Parent guide · Kindergarten Math · Unit 8
Lesson 8.1 Long and Short, Tall and Short
Written for the parent. Read the Say this lines aloud as they are, or in your own words. Answers for you are marked Listen for.
At a glance
- Time
- 5 sessions of 15–20 minutes
- Goal
- Compare lengths and heights. Measure with squares.
- You need
- A few real coins
- Pencil and crayons
- A King James Bible
- Worksheet A · Worksheet B · the lesson page
Steps
Do this: Ask these out loud. Your child answers out loud; no paper needed.
- Ask: “3 + 1” Listen for: 4
- Ask: “2 + 3” Listen for: 5
- Ask: “1 + 3” Listen for: 4
- Ask: “2 + 5” Listen for: 7
- Ask: “2 + 2” Listen for: 4
Say this: “To compare lengths, line up the ends. The one that sticks out farther is longer.”
Say this: “We can measure by counting how many squares or paper clips long something is.”
Say this: “Length: how long something is.”
Say this: “Height: how tall something is.”
Show: Which is shorter, A or B?
Say this: “Both stand on the same line. Compare the tops.”
Say this: “A is shorter.”
Answer: A
Show: How many squares long is the bar?
Say this: “Count the squares from one end to the other: 1, 2 … 9.”
Answer: 9
Do this: Your child does these with you. Let them try first; help only after a real try.
Ask: Which is longer, A or B?
Listen for: A
If stuck: Both start at the same place. Compare the ends.
Ask: Which is longer, A or B?
Listen for: B
If stuck: Both start at the same place. Compare the ends.
Ask: Which is longer, A or B?
Listen for: A
If stuck: Both start at the same place. Compare the ends.
7 more practice items on the lesson page, and on Worksheet A and Worksheet B.
- Not lining up the ends.
Set up a shop with toys priced 1¢ to 10¢. Your child pays with pennies, nickels and dimes; you make sure the coins match the price.
Say this: “Tell me what you learned today. Show me with your hands or the counters if you like.”
Listen for: Compare lengths and heights.; Measure with squares.
A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
God loves honest measuring. When we weigh and measure fairly, we please Him.
Say the days of the week in order each morning, and name today, yesterday and tomorrow.
Spread over the week
5 sessions of 15–20 minutes. Stop while it is still going well.
- Session 1. Warm-up, then teach the new idea (steps 1 and 2).
- Session 2. Warm-up again, then show how with the examples.
- Session 3. Practice together, then play the game.
- Session 4. More practice on the worksheet, and the daily habit.
- Session 5. Quick check: narration and a few practice items. Move on when it is mostly right.