Measurement and Money in Early Elementary

David A Reid

Measurement activities

Measurement Curriculum outcomes

Measurement resources. 3

Money curriculum outcomes. 3

Money activities . 3

Skip counting money. 4

Base 10 accounting. 4

Comparing coins. 4

Money Resources. 5

Interactive Web pages. 5

Lesson plans and Worksheets. 5

Measurement activities

Measurement Curriculum outcomes

Primary

D1 compare and order object based on length, capacity, and mass

D3 sort items based on measurement attributes

Grade 1

D1 identify procedures (not involving units) to compare and/or order lengths, capacities and areas

D2 identify procedures (not involving units) to compare and/or order masses and durations of time

D3 identify and use non-standard units to estimate and measure length, capacity, time, mass and area

Grade 2

D1 identify procedures not involving units to be used to compare areas

D2 demonstrate a sense of how long 1cm and 1m are

D3 estimate and measure length in non-standard and standard units

D4 recognize and explain why standard units are used

D5 demonstrate a sense of how much 1L is

D6 estimate and measure capacity in non-standard and standard units

D7 demonstrate a sense of how much 1kg is

D8 estimate and measure mass in non-standard and standard units

D12 choose appropriate units with which to estimate and measure, and perform measurements

D13 demonstrate an understanding that the size of the unit used affects the number describing the measurement

D14 demonstrate an understanding that 100cm make up 1m

Grade 3

D1 estimate and measure length in metres, decimetres, and centimetres

D2 estimate and measure capacity in millilitres and litres

D3 estimate and measure mass in grams and kilograms

D4 estimate and measure area in non-standard and square centimetres

D5 solve problems involving kilometres

D6 use appropriate units for capacity and mass

D8 continue to solve a large variety of measurement problems

Measurement resources

http://mathforum.com/paths/measurement/

http://mathforum.com/library/topics/measurement/branch.html

http://www.nctm.org/tcm/Indexes/subjects/measurement.html

http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/RR/database/RR.09.96/workman1.html

http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/RR/database/RR.09.96/rugland1.html (Especially the Children’s literature suggestions)

http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/RR/database/RR.09.96/danylczuk2.html

http://forum.swarthmore.edu/elempow/solutions/solution.ehtml?puzzle=103

For activities on teaching Time, see http://socrates.acadiau.ca/courses/educ/reid/Elem-math-virtual-Workshops/Time/Homepage.html

Money curriculum outcomes

There are no outcomes specifically about money.Instead, money provides a real world context to explore whole numbers, addition, and subtraction.Money is mentioned in the Elaboration or Worthwhile Tasks for the following SCOs:

Grade 1: A6, A11, A12, B1, B2, B3, B5, B7

Grade 2: A2, A3, A5, B10, C5

Grade 3: A2, A4, A5, B4, B9, B10, B11

Money activities:

Skip counting money

Counting money is a common context for counting by 5s and 10s.This can be done as a special activity or as part of the day to day business of counting up lunch money or whatever.(SCO 1-A3, A6)

Sum it up

(based on a game at http://www.girltech.com/Game_Cafe/GC_menu_frame.html)

Assign each letter a value (e.g., A=1¢, B=2¢, etc.)

·What is your name worth?

·What words could you buy for 75¢?

·What is the most expensive word you can think of?

·What is the least expensive word you can think of?

Base 10 accounting

Use dimes and pennies along with Dienes base 10 blocks to explore addition and subtraction of two digit numbers. This could be done in the context of a play store or other shopping scenarios.

E.g.,You have 4 dimes, and you need to give someone 13 cents.How can you do it?

(Note: Don’t try to use coins instead of base 10 blocks.They are much more abstract.A dime isn’t ten pennies, it is worth ten pennies.)

Comparing coins

Make a concrete pictograph using coins to show how many equal a dollar.100 pennies in a row will be almost 2 metres long.

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Money Resources

Interactive Web pages

Converting coins: http://www.aaamath.com/mny.html

Counting (US) coins: http://www.playtolearn.com/coins.asp

Sum it up game: http://www.girltech.com/Game_Cafe/GC_menu_frame.html

Software

Shareware for coin recognition: http://eden.infohwy.com/~flixprod/early_learning.html

Freeware for exploring (US) money: http://www.BDWilliams.com/DOWNLOAD/newdemo/index.html

Lesson plans and Worksheets

Counting (US) coins worksheet: http://www.mathsurf.com/parent/mathathome/1a.html

Lesson plan for coin counting activities: http://www.col-ed.org/cur/math/math45.txt

Discussion based on “Smart” poem: http://explorer.scrtec.org/explorer/explorer-db/html/813447473-81ED7D49.html

Shopping activity: http://explorer.scrtec.org/explorer/explorer-db/html/783750102-447DED81.html

Play store lessons:

http://www.iit.edu/~smile/ma9322.html

http://www.col-ed.org/cur/math/math09.txt

http://forum.swarthmore.edu/elempow/solutions/solution.ehtml?puzzle=103

[Copyright -- David A Reid] [School of Education] [Acadia University]