Teaching Activity for Lower Achiever

  4.0 Teaching activities 

Activity 1 ( for lower achiever)

Learning Area          : Measure and compare volumes of liquid

Learning Objective  : Measure and compare volumes of liquid by using uniform
                                      non standard  units.

Learning Outcome  : Pupils will be able to measure volumes of liquid using
                                     uniform  non-standard units.

Resources                 : Textbook, worksheet, kitchen utilities .

Vocabulary               : Measure, volume, liquid, cupfuls, non-standard unit.

Focus                         : Emphasise filling each container with water to the top.

Introductory Activities

Teacher asks the pupils questions regarding volume in their everyday life.

e.g.

“How many cups of tea can you get from a teapot?”

“How many cups of tea can you get from a jug ?”

Class Lesson

1. Teacher prepares 2 different containers with water fill up to the top.

2. Teacher demonstrate to the pupils how to pour the water in each container
     into cupfuls of  water.

3. Teacher shows the kitchen utilities as below.

3.Teacher creates 3 stations in the classroom, each station has 2 types of container.

4.Teacher fill up each container with different colour water.


   For example:

 5.   Divided pupils into 3 groups. Asks the pupils to pour the water in
       each container into cupfuls  of water by take turn to the each station.

6. Get the pupils to record the number of cupfuls of water.
           E.g 

4. Teacher explains that if the liquid in a container fills up more cupfuls of water, 

     it means that the container has larger volume.

5. Have the pupils write their findings in the statement below:

    

6. Pupils discussed on the each containers, which have the smaller capacity.

7. Teacher gives the worksheet for pupils as reinforcement.

Name : ________________                               Class : 2 (      )

Fill in the blanks 

1. The kettle P holds _____________ water than the pot Q.

2. The pot Q holds ___________ water than the flask A.

3. The jug S holds __________ cups of water.

4. __________ and ___________ can hold the same volume of water.

5. _________  has the smaller volume.