Lesson Plan
How Big Is the Tower?
In this hands-on math lesson, your students will practice using content specific vocabulary as they learn all about comparison! This can be used as a stand-alone or support lesson for the **Sizing Up a Bee Hive** lesson plan.
Grades:
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Objectives
Academic
Students will be able to sort objects from longest to shortest.
Language
Students will be able to explain how to compare objects based on their length using tactile and visual supports.
Introduction
(2 minutes)- Gather students together and introduce the lesson by showing two similar items of different lengths (e.g., a short pencil and a long pencil) and asking students what is different about the two items.
- Explain that today you will be learning all about length or how long or short something is.