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Anne-Marie Claxton

Tadpole race -Measurement.

Grades: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, Kindergarten
Subjects: Math

Student Instructions

Three little tadpoles were learning to swim. Mother frog measured how far they swam with her frog jumps because her jumps are always the same length. Each frog jump was the same length as 1 popstick. Measure using popsticks for each colour tadpole and show how far each tadpole swam and show your work. 1. Green tadpole swam as far as 3 frog jumps. 2. The yellow tadpole swam 2 more frog jumps than the green tadpole. 3. The blue tadpole swam less than the green tadpole How far might the blue tadpole have swum? Go back to seesaw 1. Tap add 2. Take a clear photo of your measuring. 3. Use the drawing to number who came 1st, 2nd and 3rd. ........................................................................................... Extension: Use your ruler to measure how far each tadpole swam. Write down your measurement for how far each one swam. ............................................................................................. Tap check

Teacher Notes (not visible to students)

The lake and frog picture were used by using Creative Commons: Lake: https://www.kissclipart.com/lake-clipart-clip-art-ko7k35/ Frog: http://clipart-library.com/pictures-of-frogs-on-lily-pads.html Learning Intention: To become proficient at using arbitrary units of measure. To gain practise using the measurement unit of the child's country.

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