Title of Book: Measuring Penny



Title of Book: Measuring PennyAuthor: Loreen LeedyPublisher: Henry Holt and CompanyISBN: 0-613-30024-6Grade Levels for Recommended Use: 4thTEKS 4th Grade: (8)??Geometry and measurement. The student applies mathematical process standards to select appropriate customary and metric units, strategies, and tools to solve problems involving measurement. The student is expected to:(A)??identify relative sizes of measurement units within the customary and metric systems; (C)??solve problems that deal with measurements of length, intervals of time, liquid volumes, mass, and money using addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division as appropriate.Brief Summary: Measuring Penny is all about measurement. Lisa is given a project about measurement. The book allows learners to learn about nonstandard and standard unit measurements. This book goes into great detail on a wide range of measuring from Penny's ears to how much water she would like.Materials needed:Internet, Computer, Projector, Book, Dog Biscuits, Ruler, Time Schedule Handout, Time Schedule Question Handout, Pencils Suggested Activity: 1) Start class with YouTube Song. ) Have a quick discussion about measurements including standard and nonstandard units. 3) Read book to class, Measuring Penny.4) Class activity: Stop at page 7 and have each group measure an item using dog biscuits and then with a ruler. Explain how this is a nonstandard unit of measurement and discuss as a class what each group discovered. 5) Individual activity: have each student fill out a schedule of their day and night in a twenty-four hour time period. Have them answer how much time various activities took in a twenty-four hour period. Measuring Penny Time Schedule Worksheet.xlsx and Measuring Penny Activity Worksheet.doc 6) Extended activity ideas Color and show the measurement of the drawn item the student drew. the student's pet or sibling to gain more practice and using the various types of measurement.References Penny Time Schedule Worksheet.xlsxMeasuring Penny Activity Worksheet.doc Adapted by (Leslie Demmer, 2013) ................
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