Measuring to the Nearest ¼ inch

1. S. Weber Daemen College, 2011 Measuring to the Nearest ¼ inch By: Shannon Weber Revised: June 20, 2011

2. S. Weber Daemen College, 2011 District and School • Union East Elementary • Cheektowaga School District • School Motto: “Failure is not an option”

3. S. Weber Daemen College, 2011 Grade Level / Ability of Students • Fourth Grade • 39 students in two fourth grade classes • 8 students with IEPs and 504 plans receive AIS in resource room • Mrs. Reeb and Mrs. Carlisle: General Education teachers • Mrs. Grazyk: Special Education teacher

4. S. Weber Daemen College, 2011 New York State Standard • NYS Standard: Math • Content Strand: Measurement • Band: Units of Measurement • Performance Indicator: 4. M. 2 • Use a ruler to measure to the nearest standard unit (whole, ½ , and ¼ inches, whole feet, whole yards, whole centimeters, and whole meter)

5. S. Weber Daemen College, 2011 Learning Experience Focus Question • How could literature be incorporated into this Learning Experience?

6. S. Weber Daemen College, 2011 Time Frame • Schedule: Taught within a measurement unit, after fractions. After measurements will be decimals. • Planning: Approximately 2 hours • Implementation: 10 minutes for pre-assessment and one 40 minute Math period to teach. • Assessment: Approximately 5 minutes or less per paper

7. S. Weber Daemen College, 2011 Objectives 1.0 TSWBT orally state ¼ inch measurements with 95% accuracy. 2.0 TSWBT measure objects and write correct ¼ inch measurements with 95% accuracy.

8. S. Weber Daemen College, 2011 Essential Questions • How can you make an exact measurement? • What tool do you use to measure an object in inches? • What do the lines between the whole inches represent? • Why is it important to learn about the small lines between the whole inches?

9. Essential Questions (Continued) • How do you measure an object to the nearest ½ inch? • How do you find the nearest ¼ inch on a ruler? • What are the ¼ inch measurements? (1/4, 2/4, ¾, 4/4) S. Weber Daemen College, 2011

10. S. Weber Daemen College, 2011 Enduring Understanding • Objects can be measured to a fraction of an inch, instead of just to the nearest whole inch. • All measurements are comparisons.

11. S. Weber Daemen College, 2011 Students’ Tasks • Diagnostic Assessment: Students independently complete “Measuring to the Nearest ¼ inch” for morning work.

12. Tasks (Continued) • Teacher highlights ¼ inch marks on the enlarged ruler and students highlight their rulers in blue. • Students come to the chalkboard one-by-one to label measurements of pieces of tape. S. Weber Daemen College, 2011

13. Individual Rulers S. Weber Daemen College, 2011

14. Independent Practice Teacher Exemplar S. Weber Daemen College, 2011

15. S. Weber Daemen College, 2011 Developing Student Work • Correct • Answers • 1 2/4 inch  2 inches • 2/4 or ½ inch  1 inch • 2 inches  2 2/4 inches • ¾ inches  1 ¼ inch • 1 ¼ inch  1 inch • 2 2/4 inches  2 ¾ inches • 1 2/4 inches  1 ¼ inch • 2 3/4 inches  2 ¼ inch

16. Developing Student Rubric S. Weber Daemen College, 2011

17. Proficient Student Work S. Weber Daemen College, 2011 • Correct • Answers • 2 inches * • 1 inch * • 2 2/4 inches * • 1 ¼ inch * • 1 2/4 inch  1 ¼ inch • 3 inches  2 ¾ inches • 1 2/4 inches  1 2/4 inch • 2 ¼ inches  2 ¼ inch

18. Proficient Student Rubric S. Weber Daemen College, 2011

19. Distinguished Student Work S. Weber Daemen College, 2011 * All Correct 

20. Distinguished Student Rubric S. Weber Daemen College, 2011

21. S. Weber Daemen College, 2011 Assessments • Diagnostic • “Measuring to the Nearest ¼ inches” worksheet (5 measurements) • Formative • Informal assessment on student rulers during whole group instruction • Summative • Homework page measuring lines and pictures * 12 students are assessed for this LE

22. Graph Pre and Post Assessment Data S. Weber Daemen College, 2011

23. Technology S. Weber Daemen College, 2011

24. Modification Table S. Weber Daemen College, 2011

25. S. Weber Daemen College, 2011 Reflections • A sincere thank you goes out to Catherine, Katrina, Amanda, and Rebecca who gave many great suggestions through the peer review. Some suggestions included: a measurement poem, measuring objects in stations, and even drawing a room with measurements! I want to thank Dr. Arnold for his continued support and guidance throughout this Learning Experience Process!