Author: Leo Lionni
Illustrator: Leo Lionni
Recommended Grade Level: Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Common Core Mathematics Standards Addressed: 2.MD.1 Measure the length of an object by selecting and using the appropriate tools such as rulers, yardsticks, and measuring tapes
Summary: This story is about an inchworm that's about to be eaten, he tells the robin, "Don't eat me! I'm useful." And with that, the inchworm distracts the hungry bird and demonstrates his usefulness by measuring the robin's tail. Soon, the inchworm is busy measuring the different parts of many birds. Inch by inch, he , he finds the length of the toucan's beak, the flamingo's neck, and the heron's leg. When the nightingale demands that the inchworm measure her song, the inchworm is faced with a daunting dilemma. He quickly and cleverly thinks of a solution and then implements it, inch by inch.
Rating: ****
Classroom Ideas: 1. Divide the students into small groups of 3 or 4 according to ability/needs; each group will have at least one or two arithmetically strong students. Give each group a 36 inch tape measure and introduce it as a standard measurement tool. 2. Demonstrate to the students the line indicators for inches, feet and yard. 3. Ask each group to estimate a list of 3 everyday objects that would be best measured by units of yards, 3 objects that would be best measured by units of feet, and 3 objects that would be best measured by units of inches.
Illustrator: Leo Lionni
Recommended Grade Level: Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Common Core Mathematics Standards Addressed: 2.MD.1 Measure the length of an object by selecting and using the appropriate tools such as rulers, yardsticks, and measuring tapes
Summary: This story is about an inchworm that's about to be eaten, he tells the robin, "Don't eat me! I'm useful." And with that, the inchworm distracts the hungry bird and demonstrates his usefulness by measuring the robin's tail. Soon, the inchworm is busy measuring the different parts of many birds. Inch by inch, he , he finds the length of the toucan's beak, the flamingo's neck, and the heron's leg. When the nightingale demands that the inchworm measure her song, the inchworm is faced with a daunting dilemma. He quickly and cleverly thinks of a solution and then implements it, inch by inch.
Rating: ****
Classroom Ideas: 1. Divide the students into small groups of 3 or 4 according to ability/needs; each group will have at least one or two arithmetically strong students. Give each group a 36 inch tape measure and introduce it as a standard measurement tool. 2. Demonstrate to the students the line indicators for inches, feet and yard. 3. Ask each group to estimate a list of 3 everyday objects that would be best measured by units of yards, 3 objects that would be best measured by units of feet, and 3 objects that would be best measured by units of inches.
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