Title: Inch by Inch
Posted by: Supria Nandi
Author: Leo Lionn
Recommended Grade Levels: Pre- K, Kindergarten, First and
Second grade.
CCSSM Content Standards:
Describe and compare
measurable attributes.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.MD.A.1
Describe measurable attributes of objects, such as length or weight. Describe several measurable attributes of a single object.
Describe measurable attributes of objects, such as length or weight. Describe several measurable attributes of a single object.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.MD.A.2
Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has "more of"/"less of" the attribute, and describe the difference. For example, directly compare the heights of two children and describe one child as taller/shorter.
Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has "more of"/"less of" the attribute, and describe the difference. For example, directly compare the heights of two children and describe one child as taller/shorter.
Measure lengths
indirectly and by iterating length units.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.MD.A.1
Order three objects by length; compare the lengths of two objects indirectly by using a third object.
Order three objects by length; compare the lengths of two objects indirectly by using a third object.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.MD.A.2
Express the length of an object as a whole number of length units, by laying multiple copies of a shorter object (the length unit) end to end; understand that the length measurement of an object is the number of same-size length units that span it with no gaps or overlaps. Limit to contexts where the object being measured is spanned by a whole number of length units with no gaps or overlaps.
Express the length of an object as a whole number of length units, by laying multiple copies of a shorter object (the length unit) end to end; understand that the length measurement of an object is the number of same-size length units that span it with no gaps or overlaps. Limit to contexts where the object being measured is spanned by a whole number of length units with no gaps or overlaps.
Measure
and estimate lengths in standard units.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.A.1
Measure the length of an object by selecting and using appropriate tools such as rulers, yardsticks, meter sticks, and measuring tapes.
Measure the length of an object by selecting and using appropriate tools such as rulers, yardsticks, meter sticks, and measuring tapes.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.A.4
Measure to determine how much longer one object is than another, expressing the length difference in terms of a standard length unit.
Measure to determine how much longer one object is than another, expressing the length difference in terms of a standard length unit.
Summary: This story is about a
little green inchworm that was proud of its measuring skills. To protect itself
from hungry birds, it used its measuring skill to measure a robin’s tail, a
flamingo’s neck, a toucan’s beak, and a heron’s legs. It even used its skill to
protect itself from a hungry nightingale, which threaten inchworm to be eaten
if it failed to measure nightingale’s song. Inchworm used its measuring skill
creatively to solve that dilemma.
Rating:





I would rate this book 5 out of 5. This is a great picture
book with unique illustration. Pages are filled with mostly pictures and small
written text on the bottom or the corner. It is appropriate for early childhood
and Childhood grades. This story
can be used to teach children about measurement, nature, and even about
thinking "outside of the box" to solve problems.
Classroom
Ideas:
Pre-K
& Kindergarten:
This
story could be used as a great recourse to teach integrated math and language
art skills. Students would be familiar with math vocabularies such as inch,
measure, and distance. They would develop the concept that different attributes
of an object could be measured. Activities students would able to do:
·
Act out
the story and use their own body to measure the length of the rug, floor etc.
like the inch warm.
·
Create
their own inchworms using construction papers or pipe cleaners and measure the
length of different objects.
·
Compare
their length of different objects. (Same, longer or shorter)
First
grade:
·
Measure
length using iterating unit (student made inchworm, paper clips etc.)
·
Compare
length-using explanation. (for example; the red pencil is longer that the blue
pencil because red pencil is 4 paper clips long and the blue one is 3 paper
clips long.)
Second grade: This book is an applicable resource to
introduce measurement unit using appropriate tools.
·
Introduce
measuring unit – Inch on a ruler.
·
Use
ruler to measure objects in inches.
·
Compare
objects’ length inches.
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