Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Centimeters and Inches
How do we understand the difference between inches and centimeters? Why does measuring a given object in centimeters always give a bigger number than measuring the same object in inches? This lesson plan includes detailed plans,...
Love To Know Media
Your Dictionary: Lesson Plans Math Vocabulary 1st Grade
This site includes two first grade math vocabulary lesson plans: one for measurement terms and time and money, and another for geometry terms
PBS
Pbs Mathline: Sand Babies (Pdf) [Pdf]
In this engaging lesson, students use a variety of measurement strategies in creating their own Sand Babies. Students explore standard and non-standard measurements, area, data collection and analysis, and graphing. Adaptations are...
Utah Education Network
Uen: 2nd Grade Act. 05: Olympics
Stuents will participate in the shared reading of Jump, Kangaroo, Jump by Stuart Murphy. After the reading, 2nd graders will fill out an Olympic events recording sheet.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: How to Convert Ounces to Pounds
A lesson containing a warm up, guided group work, and practice for students to understand how to convert ounces to pounds.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: N q.a.1: Fuel Efficiency
The problem requires students to not only convert miles to kilometers and gallons to liters but they also have to deal with the added complication of finding the reciprocal at some point. Aligns with N-Q.A.1.