Rapunzel, Rapunzel Let’s Measure Your Hair

Lesson Plan:

Activity:

Lesson plan developed by Ms. Erika Geelhoed, BA Ed

Age Group:

Preschool

* Lesson plan objective and assessment can be adapted to use this activity with school-age children.

Objectives:

Children will:

practice measuring in non-standard units.

CDA Competency Standard:

II.5.3a

Candidate’s interactions promote children’s thinking and problem solving
- a) Facilitates children’s thinking and creative problem-solving skills

Materials:

construction paper
scissors
glue
yarn
small cubes

Procedure:

Encourage the children to create Rapunzel using construction paper, scissors and glue.
Instruct them to use the yarn for her hair.
Children can make her hair as long or short as they desire.
When dry, ask the children to measure the length of the hair using small manipulative cubes.

Assessment:

Observe and record the children’s measuring abilities. Were they able to line the cubes up and count to correctly measure?

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