Day 77: There's a Giant in the Hallway...

Mrs. Wray's 2nd grade class has been working on learning how to measure.  We have talked about estimating our measurements before we do the actual measurement.  We have also discussed quite a lot about proper tools to use when measuring.  

We have also been reading and comparing various fairy tales.  We decided to combine the two lessons.  We read Jack and the Beanstalk by Richard Walker and Niamh Sharkey.  After reading the book we decided to create a life sized giant.  

First, we decided what parts we would add to the giant.  Then we made a "model" of a giant and estimated the size of each part, keeping in mind that we wanted the giant to be proportionate.  

Next we broke the class into teams to make the parts of the giant.  Once each part was finished we glued the whole giant together.  

Not only did the kids have fun but they worked together and really learned which tools would be best used to measure all the different parts of the giant.