Length and height

LESSON PLAN
Teacher Name: Miss Choice 
Date: 29th June 2026
Class: Grade 1
Duration: 40minutes 
Topic: Length and Height
Sub-topic: Comparing Length and Height

Previous Knowledge: Pupils are familiar with common classroom objects (e.g., pencil, chair, table).

Learning Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:
Understand the meaning of length and height
Compare objects using words such as longer, shorter, taller, and shorter
Arrange objects from shortest to tallest or longest to shortest
Measure simple objects using non-standard units (e.g., pencils, blocks, hand spans)

Instructional Materials:
Pencils
Books
Rulers
Blocks or bottle tops
Strings or strips of paper (different lengths)
Classroom objects (chair, table, broom, etc.)

Teaching Methods:
Interactive method

Introduction:
Ask pupils questions such as:
Which is taller: a tree or a chair?
Which is longer: a rope or a pencil?
Show two objects and allow pupils to compare them. Introduce the terms length (how long something is) and height (how tall something is).

Lesson Development:
Step 1: Explaining Length
Show two objects (e.g., pencil and ruler)
Explain that length means how long something is from end to end
Use words like long, longer, short, shorter
Activity:
Pupils compare two objects on their desks and say which is longer or shorter.
Step 2: Explaining Height
Show tall and short objects (e.g., table and chair)
Explain that height means how tall something is from bottom to top
Use words like tall, taller, short, shorter
Class Activities:
Arrange objects from shortest to tallest
Draw two objects and label them “long” or “short”

Evaluation:
Ask pupils:
What is length?
What is height?
Which is longer: a pencil or a table?
Which is taller: a chair or a door?

Assignment:
Draw 3 objects at home 
One long object
One short object
One tall object
 

Conclusion:
Summarize the lesson:
Length = how long something is
Height = how tall something is
Praise pupils for their participation.