Grade 1 Pre-assessment on a new unit on length and measurement Pre-assessment consisted of 2 on grade level questions (comparing the length of two items; completing a few questions from reading a graph) and 2 above grade level questions (understanding the correct way to measure with centimerter cubes and a word problem using comparing and addition)

Grade 1 Pre-assessment on a new unit on
length and measurement
Pre-assessment consisted of 2 on grade level questions (comparing the length of two items; completing a few questions from reading a graph) and 2 above grade level questions (understanding the correct way to measure with centimerter cubes and a word problem using comparing and addition)

Observations, asking open ended questions, worksheets, 3,2,1 exit tickets, student presentation to the whole class

Orange Group: 5 students who answered most, including the most difficult, of the pre-assessment questions correctly

Green Group: 12 students who have some knowledge about the topic as shown in their score, but need to develop higher order thinking skills

Yellow Group: 5 students who appear to have limited knowledge about the topic, of which 3 are struggling with language and are at different reading levels and 2 students who have little to no comprehension of the the topic and need to be tested further for special needs

Teacher-Led Instruction

Inquiry-based Learning

participate in math centers

Assessment

Observations, asking open-ended questions, 2-question exit tickets at the end of each lesson or an online quiz

Student-Led Learning

Students will focus on deepening their higher order thinking skills, apply their current knowledge to more complex problems.

Watch a video to learn about standard measurement of inches and cm

Focus on the essential lessons required for this unit using explicit instruction, breaking down the steps, modeling each concept and reading aloud

Greater use of math manipulatives, pictures and real objects for hands on learning

Re-assess the ELL students orally simplifying the language of the 4 questions in the pre-assessment to see if they have a greater understanding of the concepts than initially thought

Assessments

An exit ticket after each lesson with one question on it requiring a Y/N answer to see progress. Verbally follow up with the students immediately after completing it or before the next lesson to clarify any misunderstandings.

Observations

Oral Questions

Watching students participate, use the string, comparing lengths as well as seeing how they collaborate

Asking open ended questions to promote deeper thinking

Measurement using non-standard units

If time permits understanding picture graphs

Measuring with centimeter cubes

Comparing and ordering objects in order of length

Assessment

Observations, asking open ended questions, worksheets, 3,2,1 exit tickets, student presentation to the whole class

Measuring project

Bar Graph Project

Introducing length units to measure longer than and shorter than

Compare with difference unknown word problems

Explore the usefulness of measuring with similar units

Represent and interpret data

Collect all data from students who may need to be tested for special education services