Texas
Adult Education Standards and Benchmarks
for ABE ASE and ESL Learners
Lesson Plan Bank
ABE/ASE LESSON PLANS
Texas Adult Education Standards
Lesson Plan
Before you begin
Title: Finishing a Room
Setting: ABE/ASE
NRS Level(s):
Level 3: Low Intermediate Basic Education
Level 4: High Intermediate Basic Education
Level 5: Low Adult Secondary Education
Open entry/exit: Yes
Context: Family/ Workplace
Standard(s): Use Math to Solve Problems and Communicate
Benchmark(s): 4.4, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5
Objective: To determine how many individual pieces of wood would be needed for molding around a room
Materials: Measuring tape, chalk, pencil, paper, wood, television with DVD/VHS, DVD/VHS clip of a home repair
Estimated time needed to prepare for this lesson plan: 30 minutes
Estimated time needed to complete this lesson plan: 2 hours
The Lesson Plan
Introduce the lesson:
As a class, discuss the different types of home repairs that go into
maintaining a house or an apartment. Show the class a video clip (Bob
Vila, HGTV) of individuals measuring a room to determine how many pieces
of molding are needed – this clip needs to highlight before
and after shots of the room.
Teach the lesson:
Review perimeter, measuring tools; measure the table or desk; and report
answers to model.
Practice the lesson:
In pairs, choose a room to measure and figure the perimeter. Higher level
students can use decimals and fractions.
Assess the lesson:
Teacher observation and student feedback on how many pieces of wood are
needed for molding the different rooms.
Apply the lesson to the real world:
Measure a room at their house and determine how many pieces of wood would
be needed for molding.
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