Gardening
Gardening is something that I do with my class every year and it always engages them. My students love the hands-on aspect of planting. They love the reward of watching the seed they planted grow into a plant. I want to incorporate gardening into this curriculum to engage my students in measuring.
When planning and planting a garden, measuring is often used. My students will need to determine the areas and perimeters of their garden plots. We will be using rectangles to create garden plots and squares to create walkways. Both are simple shapes which will help us to organize our garden space. This will further develop the idea that we commonly use rectangles in our everyday lives. Decomposing our plots into squares reiterates the array structure of the rectangle. Finally, since these plots will be outside and must be measured out, my students will need to use a ruler to measure out the spaces. They will see how important it is to use a tool of measurement and a standardized unit. These gardening activities encompass all the learning goals in my curriculum unit.
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