The adjustment to the whole group lesson is a modification to differentiate for children who are English learners.
EL adjustments
Introduction
(5 minutes)
Use snap cubes to make three towers of different lengths. If possible, make each tower with a different color cube.
Show the towers to the class and ask, “Which tower is the longest?”
Beginning
Count the cubes chorally with students as you assemble the towers.
Gesture by moving your hands apart as you say the word "longest."
Intermediate
Activate prior knowledge of length comparison by asking questions about that reference familiar contexts such as, "Which student has the longest hair?"
Think aloud about which is longer, a car or a train.