Curriculum Guides

Grade Level: First

Content Area: Measurement-Time

Skills:

Prerequisites:

Instructional Practices: Estimation, Problem Solving, Reasoning, Connections to the Real World

Materials Needed:

All in a Day by Mitsumaso Anno

two candles of different size

Technology:

Activity:

In an introduction to time, the teacher will light the two candles at the same time and ask the class which candle they think will burn longer. The teacher will begin reading the book. When the story is completed, the class will observe, compare, and discuss the length of the candles.

Theme Ideas:

Read Pumpkin,Pumpkin by Jeanne Tithington during Halloween and let class decide which candle would be best to burn in the classroom pumpkin.