Using Long Jump to Teach Measurement

This week we used the long jump to teach about measurement. For 1st and 2nd grade we introduced the concept of measuring. For 3rd grade we had the students measure their long jump. We discussed converting the inches to feet and feet to inches. For 4th and 5th grade we had the students measure the long jump and convert the measurement to inches. They will also find the average of the 3 jumps.

Using Relay Races to Learn Time and Averages

This week we used relay races to teach about time and averages. For all grades the students discussed and put themselves on teams using the count off method. We discussed how this was dividing them. The students were given the jobs of timer, starter and finisher. All teams used a stopwatch. First and second graders logged in their journals their team time using minutes and seconds. For 3rd grade the students had to convert their time from minutes and seconds to seconds. 4th and 5th graders logged their team time and then divided by the number of racers to get the average time.