2nd Grade Measurement Lesson Plans

Features

The goal and its "I can" line, what to get ready and the words to use
A 45 minute lesson in five steps (warm up, teach with words to say, try it together, practice, exit ticket)
Questions to ask, and the mistakes students make and what to do about them
Ideas for students who need help or are ready for more
Each plan ends with the Animal Math worksheets, tools, maker and quiz for that lesson
Lessons: inches, feet and yards and the right tool, centimeters and meters, one thing in two units, estimating, how much longer, length stories, sums and differences on a number line, and line plots
Lessons 8.1, 8.11, 8.12 and 8.13 (a bigger unit needs fewer, pounds and the right tool, cups and pints, and containers that hold the same amount) are for the states that teach them in 2nd grade

2nd Grade Math CurriculumUnit 8

These are the lesson plans for Unit 8 of 13 in the 2nd Grade Math Curriculum: 128 lessons in teaching order, week by week, each with a lesson plan and an exit ticket.

← Previous unitUnit 7: Odd, Even and Arrays Next unit →Unit 9: Data and Graphs

Also for this unit: exit tickets, pre-check, unit review and test. See the whole year

Resources for Each Lesson

Everything each lesson plan points to, with links. Sheet numbers count worksheets: a color pack prints each sheet again in black and white.

8.1 Bigger unit, fewer units ★

PrintableMeasuring with Different Units: sheets 1, 4 and 5
PrintableInches, Feet, Yards and Meters: sheet 5
ToolMeasuring Tool: Measure With Cubes and Paper Clips, then Cubes and an Inch Ruler
Exit ticket2nd Grade Measurement Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 8.1

8.2 Measure in inches

PrintableRuler Practice: Measure, Mark, Compare: sheet 2, and questions 4 and 6 of sheet 3
ToolMeasuring Tool: Measure With Inch Ruler, Object Lengths In Between (Nearest Unit); then Place the Ruler Not Lined Up
QuizInches and Centimeters Quiz: the Inch Ruler level
Exit ticket2nd Grade Measurement Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 8.2

8.3 Feet, yards and the right tool

PrintableInches and Centimeters: sheet 4
PrintableInches, Feet, Yards and Meters: sheets 1-2
ToolMeasuring Tool: Measure With Yardstick, then Tape Measure (Feet)
Exit ticket2nd Grade Measurement Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 8.3

8.4 Centimeters and meters

PrintableRuler Practice: Measure, Mark, Compare: sheet 4
PrintableInches and Centimeters: sheet 5
PrintableInches, Feet, Yards and Meters: sheet 3 for early finishers
ToolMeasuring Tool: Measure With Centimeter Ruler, then Meter Stick
QuizInches and Centimeters Quiz: the Centimeter Ruler level
Exit ticket2nd Grade Measurement Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 8.4

8.5 One thing, two units

PrintableInches and Centimeters: sheets 1-3
ToolMeasuring Tool: Measure With Inch and Centimeter Rulers
QuizInches and Centimeters Quiz: the Inches or Centimeters level
Exit ticket2nd Grade Measurement Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 8.5

8.6 Estimate lengths

PrintableComparing Lengths: How Much Longer? sheet 5
PrintableInches, Feet, Yards and Meters: sheet 4
QuizInches and Centimeters Quiz: the Inches or Centimeters level
Exit ticket2nd Grade Measurement Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 8.6

8.7 How much longer?

PrintableComparing Lengths: How Much Longer? sheets 1-2
PrintableRuler Practice: Measure, Mark, Compare: sheet 5
ToolMeasuring Tool: Measure With Centimeter Ruler
QuizInches and Centimeters Quiz: the How Much Longer level
Exit ticket2nd Grade Measurement Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 8.7

8.8 Length story problems

PrintableLength Word Problems: sheets 1-2, and sheet 5 for more
PrintableComparing Lengths: How Much Longer? sheets 3-4 for early finishers
QuizWord Problems Quiz: the Within 100 level
Exit ticket2nd Grade Measurement Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 8.8

8.9 Sums and differences on a number line

PrintableLength Word Problems: sheet 4, and sheet 3 for more
MakerNumber Line: Mode Addition on Number Line, then Subtraction on Number Line; Number Range 1-20
ToolNumber Line: Start 0, End 20, Mode Jump
Exit ticket2nd Grade Measurement Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 8.9

8.10 Measure, then make a line plot

PrintableLine Plots for 2nd Grade: sheets 2-3, and sheets 4-5 for more
Exit ticket2nd Grade Measurement Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 8.10

8.11 Pounds and the right tool ★

PrintableChoosing Measuring Tools: sheets 1 and 3, sheet 2 for early finishers, sheet 5 for more
PrintablePounds and Ounces: sheet 1 for more
Exit ticket2nd Grade Measurement Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 8.11

8.12 Cups and pints ★

PrintableCups and Pints: sheets 1, 3 and 4, and sheet 5 for more
Exit ticket2nd Grade Measurement Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 8.12

8.13 Different shapes, same amount ★

PrintableHolds the Same Amount: sheets 1-3, and sheets 4-5 for more
Exit ticket2nd Grade Measurement Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 8.13

★ Taught in 2nd grade in some states.

Skills Covered

Measure to the nearest inch with a ruler
Use feet and yards and pick the tool
Measure in centimeters and pick meters
Measure one thing in inches and in centimeters
Estimate lengths
Find how much longer

Solve length story problems
Show sums and differences on a number line
Make a line plot of lengths
A bigger unit needs fewer units
Pick a ruler, scale or measuring cup
Cups and pints, and the same amount in other shapes

How to Use This Pack

Thirteen lesson plans, one for each lesson of a 2nd grade unit on measurement, in teaching order, after an overview page that lays the unit out day by day: a pre-check, the thirteen lessons, a review and the unit test. Each plan fits on one page. It gives the goal, what to get ready, the words to use, the lesson in five steps with the words to say, questions to ask, common mistakes and what to do about them, and the Animal Math worksheets, tools, maker and quiz for the lesson.

In the Classroom

Print the unit, or just the day's page, and teach from it. Each lesson takes about 45 minutes: a 5 minute warm up, 10 minutes of teaching, 10 minutes together, 15 minutes of practice and an exit ticket at the end. The exit tickets and the unit test are separate packs, made for these lessons. Lesson 8.1 (a bigger unit needs fewer) and lessons 8.11 to 8.13 (pounds and the right tool, cups and pints, and containers that hold the same amount) are for the states that teach them in 2nd grade.

At Home

Teaching at home? Use the warm up and the "Try it together" step as a short lesson, with a ruler, a measuring cup and things from around the house, and the "Words to use" as the way to talk about it. The mistakes to watch for are the ones most children make.

Tips for Success

Read the "Watch for" box before the lesson: it is what to listen for while students work
Ask for the end of the thing lined up with the 0 every time a ruler comes out
Print rulers and worksheets at actual size so they measure true inches and centimeters
Sort the exit tickets into got it, almost and not yet to plan the next day
Use the help and challenge ideas for small groups during practice

Common Core Standards Alignment

This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:

1.MD.A.2 Measure an object by lining up equal-size units (like cubes) along it without spaces or overlapping, and give the whole-number count.
2.MD.A.1 Choose a suitable tool, such as a ruler, yardstick, meter stick or tape measure, and use it to measure length.
2.MD.A.2 Measure one object with two different units, such as inches and centimeters, and explain why a smaller unit gives a bigger number.
2.MD.A.3 Make sensible guesses of lengths in inches, feet, centimeters and meters.
2.MD.A.4 Measure two objects and find the difference in their lengths in a standard unit.
2.MD.B.5 Solve story problems about lengths in the same unit, adding or subtracting within 100, with drawings like rulers and equations.
2.MD.B.6 Show whole numbers as distances from 0 on an evenly marked number line, and show sums and differences up to 100 as jumps on it.
2.MD.D.9 Measure several objects, or one object several times, in whole units and display the results on a line plot.
3.MD.A.2 Estimate and measure mass in grams and kilograms and liquid volume in liters, and solve one-step story problems about them with any operation.

Features

2nd Grade Math CurriculumUnit 8