Backward Plan: Measurement, Grade 3
Advanced Targeting
Big Idea/Enduring Understanding
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Measurement can be used to compare
attributes of objects
There are a variety of measurement tools
that can be used to measure objects
Measurement aids people to make better
sense of their world. Skills and Concepts—Need to know and be able to do
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Estimate measurements to the nearest unit of
measurement.
Compare like units of measurement.
Measure objects to the nearest unit of measurement
Worth Being Familiar With (Academic vocabulary and
Concepts 1-2 years above grade level)
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volume area decimal amounts Conceptual Lens:
Measurement aids people in performing and completing tasks on a daily basis.
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Backwards Plan
Grade Level: 3
Name of Unit: Measurement
Author(s): Jordana Belch with contribution from members of the Pasco School District
Unit Description: Students will explore concepts of measurement including weight, capacity,
temperature, and length. Students will compare and contrast like units of measurement. They will make
predictions about the relationships between measurements as the perform hands on activities that
familiarize them to different forms of measurement.
Core Content: Math
Stage 1-Desired Results
Enduring Understandings/Big Ideas:
Essential and Guiding Questions:
 Why do we measure objects?
 Measurement can be used to compare
 How do people use measurement on a daily basis?
attributes of objects.
 Different measurement systems will explain  Why are their different units of measurement?
 What could you learn by measuring an object using
different attributes about the same object.
different measurement?
 Measurement is used on a daily basis by
 How do you compare the size of a baseball to the
many professionals all over the world.
size of a basketball using units of measure?
Students will understand that…
Students will be able to…
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There are different forms of measurement that
are used to measure different characteristics
about objects
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When used accurately, measurement tools
explain important characteristics about objects.
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Precision is important when measuring and
comparing objects.
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Estimate measurements to the nearest unit of
measurement.
Compare like units of measurement.
Measure objects to the nearest unit of measurement
Compare and contrast
uses for different measurement systems
Stage 2-Assessment and Evidence
Performance Tasks:
Other Evidence:
 Measurement station performance
 Discussion
 Formative and summative assessment
 Narrative writing
 Poetry
Science Standards
Students will understand that…
Students will be able to…
 2-3 INQB Investigate
A scientific investigation may include making and
following a plan to accurately observe and
describe objects, events, and organisms; make and
record measurements, and predict outcomes
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Record measurements of different objects.
Analyze the importance of measurement tools.
Choose the correct measurement tool to measure
different items.
2-3 INQD Investigate
Simple instruments, such as magnifiers,
thermometers, and rulers provide more
information than scientists can obtain using
only their unaided senses
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Students will understand that…
Math Standards
Students will be able to…
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3.5.C Estimate, measure, and compare weight
and mass using appropriate-sized U.S.
customary and metric unit
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3.5.D Estimate, measure, and compare
capacity using appropriate-sized U.S.
customary and metric units.
3.6.I Summarize mathematical information,
draw conclusions, and explain reasoning.
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Students will understand that…
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Social Studies Standards
Students will be able to…
4.2.2 Understands how contributions made by
various cultural groups have shaped the
history of the community and world
Students will understand that…
1.2.2. Apply vocabulary
strategies in grade-level text.
1.3.2 Understand and apply
content/academic vocabulary
critical to the meaning of the
text.
3.2.1. Understand information
gained from reading to
perform a specific task. 3.2.2. Apply understanding of
a variety of functional
documents. 2.1.4. Apply comprehension
monitoring strategies before,
during, and after reading: use
prior knowledge/schema.
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Estimate measurements to the nearest unit of
measurement.
Compare like units of measurement.
Measure objects to the nearest unit of measurement
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Compare and contrast different systems of
measurement used in the USA, Mexico, and
Canada
Reading Standards
Students will be able to…
 Define words and concepts necessary for
understanding math, science, social studies,
literature, and other content area text.
 Explain connections between self and
characters, events, and information occurring
within culturally relevant text or among
multiple texts.
 Call on prior knowledge about a topic and
organize information into a graphic organizer
to aid in comprehension of text.
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Uses meaning of prefixes, suffixes and abbreviated words to
determine the meaning of unknown words in grade level text.
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Use prior knowledge, context, pictures, illustrations, and
diagrams to predict, clarify, and/or expand word meaning
including multiple meaning words.
ELD Reading Standards—These will vary with needs of students
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Students will understand that…
Students will be able to…
1.2.2. Apply vocabulary strategies in
grade-level text.
B: Given pictures and illustrations, indicate word
meaning. Identify pictures from written labels or
identify text words or phrases from pictures
AB: Demonstrate understanding of affixes and
roots in familiar words. Apply word-meaning
strategies in text (e.g., word structure, phonics,
abbreviations, illustrations, prior knowledge and
context).
I: Re-read, read on, and ask for help to gain
meaning of unknown words.
T: Explain how to derive word meanings from
knowledge of affixes and roots.
1.3.2 Understand and apply
content/academic vocabulary critical to
the meaning of the text.
B: Produce one-word responses to simple questions or a prompt.; Use a word or
gesture to participate in a discussion or activity around content area concepts and
vocabulary.
AB: Use words and/or phrases to participate in discussions of short, illustrated
stories and show understanding of vocabulary.
I: Use descriptive sentences to discuss words and concepts across content areas;
Identify familiar words with multiple meanings.
A: Identify and define words and concepts across content areas; Identify words
with different meanings in different content areas.
T: Explain how some words have different meanings in different content areas
(e.g., area in math and geography).
3.2.1. Understand information gained
from reading to perform a specific task.
B: Match printed word with common school item.
Use word, gesture, or drawing to demonstrate
comprehension of environmental print (e.g., school
signs and labels in classroom).
AB: Match simple sentences to demonstrate
comprehension of environmental print (e.g., school
signs, labels in classroom).
I: Use simple sentences to demonstrate
comprehension of environmental print (e.g., school
signs, labels, street signs).
A: Use descriptive sentences to demonstrate
comprehension of environmental print (e.g., school
signs and labels in classroom)
3.2.2. Apply understanding of a variety
of functional documents. AB: Use words and/or phrases to identify
functional documents (e.g., letters, forms, and
menus).
I: Use simple sentences to discuss the use of
functional documents that are used in a school
setting (e.g., bus schedules, lunch menus).
T: Use specialized vocabulary to locate and use
functional grade-level
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2.1.4. Apply comprehension
monitoring strategies before, during,
and after reading: use prior
knowledge/schema.
B: Use gesture or words to participate in a
discussion connecting self with characters, events
and information from text read aloud.
AB: Use words and/or phrases to participate in a
discussion connecting self to characters, events
and information from text read aloud.
I: Use simple sentences in discussion or on a
graphic organizer to connect prior experience and
knowledge to characters, events, and information
within a text.
A: Use descriptive sentences to connect current
issues, prior knowledge and experience to
characters, events, and information within a text.
T: Use appropriate graphic organizer to connect
current issues, prior experience and knowledge to
characters, events, and information across texts.
Writing Standards
Students will understand that…
 1.1.1 Applies at least one strategy for
generating ideas and planning writing.
 3.2.2. Uses language appropriate for a
specific audience and purpose.
 3.3.6. Uses complete sentences in writing.
Students will be able to…
 Plan intentionally with a graphic organizer.
 Take notes from more than one source.
 Uses content vocabulary in written work
 Uses prior conventional skills from L1
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3.3.8 Applies conventional forms for citations
ELD Writing Standards
Students will be able to…
Beginning
Draws, labels
Writes familiar words and sight words
Writes to name, describe, or complete a list
Begins to use invented spelling, capital letters, participates in group editing
Identifies an intended audience
Sequences pictures to assist with organization
Uses graphic organizers to convey main ideas and details
Participates in group writing process
Advanced Beginning
Writes unfamiliar words and phrases
Begins to write based on a model or frame
Demonstrates inconsistent use of:
Capitals
Punctuation
Correct spelling
Writes for self, family, friends, and teacher
Brainstorms and writes rough draft
Participates in group revision
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Intermediate
Writes simple sentences
Demonstrates increasing control of:
o Capitals
o Punctuation
o Correct spelling
o Word order
o Subject/verb agreement
Develops own voice in writing
Distinguishes among registers for different audiences
Recognizes the cultural backgrounds of potential audience
Uses basic transitions
Writes individually and in a group process
Advanced
Uses descriptive sentences
Writes for a variety of audiences and purposes
Uses grade level conventions inconsistently
Refines voice in writing
Begins to adjust registers for different audiences
Respects the cultural backgrounds of potential audience
Uses a topic sentence and supporting details
Communication Standards
Students will understand that…
Students will be able to…
• Makes inferences (e.g., Music/Dance: moves to the
 1.2.1 Applies strategies to comprehend
music and/or creates a movement to demonstrate what
auditory and visual information.
he/she heard or saw).
• Listens for, identifies, and explains personal
connections to events and emotions and connections
between events (e.g., the feelings expressed by a
character on stage, a news story, and a school service
project).
• Draws simple conclusions from auditory and visual
information in content areas (e.g., Math: “You can make
your graph look like a lot of people want a party if you
make the scale unit very small.”).
• Summarizes stories, information, and videos with
teacher assistance (e.g., Science: summarizes an
investigation by describing reasons, observations, data,
and results).
Listening and Speaking ELD Standards
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Students will understand that…
 1.2.1 Applies strategies to comprehend
auditory and visual information.
Students will be able to…
1.2B Use physical actions and/or words to respond to simple
directions and questions.
1.2AB Respond to directions and questions; Use phrases to
identify main points of simple conversations and stories.
1.2I Respond to directions, questions, and some idiomatic
expressions; Use simple sentences to retell or state main point
and details of conversations and stories; Recognize
inappropriate use of register; Recognize that words may have
different meanings in different contexts.
1.2A Respond to multi-step directions and to questions; Use
descriptive sentences to retell stories in detail including
characters, setting, and plot; Independently recognize
inappropriate use of register; Use context to determine
appropriate meaning of multiple meaning words.
1.2T Respond to multi-step directions and to questions;
Use descriptive sentences to retell or state main point and
supporting details of conversations, oral presentations and
familiar literature and subject area content; Recognize
inappropriate use of register and suggest alternatives; Use
context to determine appropriate meaning of multiple meaning
words.
Process Grid
Attributes of
Measurement
Capacity
Why
Units & Tools
Capacity is used to
determine:
US standard units
include: pints,
cups, quarts, and
gallons,
tablespoons and
teaspoons.
 how much cereal
can fit in a box.
 how much water
can fit in a bottle
 to add the correct
amount of ingredients
to a recipe
 to know how much
to charge for gas
Weight/Mass
To know how heavy
Created by Jordana Belch Summer 2011 Metric units are
Liters and
deciliters.
Measuring cups
Who
Chefs
Scientists
Interesting Facts
In Canada, gasoline is sold by the
liter.
Engineers
Surveyors
Construction
workers
Long ago people based units of
capacity on how much their baskets
or clay pots would hold.
Architects
Many American colonists immigrated
from England. We still use the many
English units of dry and liquid
measurements.
Measuring spoons
Beakers (science
labs)
Graduated cylinder
(science lab
Ounce (oz.)
Physicists
Very small things are measured in
7
something is
Pound (lb.)
Biologists
nanograms.
Balance scale
Doctor
Scale
Us
The abbreviation lb. for pound came
from the Roman word “libra”.
Spring scale
Time
Show the passage of
time
Years-calendar
Chef
Months-calendar
Bus driver
Days-calendar
Teacher
Hours- clock/watch
Biologist
Minutesclock/watch
Doctor
There are 365.26 days in a year. For
this reason ever fourth year February
has 29 days instead of 28.
The Aztec sacred calendar has 260
days and is called the Nahuatl Big Ben in England is known all over
the world as one of the most accurate
clock towers ever built.
Sun
Length
People want to know
how wide, how long,
how far, how high,
and how deep
something is
U.S. Customary
Units Foot
Yard
Construction
workers
Metric Units
Police
Centimeter
Biologists
Mete Stick
Carpenters
Yard Stick
Interior
designers
Odometer
Rollatape
Temperature
People measure
temperature to tell the
amount of hot or cold
in a substance.
U.S. Customary
Degrees
Fahrenheit(F)
Metric Units
DegreesCelsius
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People used to use cubits to
measure length. A cubit is a
length of your arm.
King Henry the I determined that a
yard would be the distance from
the tip of his nose to the tip of his
thumb.
Doctor
Yearscalendar
Monthscalendar
(C)
Dayscalendar
Thermometers
Hours-
On the Fahrenheit scale 32 is
freezing and 212 is boiling.
On the Celsius scale 0 is
freezing and 100 is boiling.
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clock/watch
Minutesclock/watch
Sun
Stage 3-Learning Plan
All vocabulary that supports your unit of study
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
Basic Words
Transferable-High Utility
Content Specific
 Good for Spelling, work
 Good for CCD
 Good for Pictorials,
with phonics, realia
 Ex: process, transparent,
Chants, Poems,
 Ex: baby, happy
graphic organizers
characteristics
 Ex: isotope, lathe,
peninsula
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Cup
Pint
Quart
Gallon
Liter
Milliliter
Inch
Foot
Meter
Yard
Centimeter
Pound
Ounce
Gram
Kilogram
Heavy
Light
Long
Short
Compare
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Weight
Mass
Capacity
Measurement
Estimate
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Volume
Perimeter
Length
Width
Area
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Cognitive Content Dictionary Planning
Word
Synonym and
Gesture
Definition
Word Study
L1 and Sketch
Holding ability
Capacity
(make the shape of
a botte)
Weight
Heavy or light
(drop hands low
and raise them up
like they are
floating)
Mass
Gravity
(hold a fake spring
scale and have it go
up and down)
Example of
Teacher’s Oral
Sentence
-ity
The maximum amount that can be Forms nouns
contained by an object. Indicates a state or
condition
(capacidad‐draw gallon of milk)
Ability, charity,
maturity
The capacity of
water that a
swimming pool
can hold is more
that a glass.
How heavy
something is.
The weight of
the watermelon
is more than the
apple.
(peso-picture of a
bathroom scale)
a physical quantity
expressing the
amount of matter in
a body.
Other words
containing spelling
pattern –eight
Eight, eighty,
sleight, freight,
neighbor
Mass
from Latin massa that which forms a lump
The mass of the
paperclip is
smaller than the
mass of the
apple.
(picture of a spring
scale)
Measurement
Fid the size
The act of process
of measuring
(hands like a cup)
-ment
A suffix of an
noun
I can find the
measurement of
the apple by
weighing it.
Indicates of
process or action
Estimate
About how much
(hold hand in front
of you like you are
measuring
something)
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regarding the
amount, size or
weight of an object
-ate
Spelling pattern
A consonant e
State, create, date
I estimate that
the tomato
weighs 7 ounces.
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Preparatory Research Bibliography: Include text books, website URLs, magazines, books, and videos that helped
to build your knowledge of the subject
http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?ParagraphID=cah https://standards.nasa.gov/history_metric.pdf http://library.thinkquest.org/J002831/metrictimeline.htm
http://www.cftech.com/BrainBank/OTHERREFERENCE/WEIGHTSandMEASURES/MetricHistory.html
http://www.azteccalendar.com/azteccalendar.html
Student Texts for Research Library: (Bibliography and list of books, realia, primary documents, etc.)
Millions to Measure by David M. Schwartz and Steven Kellog
How Big is a Foot? By Rolf Myller
Pastry School in Paris: An Adventure in Capacity by Cindy Neuschwander and Langdo
Capacity (Math Counts) by Henry Pluckrose and Ramona G. Choos Dime Cuanto Pesa (Los Estupendos Whiz Kids, Spanish Edition) by Shirley Willis Tell Me How Far It Is (Whiz Kids) by Shirley Willis
What's Up With That Cup? (level 2) (Hello Reader, Math) by Sheila Keenan and Jackie Snide
How Do We Measure? - Temperature by Chris Woodford and Darren Awuahr Is It Hot or Cold? Learning to Use a Thermometer (Math for the Real World: Upper Emergent) by Wes Lipschultz Jim and the Beanstalk by Raymond Briggs
Observation Charts: 3-4 pictures per chart. 6-10 charts. Pictures are high interest, and grouped by theme.
Briefly describe each theme for each chart.
1. Different scales
2. Measuring spoons and cups
3. Digital and analog clocks
4. Length measuring tools
5. Temperature measuring tools
6. Metric and gallon measuring tools
Inquiry Chart Questions: Record questions below
What do you know about measurement(weight, What do you want to know about measurement
capacity, mass, temperature, and length)?
(weight, capacity, mass, temperature, and
length)?
Teacher Made Big Book that supports your big idea or theme:
Title: The Adventures of Pablo: Comparing Measurements
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Big idea or theme to be covered: Measurement can be used to compare attributes of objects
Vocabulary: attribute, length, weight, temperature, capacity, contain
Low Affective Filter/ Repeating Phrase or Pattern: The important thing is that measurement can be used to compare attributes of objects. Write Big Book Text Here:
Length is an attribute that tells how long, how wide, how far, or how thin an object is.
Pablo curiously entered the shoe store. The salesman asked,
Are the brown shoes longer than the red shoes?
Yes, the red shoes are shorter than the brown. shoes.
Weight is an attribute that tells how heavy or light the object is.
Next, Pablo hurried along to the market. The produce clerk asked,
Is the pumpkin heavier than the strawberry?
Yes, the strawberry is lighter than the pumpkin.
Temperature is an attribute that tells how hot or cold a substances measures.
Pablo perspired as he walked toward the bank. He looked up to check the temperature on the sign.
He wondered,
Is it warmer than 70 degrees Fahrenheit? Yes , but it's cooler than 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
Capacity is an attribute that tells how much an object can contain.
Pablo decided to buy an ice cream. He asked the server,
Is a cup less ice cream than a quart of ice cream?
Yes, a quart is more ice cream than a cup of ice cream.
Money is an attribute that tells the value of goods or services.
Pablo excitedly took his piggy bank to the bank. He asked the banker,
Do 85 pennies have a greater value than 7 dimes?
Yes, 7 dimes have a greater value than 85 pennies
Time is an attribute that tells how long until an event, how long an event lasts, or identifies a specific
moment.
After a busy day in town, Pablo was restless to go play. He wondered,
Will it take more time to ride my bike to the park or to walk to the park? Yes, riding my bike to the park
will take less time than walking to the park.
Big Idea Pictorial Input Chart
Insert picture of or create electronically one of the following Timeline, World Map, or Six Kingdoms or
other Big Idea Input Chart
Include teaching notes—What are you going to say as you draw the input chart?
Time Line for Measurement Unit‐Metric Timeline Created by Jordana Belch Summer 2011 12
Input
1670 Gabriel Mouton, Vicar of St. Paul's Church in Lyons and an astronomer, proposed comprehensive decimal measurement system 1670 The meter is invented as 1/10,000,000 of the distance from the equator to the North Pole on the meridian line. 1790 National Assembly of France requested that there be a standard for measures and scales‐
created the metric system 1790 Thomas Jefferson introduced a measurement system based on ten for the United States. 1795 France was the first country to adopt the metric system. 1840 The metric system was made compulsory in France 1866 The United States made it lawful to use the metric system 1875 "Treaty of the Meter” 17 countries finalized the metric system 1879 The United States approves the Treaty of the Metre. 1893 U.S. customary measurements (inches, feet, pounds, ounces, etc.) are officially defined in metric terms by The Mendenhall Order. 1974 A United States law that encourages schools to teach the Metric System is passed. 1975 The Metric Conversion Act was passed to plan for and encourage the change to metric in the U.S. 1983 The meter is redefined in terms of the speed of light. 1902 A bill brought before the Congress to make the Metric System mandatory within the Federal Government was defeated. 1991 President Bush signed an order that made anyone who worked for him or a federal agency use the metric system. 2009 All products sold in Europe must be labeled ONLY in metric units. Created by Jordana Belch Summer 2011 13
Background knowledge
When the Roman Empire passed into history about six hundred years after the time of Christ,
Europe then drifted into the Dark Ages. For six or seven hundred years mankind generally made
little progress with regard to standardizing measurement. Sometime after the Magna Charta was
signed in the Thirteenth Century, King Edward I of England took a step forward. He ordered a
permanent measuring stick made of iron to serve as a master standard yardstick for the entire
kingdom. This master yardstick was called the "iron ulna", after the bone of the forearm, and it
was standardized as the length of a yard, very close to the length of our present-day yard. King
Edward realized that constancy and permanence were the key to any standard. He also decreed
that the foot measure should be one-third the length of the yard, and the inch one thirty-sixth.
King Edward II, in 1324, reverted back to the seed concept of the ancients and passed a statute
that "three barleycorns, round and dry," make an inch. However, seeds as well as fingers and feet
were no match for a world that soon was to emerge from the ignorance and unrefined practices
of the Dark Ages.
In 1672, Sir Isaac Newton presented the world with new ideas on the nature of light and color.
He had noticed that when two flat pieces of glass were pressed together, he could see circular
bands of rainbow-like colors. These were called Newton's Rings. Actually, Newton had come
upon a very precise method of measurement, but he didn't recognize it as such at the time. Later,
other scientists were to build on Newton's seminal findings and establish a new branch of science
called interferometry . Today, this method of using a ray of light as a measuring stick enables
man to measure distances within millionths of an inch or a millimetre.
As the scientists were experimenting in their laboratories, practical tradesmen were making
themselves permanent standards. In 1793, during Napoleon's time, the French government
adopted a new system of standards called the metric system, based on what they called the metre.
The metre was supposed to be one tenth-millionth part of the distance from the North Pole to the
Equator when measured on a straight line running along the surface of the earth through Paris.
With the metre now determined as the basis of the metric system, other linear units of the system
were set up in decimal ratios with the metre. With this system, all units are in multiples of ten:
ten decimetres in a metre, a hundred centimetres in a metre, and a thousand millimetres in a
metre. In the other direction, there are ten metres in a dekametre, a hundred metres in a
hectometre, and a thousand metres in a kilometre. Compared to the yardstick, the metre is just a
little longer: 39.37 inches long.
The metric system also has volume, liquid capacity, and weight measures. The litre is the basic
measure of liquid capacity. It corresponds roughly to a quart. For weight, the basic unit in the
metric system was at first the gram; now it is the kilogram. The gram was a very small unit, for it
takes a thousand grams -- or what is known as a kilogram -- to equal about 2.2 pounds.
The French government thought it had an infallible system of weights and measures that would
be easy to use and would be embraced by everyone. But people were accustomed to thinking in
terms of yards, inches, pounds and quarts. At first the new metre as a measure of length proved
confusing. Most Frenchmen thought in the old familiar terms, doing some mental arithmetic to
convert one quantity into another and, after nineteen years, Napoleon finally was forced to
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renounce the metric system. However, in 1837, France again went back to the metre, this time
for good, hoping to make it universal throughout the world. Today almost all of the countries of
the world use a modernized metric system called the SI metric system.
While France was evolving the metric system, England also was setting up a more scientifically
accurate determination of the yard. Where the French relied on the assumed constancy of the
earth's size as a basis for the permanency of their standards, the British turned to the measured
beat of the pendulum. Galileo already had learned the secrets of a pendulum. He found that the
length of time it took for a pendulum to complete a swing depended upon the length of the
pendulum itself. The longer the pendulum, the slower it swung. He also found that a pendulum a
little over 39 inches long would swing through its arc in exactly one second. Since a pendulum
always behaves exactly the same way under the same conditions, here was another unchanging
distance upon which to base a standard measurement.
In 1824, the English Parliament legalized a new standard yard which had been made in 1760. It
was a brass bar containing a gold button near each end. A dot was engraved in each of these two
buttons. These two dots were spaced exactly 1 yard apart. The same act that legalized this bar as
the standard for England also made the provision that, in the event it was lost or destroyed, it
should be replaced using the pendulum method to determine its length. A few years copies of
both the English yard and the French metre standards were brought to the United States. The
English system of measuring was almost universally adopted in the United States.
Taken from
http://www.cftech.com/BrainBank/OTHERREFERENCE/WEIGHTSandMEASURES/MetricHi
story.html
Narrative Input Chart
Write text here if you are creating your own or cite the text you are going to use if using a published text.
Fannie in the Kitchen: The Whole Story from Soup to Nuts of How Fannie Farmer Invented Recipes with
Precise Measurements by Deborah Hopkinson and Nancy Carpenter
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Pictorial Input for Process Grid
Capacity
The maximum amount that can be contained by an object Why
Units and Tools Used to determine:
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US standard units: pints, cups, quarts, and gallons, tablespoons and teaspoons.  Metric units: Liters, milliliters and deciliters.  Tools: o Measuring cups o Measuring spoons o Beakers (science lab) o Graduated cylinder (science lab)  how much cereal can
fit in a box.
 how much water can
fit in a bottle
 to add the correct
amount of ingredients
to a recipe
 to know how much to
charge for gas Who Interesting Facts 
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Created by Jordana Belch Summer 2011 In Canada, gasoline is sold by the liter.
Long ago people based units of capacity
on how much their baskets or clay pots
would hold.
Many American colonists immigrated
from England. We still use the many
English units of dry and liquid
measurements.
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Mr. Gallon Man
4 quarts=1 gallon
2 pints= 1 quart
2 cups= 1 pint
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Chants and Poetry
Measurement Systems
By Velma Cassa, Edelina Etsitty, Ella Shortey, & Jabbar Beig
Is this the metric system?
Is this the metric system?
How do you know?
How do you know?
Give me an example.
Give me an example.
Oui, oui
Ja, ja
Liters and meters
Mili- and centiKilometer (km)
Kilogram (kg)
Is this the US customary system?
Is this the US customary system?
How do you know?
How do you know?
List a few.
List a few.
Name the rest.
Woo hoo!
Yes, yes
Aơ, aơ
No easy way
Studied it
Inches, feet, yards
Spoons, ounces, cups
Pints, quarts, gallons
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10 Little Millimeters Lyrics © 2006 by Casandra Benedict Frost Elementary, Pasco WA Adapted from: Ten Little Indians One little, two little, three little millimeters, Four little, five little, six little millimeters, Seven little, eight little, nine little millimeters, Ten millimeters in a centimeter. One little, two little, three little centimeters, Four little, five little, six little centimeters, Seven little, eight little, nine little centimeters, Ten centimeters in a decimeter. One little, two little, three little decimeters, Four little, five little, six little decimeters, Seven little, eight little, nine little decimeters, Ten decimeters in a meter. One hundred, two hundred, three hundred meters, Four hundred, five hundred, six hundred meters, Seven hundred, eight hundred, nine hundred meters, One thousand meters in a kilometer. The Metric System is easy to learn, The Metric System is fun to use, The Metric System is based on tens, Let’s sing about it again. Created by Jordana Belch Summer 2011 19
Length is Fun
© 2005 by Debbie O'Donnell
Westgate Elementary, Kennewick School District
Tune: "Row, Row, Your Boat"
12, 12, 12
Inches make a foot.
Measure short things with the foot.
Length is so much fun.
3,3,3,
Feet are in a yard.
Measure long things with a yard.
Length is so much fun.
Inch, inch, inch
Inches are in yards.
Thirty-six, thirty-six,
Inches make a yard.
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Mathematics Bugaloo
Lyrics © 2004 by Vickie Kaufman
Pasco School District
Adapted from "I'm a Crustacean" by Andy Brechtel
I’m a mathematician and I’m here to say
I do mathematics every day.
Sometimes I just use paper
Sometimes I use my head
Or maybe a calculator will do instead.
Problem solving, number sense,
Statistics too
Doing the mathematics Bugaloo.
First, I study the problem
To get a clue
Just what’s the problem asking me to do?
Next I choose a strategy
Which one shall I try?
Once I have decided
The strategy I apply.
Then I work the problem showing
All the steps too,
Last I check my answer, Bugaloo.
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Weighing
By S.K. Ware
An ounce, a pound, or even a ton,
Weighing things can be so much fun.
An ounce to weigh something really tiny,
Like a penny, so bright and shiny.
Use pounds to weigh larger things
Or groups of more
People, some animals, and vegetables for
sure!
But what about things that are really
GIGANTIC,
Like big trucks and ships as large as the
TITANIC?
Use tons, to weigh things that are super
heavy,
Like elephants, whales, and your grandpa’s
old Chevy!
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Expert Group 1
Write the expert group text. Be sure to include text boxes below each paragraph for sketching.
Capacity
Why
Capacity is used to determine how much cereal can fit in a box. It can also be used to
show how much water can fit in a bottle or bath tub. In the kitchen capacity allows a chef to
add the correct amount of ingredients to a recipe. When filling a car up at a gas station,
capacity allows the person to know how much to pay for the gasoline.
Units and Tools
Capacity can be measured using US standard units which include pints, cups, quarts,
and gallons as well as the smaller measurements of tablespoons and teaspoons. Some tools
that are used to measure capacity in US standard units are measure cups and spoons.
Capacity can also be measured using the metric units of liters, milliliters, and deciliters.
Some tools that are used to measure capacity using the metric system are beakers and
graduated cylinders.
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Who
There are many professions that use capacity on a daily basis. For example, chefs use
pints, cups, quarts, gallons, tablespoons and teaspoons to ensure that their recipes turn out
perfectly. In science laboratories scientists use beakers and graduated cylinders to
measure liquids they are testing. Architects use capacity to find the exact size of the
buildings they are building. Truck drivers need to know the capacity of their gas tank so
that they know how far they can drive before they refuel.
Interesting Facts
In Canada and Mexico gasoline is sold by the liter instead of the gallon like in the
United States. Long ago people base units of capacity on how much their baskets or clay
pots would hold. Many American colonists immigrated from England. We still use the many
English units of dry and liquid measurements.
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Expert Group 2
Write the expert group text. Be sure to include text boxes below each paragraph for sketching.
Weight and mass
Why
Weight and mass are used to tell how heavy something is. It is a task people
perform almost every day. People weigh food, the mail, and many commodities.
Units and Tools
The US standard units weigh items using ounces for light items and pounds for
heavier items. The metric system weighs using grams for light items and kilograms for
heavier items. For both US standard units and metric units balance scales, scales, and
spring scales are the tools of measurement that are used.
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Who
Have you ever gone to the doctor? Well if you have you know that as part of
the routine they tell you to stand on a scale to determine your weight. Engineers
must know the weight of the steel, wood and other materials they are using to make
sure the structures they make can hold the weight. Chefs also weigh some
ingredients when finding the capacity would be too difficult. Your mom and dad use
weight every time they go to the store and buy fruits and vegetables because the
price of many of these items is determined by their weight.
Interesting Facts
If a scientist wants to measure something very small they will measure it in
nanograms. Also, the abbreviation lb. for pound came from the Roman word “libra”
which also sounds like the Spanish word libre. Another interesting fact about
measurement is that in Canada and Mexico they weight items using the metric
system.
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Expert Group 3
Write the expert group text. Be sure to include text boxes below each paragraph for sketching.
Length
Why
People want to know how wide, how long, how far, how high, and how deep
something is. For this reason length is such an important form of measurement in the
world today. In order to travel to the moon scientist need to measure the distance
between the earth and the moon. Length was the measurement they used.
Units and Tools
Using U.S. customary units, people measure using inches, feet, and yards. The
tools used to measure are the ruler, measuring tape, and yard stick. People select the
most appropriate measuring tool when beginning to measure the length of something.
When using the metric system, people measure using centimeters, meters, and
kilometers. The tools used to measure these distances are similar to the U.S.
customary units: the ruler, a meter stick, and a measuring tape. For long distances,
odometers, like the ones in cars can also be used.
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Who
Many professions need to measure the length of objects in order to be
successful. For example, architects must take accurate measurement of buildings
they are designing so that the construction workers know exactly how long to cut the
materials. It these measurements are not perfect the building could collapse or not
go together at all. Car designers need to measure each part of the car to make sure
that it will fit together. Doctors measure the height of individuals and also know the
average measurements of bones and human organs. They use these to diagnose many
diseases.
Interesting Facts
Before the development of the US standard system and metric system, people
used to use cubits to measure length. A cubit is a length of your arm. After this, King
Henry the I, the king of England determined that a yard would be the distance from
the tip of his nose to the tip of his thumb.
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Expert Group 4
Write the expert group text. Be sure to include text boxes below each paragraph for sketching.
Temperature
Why
People measure temperature to tell the amount of hot or cold in a substance. We
measure the environmental temperature so that we know how to dress when we go outside.
Finding the temperature that water freezes made it possible for scientists to create
freezers so that we can enjoy cold beverages all year long.
Units and Tools
The U.S. customary measurement of temperature is degrees Fahrenheit or ˚F. The
metric system uses degrees Celsius or ˚C. But measurements are measured using a
thermometer.
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Who
Scientists use specific temperatures to melt different solids or vaporize liquids.
Doctors know the exact temperature the body should be kept at and use internal body
temperature to help identify why someone is sick. Chefs must heat foods to a certain
degree in order for it to be cooked correctly. Health codes also stipulate that foods such
as chicken be heated to 160˚F in order to be considered cooked.
Interesting Facts
On the Fahrenheit scale 32˚ is freezing and 212˚ is boiling. On the Celsius scale 0˚
is freezing and 100˚ is boiling. The hottest recorded day in Washing to was 1180 F, on Aug
5, 1961 at Ice Harbor Dam. The coldest recorded temperature in Washington was -48˚F
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Expert Group 5
Write the expert group text. Be sure to include text boxes below each paragraph for sketching.
Time
Why
Time shows the passage of time so that humans can measure how long it takes to do
something. People use time to ensure that schedules room smoothly so that people do not
have to wait for events to happen.
Units and Tools
Most countries of the world use the same time system. For measuring large
amounts of time people use a year that consists of 365 days. Scientist figured out how
many days were in a year by measuring how long it takes for the earth to travel all the way
around the sun. This year is partitioned into 12 months which are then divided into days.
People organize years, months and days on a calendar. When people measure the unit of
time for one day they rely on clocks or watches that tell them the hours, minutes, and
seconds of the day. There are 24 hours in every day and 60 minutes in every hour.
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Who
Chefs use time to measure how long they need to cook, broil, or bake whatever they
are making. A bus driver must use time to ensure that the bus arrives at every designated
bus stop at precisely the correct time. Biologists must time their different experiments
to measure how fast reactions for changes occur. Doctors too use time to help the
understand when a sickness began.
Interesting Facts
There are 365.26 days in a year. For this reason ever fourth year February has 29
days instead of 28.The Aztec sacred calendar has 260 days and is called the Nahuatl.
Big Ben in England is known all over the world as one of the most accurate clock towers
ever built.
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Mind Map
Adapt to fit process grid if needed
Why Units and Tools Measurement Who Interesting Facts Created by Jordana Belch Summer 2011 33
Listen and Sketch:
How tall, how short, how far away? - Adler
Poetry Frame
Select an additional poetry frame to support your unit. This will become an option for team tasks and for
individual closure activities.
Measurement
by Jordana Belch
Measurement here, measurement there
Measurement, measurement everywhere
Skillful measurement estimating precisely
Massive measurement adjusting heavily
Long measurement assessing accurately
And magnificent measurement weighing carefully
Measurement in the kitchen
Measurement at the grocery store
Measurement during doctors’ visits
And measurement around the classroom
Measurement here, measurement there
Measurement, measurement everywhere
Measurement! Measurement! Measurement!
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Home/School Connection 1
Capacity is the maximum amount that can be contained by an object. With your child go
to the kitchen and show them what tools you use to measure the capacity of an object. Then
draw a picture these different kitchen measurement tools.
Capacidad es el máximo cantidad que un objeto puede contener. Con su hijo/a vaya a la
cosina y muestra las heramientas para medidir que usan en la cosina. Después hagan un dibujo
de las diferents heramientas que tienen para medir la capacidad.
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Home/School Connection 2
Weight is how heavy something is. With your child compare the weight of different
items in your house. Then write down at least 5 of these comparisons.
El peso de algo es que pesado es ese objeto. Con su hijo/a compara el peso de diferentes
objetos de la casa. Después escribe por lo menos 5 de estas comparaciones.
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Home/School Connection 3
Think about different items you buy at the grocery store. Which items do you have to weigh to
find out how much they cost? Why is the weight of an item so important when you buy it at the store.
Write down some of you ideas.
Piensa en diferentes cosas que compran en el supermercado. ¿Cuál de estas cosas tienes
que pesar para saber cuanto cuestan? ¿Por qué es importante el peso de cado cosa que
compras en la tienda? Escribe algunas de tus ideas.
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Home/School Connection 4
With a family member brainstorm different reasons that we use measurement on a daily basis.
How do different professions use measurement?
Con alguien de tu familia haga una lista de diferentes razones por lo cual utilizamos medidas
diariamente. ¿Cómo se usan medidas en diferentes profesiones?
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Home/School Connection 5
Time is use to measure the passing of time. Tonight record how much time you spend doing each
activity of your evening.
Tiempo es la medida del paso del tiempo. Esta noche anota cuanto tiempo pasan haciendo cada
actividad de la tarde.
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Home/School Connection 6
People have been measuring things since the world began. Why do you think it is important that
we have standard units of measurement? What would happen if these did not exist?
Las personas han medido cosas desde el principio el mundo. ¿Por qué es tan importante tener
unidades estándares de medidas? ¿Qué pasaría si no existieran?
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Team Tasks
List the team tasks teams will need to create. Remember to include both note-taking and application
tasks.
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Timeline
Pictorial input on Capacity
Pictorial input the Gallon Man
Narrative input – retell
Exploration report
Found poetry
Team SPC
Poetry frame
Team process grid
Cooperative strip paragraph
Measurement stations
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Closure and Evaluation—Beyond Team Tasks
Understand that…
 there should be independent student accountability after team tasks
 there should be student choice in final projects
 final projects can be a combination of individual and team projects
 rubrics are an important piece in the assessment process
Example Rubric:
Score
Criteria
4
In addition to exhibiting level 3 performance, the student’s
responses demonstrate in-depth inferences and applications
that go beyond what was taught in class.
3
The student’s responses demonstrate no major errors or
omissions regarding any of the information and/or processes.
(THAT WERE EXPLICITLY TAUGHT)
2
The student’s responses indicate major errors or omissions
regarding the more complex ideas and processes; however they
do not indicate major errors or omissions relative to the simpler
details and processes.
1
The student provides responses that indicate a distinct lack of
understanding of the knowledge. However, with help, the
student demonstrates partial understanding of some of the
knowledge
For each closure and evaluation activity, task, project, etc, think about the following:
 How am I going to provide feedback in a way that students know what they are
learning and how well they are progressing and can explain what they need to do to get
better?
 How am I incorporating my knowledge of my students’ different learning styles?
 How am I embedding metacognition as part of the process, the assessment, and the
evaluation?
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Expository, Persuasive, or Narrative
Closure and Evaluation—Beyond Team Tasks
In each unit every student should produce an expository, persuasive, or narrative piece of
writing, a piece of poetry, and each student should have a chance to complete a project in
which they have some choice.
Expository, Persuasive, or Narrative Prompt or Topic:
Measurement in Real life
Create an expository, persuasive, or narrative piece of writing that explains how people use
measurement in their daily lives.
Create a Rubric for the Essay or Narrative here:
Score
Criteria
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Includes a real life example of all five forms of measurement
studied
Explains the units of measure used for different measurement
systems for each type of measurement
Uses logical, insightful, and higher-level vocabulary
Includes a real life example of 4 forms of measurement studied
Explains the units of measure used for different measurement
systems for 4 types of measurement
Uses logical grade level vocabulary for the most part
Includes a real life example of 3 forms of measurement studied
Explains the units of measure used for different measurement
systems for 3 types of measurement
Uses vocabulary from the unit
Includes a real life example of 2 or less forms of measurement
studied
Explains the units of measure used for different measurement
systems for 2 or less types of measurement
Does not use vocabulary from the unit
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Poetry
Closure and Evaluation—Beyond Team Tasks
In each unit every student should produce an expository, persuasive, or narrative piece of
writing, a piece of poetry, and each student should have a chance to complete a project in
which they have some choice.
Poetry Frame:
Measurement here, measurement there
Create a Rubric for the Poetry Frame here:
Score
Criteria
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Follows the pattern of the poem
Makes sense
Uses logical, insightful, and higher-level verbs, adjectives,
adverbs and prepositional phrases
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Follows the pattern of the poem
Makes sense
Uses logical verbs, adjectives, adverbs and prepositional
phrases effectively for the most part
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Mostly follows the pattern of the poem
Makes sense some of the time
Uses verbs, adjectives, adverbs and prepositional phrases
metaphors
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Does not follow the pattern of the poem, is not complete
Does not make sense
Does not use verbs, adjectives, adverbs and prepositional
phrases
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Burj Khalifa, formerly known as Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and the tallest man‐made structure ever built, at 828 m. In North America both Canada and Mexico us the metric system while the United States still uses US standard units of measure. Place Stamp Here ________________________________
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It is important to
remember that
when measuring
capacity a gallon
is bigger that a
quart. A quart is
larger than a pint
and a pint is
larger than a cup.
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Capacity
1 Gallon = 4 Quarts
The maximum amount that can be
contained by an object
Adult male elephants can reach weights of six to eight tons! That’s between 12,000 and 14,000 pounds! 1 Quart = 2 Pints
1 Pint = 2 Cups
A "light year" is a measure of distance, not time. It is defined as the distance light travels in one year. Light moves at a velocity of about 300,000 kilometres each second, so in one year, it travels about 9,500,000,000,000 kilometres. The Gallon Man
The highest recorded temperature in the
United States was 134˚ F in Death
Valley, California in 1913.
There are 24 hours in a day and 1,440 minutes in a day. How many seconds are in a day? 48
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Materials to Create and Gather
Collect Picture File Cards and place in a PowerPoint with four pictures on each slide. (This can be done very easily by
creating a Photo Album.)
 Observation Charts (grouped by theme)
 Input Charts
 Chants
 Expert Groups and Mind Maps
 Clunkers and Link text
 Exploration Report
 Free Exploration, Open Sort, Closed Sort
Create covers for student portfolios and packets
 Student Portfolio Cover
 Poetry Packet Cover
Create Narrative Input
 Make illustrations, find pictures for, or take pictures of the illustrations in the book
 Create a narrative background
 Make conversation/dialogue bubbles
Big Book
 Create in a big book format (use Excel version or create your own)
 Add pictures
 Create cover
Materials to Prep
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Prep Cognitive Content Dictionary with headings
Print picture file cards and laminate
Print Awards on colored paper-do not use colored ink
Assemble and laminate observation charts
Prep Inquiry Chart
Assemble and laminate Big Book
Write up all chants
Trace Big Picture Input
Trace Pictorial/Comparative Input
Prep Smart Cards for Input Review
Prep T-Graph for Social Skills on yellow paper
Prep Team Points Chart on yellow paper
Laminate Narrative Input Chart background
Print Laminate Narrative Input Chart
Print or prep Narrative Input Chart dialogue bubbles for retell
Prep Narrative Input Chart word cards for retell
Prep found poetry text
Prep Story Map
Prep Sentence Patterning Chart
Prep Process Grid
Prep Here, There Poetry Frame or Flip Chant
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Write topic sentence for Cooperative Strip paragraph
Create Jeopardy Review Game
Create Exam
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