KINDERGARTEN SUPPLEMENT Set D8 Measurement: Measuring Tools Calendar Pattern Includes April Calendar Pattern D8.1 Skills & Concepts H identify the appropriate instruments used to measure time, weight, temperature, and length H describe and extend simple repeating patterns H read aloud numerals from 0 to 31 H identify ordinal positions through the 31st P1210
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Introducing the Measuring Tools Calendar Grid PatternOpen your first Number Corner lesson in April by directing students’ attention to the calendar grid. Explain that as in previous months, you will put up a new calendar marker as each day of the month passes. Place the first marker in the correct pocket, and ask children to pair-share observations. What do they notice about this marker? After a few moments, pull popsicle sticks from your helper jar to call on children to share their observations with the class. Guide them to discuss the fact that people use watches to tell time.
Students It’s a watch! My dad has one like that. You can wear it. It has numbers on it, like 1, 2, 3, 4.
Teacher Why do people wear watches?
Student To tell time. So they can know what time it is.
Post the chart you have prepared with the word “Time” written at the top. Read the word with the class, and explain that the calendar markers this month will show pictures of measuring tools. Some of the tools, like the watch shown on today’s marker, are used to measure time.
Show students the collection of mini-markers you have prepared. Glue the first one to the Time chart, and work with input from the children to label it. Then ask students to look around the room. Do they see any other tools in the classroom that can be used to measure time.
Students The clock over there! My brother has a watch. What about our play clock in the corner? Teacher has a watch on so she can tell what time it is.
Continuing through April with the Calendar GridEach day throughout the month, display the new marker. Have children describe the tool shown on the marker, identify it by name, and discuss how it is used. Reinforce the words and concepts of time, weight, temperature, and length by gluing a mini-marker to the appropriate chart each day and labeling the tool shown on the marker.
April Calendar Pattern (cont.)
Set D8 Measurement: Measuring Tools Calendar Pattern
Here are some questions and prompts to use through the month:• Let’ssaythenameofeachtoolasourhelperpointstothemarkers.• Let’stellwhateachtoolisusedtomeasureasourhelperpointstothemarkers.• Whichkindofmeasuringtooldoyouthinkwillcomenextinourpattern?Why?• Whichtooldoyouseeonthe4thmarker?(The10thmarker?The16thmarker?)• Whichmarkerssofarshowtoolsthatareusedtomeasurelength(time,weight,temperature)?What
Toward the end of the month, ask students to share observations about the collections of mini-markers you have glued to each of the charts. You might have them examine and discuss one of the charts every 2 or 3 days during the last two weeks of the month.
Teacher Let’s look at all the mini-markers we’ve glued to the time chart so far. What do you notice? Talk with the person next to you for a minute, and then I’ll pull some sticks out of our helper jar to choose children to share their ideas with the class.
Students There are watches and clocks. What’s that book thing? That’s a planner book. You can write stuff for each day. Everything on there can help you measure time. Some of the things measure minutes and hours, but the calendars have days on them. They all have numbers.
wristwatch
analog clock
week planner
digital clock
cuckoo clock
calendar
digital clock
mantle clock
Time
Set D8 Measurement: Measuring Tools Calendar Pattern
length(e.g.,adigitalclock,asmallanalogclock,amedicalorscientificthermometer,aroundoutdoorthermometer, a digital thermometer, a kitchen scale, a bathroom scale, a cloth measuring tape, a car-penter’stapemeasure,andsoon).Askfamiliestosendinitemstoaddtothecollection.