Measure with Nonstandard Units

		Daily Practice and Problems	Lesson	Homework	Assessment
Student Book	Student Activity Book	200 Chart Reference	Measure with Palms Pages 173–174 Measure with Footprints Pages 175–176		Measure with Footprints Pages 175–176 Sam's Measurements Pages 177–180
Teacher Resources	Teacher Guide - digital	DPP Item A DPP Item B DPP Item C DPP Item D Triangle Flash Cards: Group E Addition Facts I Know	Gloria the Gorilla's Palm	Home Practice Parts 1–2 Triangle Flash Cards: Group E Furry Footprints Calling All Animals	DPP Item A Triangle Flash Cards: Group E Addition Facts DPP Item C Carrying Coins DPP Item D Math Facts: Group E

Supplies for Students

drawing paper
scissors
ruler
tape

Supplies for Student Groups

2 prepared Apatosaurus footprints from chart paper. See Materials Preparation.

Materials for the Teacher

Display of Measure with Palms (Student Activity Book) Page 173
Display of Measure with Footprints (Student Activity Book) Page 175
Display of Sam's Measurements (Student Activity Book) Page 177
Unit 4 Assessment Record
Math Facts Class Record
Actual Size by Steve Jenkins
masking tape
drawing paper
ruler
chart paper
small self-adhesive notes
large paper shopping bags, optional
sidewalk chalk, string, or adding machine tape, optional

Materials Preparation

Triangle Flash Cards. Prepare copies of the Triangle Flash Cards on heavier paper or card stock. Have students cut apart each set and store them in an envelope. Provide each student with two sets, one to use at school and one to take home. Students will need these cards on an ongoing basis.

Prepare Your Palm Units. Place your hand on a sheet of paper with your fingers closed and your thumb out. Trace and cut out your palm unit. Repeat this process so you have two palm units. Label your palm tracings with your name and a line showing the direction to measure a palm. See Figure 1.

Figure 1: Tracing of a palm

Find Distance Equal to Your Palm Unit. Use your unit palm to find two or three distances that are equal to your unit palm.

Review List of Distances. Look at the list of distances described in Question 1 on the Measure with Palms pages in the Student Activity Book. Students need to measure the same distances. Most can be measured from their seats. Choose an additional distance that makes sense in your classroom. Use masking tape to identify the beginning and end of a distance, if needed.

Collect Toy Animals. To prepare for Lesson 2, distribute copies of the Calling All Animals Homework Master that asks students to bring in two toy animals (one larger than 11 inches and one shorter than 11 inches). To support demonstrations or discussion, you may also want to supplement the collection with a few additional toys.

Prepare Gloria the Gorilla's Palms. Copy palms for student individuals or student pairs. You may decide to have the palms prepared before the lesson, or have students cut out their own palms.

Prepare Apatosaurus Footprints. Measure and cut out rectangles from large sheets of paper that are about 97 centimeters by 81 centimeters for each group of students. Each group will need two footprints. See Figure 2.

Figure 2: Apatosaurus footprint

Create Tape Lines on the Floor. Identify a location to place six lines of different lengths. Each line should be straight and there should be space between the lines so that students can work. Use masking tape to make each line and identify each with a letter. See Figure 3. Line F should be 6 meters but should be organized into a zigzag shape with three 2-meter sections. See Figure 4. These lines will be used for Lesson 3 as well.

                      Figure 3: Descriptions of tape lines                                       Figure 4: Line F is zigzagged