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Lesson Plan

Footy Fun!

Looking for a fun way to learn about measurement? Inch on over to this engaging lesson. Students will love using their own feet to determine the lengths of different objects.
Need extra help for EL students? Try the Measurement Hunt pre-lesson.
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Need extra help for EL students? Try the Measurement Hunt pre-lesson.

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to understand length measurements in terms of inches and feet.

Introduction

(5 minutes)
  • Begin the lesson with an introduction to measurement. Explain that measurement is a way to determine how long or wide something is.
  • List the names of some tools that are used for measurement, e.g. rulers or measuring tape.

Beginning

  • Show students real objects, such as rulers and tape measures, as examples of measurement tools.
  • Have students share names for measuring tools in their home language (L1).

Intermediate

  • Activate background knowledge by having students tell you about a time they have measured something in the past.
  • Tell students turn and talk to a partner to describe a time they have measured something, or been measured themselves (e.g., while cooking or during a doctor's visit).