuring Length with Beads!

Math Grades 1st Grade 2:26 Video
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Lesson Description

Let's learn how to measure flowers using beads! This lesson will help you understand how to find the length of objects using units.

Video Resource

Measuring Length for First Grade | Math Worksheets and Lessons

Kids Academy

Duration: 2:26
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Key Concepts

  • Measurement
  • Length
  • Units

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to define length as the measurement of something from end to end.
  • Students will be able to measure the length of an object using non-standard units (beads).
  • Students will be able to count accurately to determine the length of an object in units.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what it means to measure something. Discuss different ways to measure things (e.g., using hands, feet, or objects). Introduce the idea that we can use beads to measure how long something is.
  • Video Viewing (5 mins)
    Play the Kids Academy video "Measuring Length for First Grade | Math Worksheets and Lessons." Encourage students to watch carefully and count along with the narrator.
  • Guided Practice (10 mins)
    After watching the video, lead a discussion about what they learned. Ask them what the beads were used for and how they helped measure the flowers. Provide examples for the students to practice measuring length in the classroom with everyday items.
  • Independent Practice (10 mins)
    Give students a worksheet with pictures of different objects (e.g., pencils, crayons, books). Provide a picture of a 'bead' or similar unit of measurement. Have students measure the objects by counting how many beads it takes to cover the length.
  • Wrap-up (5 mins)
    Review the key concepts of measurement, length, and units. Ask students to share what they learned and how they can use measurement in their daily lives.

Interactive Exercises

  • Bead Measurement Station
    Set up a station with different objects (e.g., pencils, erasers, small toys) and a pile of beads (or connecting cubes). Have students measure the objects using the beads and record their measurements on a worksheet.
  • Classroom Scavenger Hunt
    Hide various items around the classroom with a pre-measured length in 'beads'. Students must find the items and record what they measure.

Discussion Questions

  • What does it mean to measure something?
  • What are some things we can use to measure length?
  • How can counting help us measure length?

Skills Developed

  • Counting
  • Measurement
  • Problem-solving

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What are we using to measure in this lesson?

Correct Answer: Beads

Question 2:

What are we finding when we measure something?

Correct Answer: Its length

Question 3:

If a flower is 5 beads long, and another flower is 8 beads long, which flower is longer?

Correct Answer: The 8 bead flower

Question 4:

When we measure, do we leave gaps between the beads?

Correct Answer: No, the beads should touch

Question 5:

What is something else you could use to measure length besides beads?

Correct Answer: Ruler

Question 6:

Counting helps us find the ________ of something.

Correct Answer: Length

Question 7:

Which of these is something we CAN measure?

Correct Answer: A book

Question 8:

If an object is 10 beads long, and you add 2 more beads, how long is the object now?

Correct Answer: 12 beads

Question 9:

What is the length of a daffodil measured in the video?

Correct Answer: 19

Question 10:

What is the length of a tulip measured in the video?

Correct Answer: 14

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

We use _____ to find out how long something is.

Correct Answer: measurement

Question 2:

The beads help us measure the _____ of the flower.

Correct Answer: length

Question 3:

We _____ the beads to see how many there are.

Correct Answer: count

Question 4:

Beads are a type of ____ we can use to measure.

Correct Answer: unit

Question 5:

If a pencil is 7 beads long, its length is 7 _____.

Correct Answer: beads

Question 6:

To measure correctly, the beads should _____ each other.

Correct Answer: touch

Question 7:

Another word for how long something is, is ____.

Correct Answer: length

Question 8:

Length helps us find the _____ of an item.

Correct Answer: size

Question 9:

The beads must be the same _____ for accurate measurement.

Correct Answer: size

Question 10:

If a book is 12 beads long, and a pencil is 6 beads long, the _____ is longer.

Correct Answer: book

Educational Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.1.MD.A.2:Express the length of an object as a whole number of length units, by laying multiple copies of a shorter object (the length unit) end to end; understand that the length measurement of an object is the number of same-size length units that span it with no gaps or overlaps. Limit to contexts where the object being measured is spanned by a whole number of length units with no gaps or overlaps. CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.5:Relate counting to addition and subtraction (e.g., by counting on 2 to add 2). CCSS.Math.Content.1.NBT.A.1:Count to 120, starting at any number less than 120. In this range, read and write numerals and represent a number of objects with a written numeral.

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