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: Let’s Decorate
Setting: ABE/ASE
NRS Level(s):
Level 1: Beginning ABE Literacy
Level 2: Beginning Basic Education
Level 3: Low Intermediate Basic Education
Open entry/exit: Yes
Context: Family
Standard(s): Use Math to Solve Problems and Communicate
Benchmark(s): 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
Objective: To apply measurement skills to tasks related to home maintenance.
Materials: Chalkboard, chalk, a variety of measurement tools and pictures of others, paper, pencil, rulers for each student
Estimated time needed to prepare for this lesson plan: 15 minutes
Estimated time needed to complete this lesson plan: 2 hours
The Lesson Plan
Introduce the lesson:
As a class, discuss household tasks that require measuring. Emphasize
measurement skills needed to perform tasks associated with home décor,
painting, laying carpet, making draperies, etc.
Teach the lesson:
Pose the following question to the entire class “Which tool would
you use to measure the number of feet of baseboard that will be needed
for a room?” Illustrate a folding tape measuring tool used for
room measurements. Measure a wall in the classroom or some other object
to demonstrate to students how to obtain measurements. Record the measurements
on the board.
Practice the lesson:
Using rulers, each student will measure an object in the classroom. Then
as a whole class, have the students report their measurements.
Assess the lesson:
Peer feedback and documentation of the process.
Apply the lesson to the real world:
Students will gain skills necessary to accurately measure items in the
home.
Submitted by: Vicki Heard
