This clear and engaging concept book, delivered with a sense of humor, is certain to win over the most reluctant mathematician. Jul, 2010 pennys nose 1 inch long pennys tail 1 dog biscuit long pennys paw print 3 centimeters wide. Click here to learn about measuring penny the perfect book for teaching measurement lessons. Measuring penny is an amazing book and should be added to any classroom. This lesson dives into those concepts by encouraging student ownership of story problems, aka learning tasks. A good story is always a fantastic hook to bring childrens interests into a new lesson. This activity should follow a math unit on measurement. Describe the pictures in measuring penny great expectations.
See which new books our editors chose as this months favorites for kids of all ages. I give my second grade students 3 days to complete it. Millions to measure paperback may 2, 2006 by david m schwartz author. Lisas homework is to measure something in as many ways as she can think of, so she chooses to measure her dog penny. I am linking up with the collaboration cuties to share a favorite book to use with math instruction. First grade measurement lesson plans brighthub education. In the end he needs to outwit a nightingale using his resourceful measuring skills. This is a fun story that shows how one little girl named lisa completes her. Measuring penny activity by becky martin teachers pay. She has to use standard units like inches and non standard units like paper clips to find out height, width, length, weight, volume, temperature, and time.
A variety of units of measurement are introduced in this cute story. Measuring penny book by loreen leedy 3 available editions. Nov 09, 2014 nov 9, 2014 measuring penny by loreen leedy youtube. Apr 09, 2009 when lisa used herself as a measuring tool, the students used their bodies as measuring tools. Linda uses standard and nonstandard measurements to measure penny and the other dogs for her school project. Read aloud the book measuring penny by loreen leedy. She decides to measure her dog, penny, and learns a lot about her dog and measuring and even has fun doing it. Out of nowhere the friend i told the penny story to pulls a penny out of his pocket with an amazed look on his face. Measuring penny by loreen leedy, 9780805065725, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A young girl named lisa has a homework assignment to measure something in as many ways as she can.
Lesson plan from utah education network created by utah education network. Measurement read alouds k5 math teaching resources. She started out making jewelry in the shape of pigs, cats, dragons, and other animals, and then one day she started making book characters out of her animals. This engaging book teaches the difference between standard and nonstandard measurement. Measuring penny, written by loreen leedy, is a book about a girl who decides to measure her dog, penny, for a school project. Check out the free online activities created for each book.
Lisa chooses her dog penny and discovers, among other things, that pennys tail is one biscuit long. In this measurement instructional activity, students read the book measuring penny and create their own system of measurement. After a few hours of hanging out, my friends and i ate at waffle house. There are so many ways to do the things that lisa does in the classroom and bring this book, and measuring, alive. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Students measure various items in the classroom, using their creative measurement system. Loreen leedy is the authorillustrator of many childrens books, including its probably penny and mapping pennys world. Young scholars measure various items in the classroom, using their. When lisa used herself as a measuring tool, the students used their bodies as measuring tools.
In this measurement lesson, students read the book measuring penny and create their own system of measurement. Pennys end drops low to the ground, while the pug looks worriedly from its high perch. Lisa measures a lot of details about her dog including the length of her tail and the amount of time it takes penny to run through the house. The actual student created problems can be treated as an exit slip or cumulative project depending on the assessment purpose, formative or summative 2030 mins. Buy measuring penny by loreen leedy illustrator online at alibris. I gather all the children with me at our favorite meeting place in the classroom. Jul, 2010 measuring penny by loreen leedy, 9780805065725, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Measuring penny loreen leedy school and library juvenile nonfiction english 9780805053609. Weve gathered up a great collection of books, activities, apps, and websites for learning all about math and measuring. Inch by inch by leo lionni a wonderful illustrator and childrens book author, leo lionni describes a peppy little inch worm and his desire to measure an assortment of birds, keeping him out of harms way. Measuring penny has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Lisa has an important homework assignmentto measure something in several different ways.
Linda decides that she is going to measure her dog penny, so linda and penny head to the dog park. Activities focus on emotions, body language, facial expressions, and more lemonade in winter. Hen teaches about measuring properly with the right tools and the author includes side notes about dry versus liquid measuring, as well as equivalents such as 1 stick butter 1 cup 8 tablespoons. My favorite math based text is measuring penny by loreen leedy. She decides to measure her boston terrier, penny, and ends up measuring more than three other dogs. She decides to measure her dog, penny, and learns a lot about. Using a stuffed animal brought from home, students will complete the learning task on slides 1112. Measuring madness after sharing the story measuring penny by. The illustrations help provides visual examples of measurement, while telling a great story and how she has a homework assignment due on measurement. Using the book, measuring penny, by loreen leedy, students will measure their own stuffed animal using both standard and nonstandard units of measurement. Discuss the different methods standard and nonstandard ways of measuring items that were use in. Penny and the pug sit on opposite ends of a seesaw.
Lisa has an assignment to go home after school to measure something. Engaging worksheet that asks students to solve for the diameter, circumference, and area of the pizza. Measuring penny, penny by loreen leedy 9780805065725. The paperback of the measuring penny by loreen leedy at barnes. She has to use standard units like inches and nonstandard units like. Activities focus on measuring, graphing, pet care, and more. This book covers every type of measurement a early elementary teacher might ever want to talk about. Do you know any kids who are fascinated by numbers and love to count, puzzle out fractions, and measure stuff. Lisa learns a lot about her dog and about measuring, and even has fun doing it. Measuring penny by loreen leedy illustrator alibris.
Yes is this story part of a mathematics story series. Measuring penny lisa has an important homework assignmentto measure something in several different ways. When lisa used dog biscuits to measure penny, we measured things in the room with dog biscuits. Apr 14, 20 my favorite math based text is measuring penny by loreen leedy. This clear and engaging concept book, delivered with a sense of humor. With the same energy, humor and clarity found in his 50 books, david wows audiences at schools around the united states and beyond. Unit lesson plan measuring penny second grade, common core learning task standard. I give this book a 5star rating because it is great for introducing your students to the concept of measurements. The story is cute and the illustrations are fabulous. This is a homework assignment that accompanies the book measuring penny by loreen leedy. Activities focus on identifying, saving, and spending money. Penny and the shetland sheepdog balance evenly on each end. A great introduction to the subject, and one that tells a good story, too. Lisas dog, penny, becomes the object of her homework assignment in a colorful mathematical concept book about measuring and the use of different m.
Try pairing fiction with nonfiction books and exploring different genres like poetry and biographies and formats like graphic novels and audio books. Nov 9, 2014 measuring penny by loreen leedy youtube. This picture book is about lisa, who is given an assignment by her teacher to measure something. Pennys nose 1 inch long pennys tail 1 dog biscuit long pennys paw print 3 centimeters wide. Lisa measures her nose, her tail, how high she can jump and more. Throughout the story she measures and compares penny in many different ways, both standard and nonstandard. A fun story for k2 classrooms that makes a great introduction to a homework assignment, or class activity, involving measuring with different units. This math pack contains pages to use for a bulletin board display on measurement or in a math journal notebook. Actual size by steve jenkins in this colorful, oversized book a wide range of animals, from tiny to huge, are revealed in life size. See more ideas about childrens books, best children books and teaching measurement.
Now pennys end is up penny dangles off the high end of a seesaw as a golden cockerspaniel weighs down the opposite side. It a is a wonderful story about a little girl who must practice using all types of measurement tools for a homework assignment. Measuring penny activity by becky martin teachers pay teachers. Measuring penny is a great math picture book to use in the classroom. Measuring penny is a book about measuring in both nonstandard and standard units. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. She uses many different ways to measure pennys nose, how high she jumps, how long her tail is, etc. The fun begins when she decides to measure her dog, penny.
Nonstandard measurement sid the science kid the jim henson company duration. David is an accomplished storyteller and a master at getting kids to think and have fun at the same time. I told one of my good friends about my testing of the secret, and about the 1984 penny i imagined. Measuring penny loreen leedy school library juvenile non. Born in wilmington, delaware, she majored in art in college but wasnt sure what kind of artist she wanted to be. Buy a cheap copy of measuring penny book by loreen leedy.
A must read mentor text and a free measurement activity hi friends. She has to measure something at her house, but she has to use. Explain that this story measuring penny by loreen leedy is about a little girl who measures her dog and a bunch of other things for a class project. Measuring penny by loreen leedy youtube read aloud. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Week 2 remote learning resources and strategies grades 12.