MATHEMATICS LESSON PLAN
GRADE 5
TERM 2: April – June
PROVINCE:
DISTRICT:
SCHOOL:
TEACHER’S NAME:
DATE:
DURATION: 1 Hour
1. TOPIC: Length: Practical measuring of 2-D shapes and 3-D objects. (Lesson 2)
2. CONCEPTS & SKILLS TO BE ACHIEVED:
By the end of the lesson, learners should be able to
• choose the correct unit of measurement
• measure the lengths of various 3-D objects.
• record measurements
• round off
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3. RESOURCES: DBE textbook (LB & TG), DBE workbook or any other textbook
• using the units of measurement to measure the length
• choosing appropriate instrument of measurement
4. PRIOR KNOWLEDGE: • choosing appropriate units of measurement.
• learners need to understand and learn the relationship between
metres and centimetres, centimetres and millimetres, metres and
kilometres
5. REVIEW AND CORRECTION OF HOMEWORK (suggested time: 10 minutes)
Homework provides an opportunity for teachers to track learners’ progress in the mastery of mathematics
concepts and to identify the problematic areas which require immediate attention. Therefore it is
recommended that you place more focus on addressing errors from learner responses that may later
become misconceptions.
6. INTRODUCTION (Suggested time: 10 minutes)
• Estimation help learners focus on the attribute being measured and the measuring process.
• It provides intrinsic motivation for measurement activities.
• When standard units are used, estimation helps develop familiarity with the unit.
The length in the ruler is given in two different types of measurement.
a) Discuss the units of measurement given in the ruler.
b) Which unit of measurement is appropriate to measure the length your classroom door?
c) Which instrument of measurement is appropriate to measure the length of your classroom door?
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7. LESSON PRESENTATION/DEVELOPMENT (Suggested time: 20 minutes)
Learning activities
Teaching activities (Learners are
expected to):
Activity 1
The following measuring instruments are available. A ruler, a measuring tape or
meter stick, a tape measure longer than five metre long and a trundle wheel.
Use the appropriate measuring instrument to measure the following lengths.
Choose the correct unit of measurement and record the length.
Length km m cm
• choose
The height of the classroom wall
appropriate
The distance around soccer field at school.
measuring
The length of your pencil
instrument
Thickness of your maths textbook
Distance from your classroom to the principal’s office
Activity 2
Measure, record and round off the following to the nearest 5cm.
name Original length in cm Rounded off
length
Height of your chair
• rounding off
Width of your maths textbook
Distance from your elbow to the tip of your
middle finger
The width of your thumb nail
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8. CLASSWORK (Suggested time: 15 minutes )
Choose the correct unit of measurement of the following length.
a) length of your shoe
b) thickness of 10c coin
c) width of your desk
9. CONSOLIDATION/CONCLUSION & HOMEWORK (Suggested time: 5 minutes)
a) Emphasise that:
It is important to choose the appropriate measuring instruments for specific length. The table below is
given for clarity purpose.
Object Instrument Units
exercise book ruler cm & mm
classroom door measuring tape m & cm
soccer field trundle wheel km & m
b) The primary purpose of Homework is to give each learner an opportunity to demonstrate mastery of
mathematics skills taught in class. Therefore Homework should be purposeful and the principle of
‘Less is more’ is recommended, i.e. give learners few high quality activities that address variety of
skills than many activities that do not enhance learners’ conceptual understanding.
Carefully select appropriate activities from the DBE textbook (LB & TG), DBE workbook and/or
textbooks for learners’ homework. The selected activities should address different cognitive
levels.
Recommended Homework:
DBE textbook exercise 10, page number 149.
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