Line Plots: Representing the Length of Classroom Items
In this lesson, your students will measure the lengths of items and then make a line plot to show the measurement data. They will get hands-on by measuring and surveying the class.
Students will be able to use a line plot to represent data.
The adjustment to the whole group lesson is a modification to differentiate for children who are English learners.
EL adjustments
Introduction
(10 minutes)
Review measuring items by asking students to explain how to measure using a ruler.
Pass out rulers, and have students measure the length of their pencils.
Record their results as numbers on the board.
Tell students that today they're going to learn about using line plots to display the data they collect from measuring different items.
Read aloud Kenley's Line Plot Graph: Another Math Adventure by Kathleen Stone.
Beginning
Define what is means to measure something prior to the lesson, in English and student's home language. Have the student draw a picture to represent what it means to measure in their math journal.
Have students sit near the front of the classroom during the read aloud.
Use active questioning during the read aloud and provide sentence frames to support students in orally sharing their answers.
Intermediate
Encourage students to explain their results to the class orally using a sentence stem or frame for support.
Pause frequently during the read-aloud and ask students to summarize what happened during important events or to explain difficult concepts.