Big Beach Bash Slides Monday Math Beach Measure Mania
Big Beach Bash!
Exploring Direct Size Comparison: Bigger and Smaller
Circle Time Warm-up Prompt:
Welcome your students! Point to the sun and ask: "Is the sun in the sky BIG or small?" Let's warm up our hands by making a giant circle for BIG and a tiny squeeze for small.
Learn Together Day 1: Size Comparison
Bigger
⚽
The Giant Beach Ball
Takes up a LOT of space!
Smaller
⚽
The Tiny Beach Ball
Takes up a LITTLE bit of space!
Teacher Script:
"Look at these beach balls! One is BIG and one is small. Point to the bigger beach ball! Yes, it's huge! Now point to the smaller beach ball. See how tiny it is next to the big one?"
Interactive Practice Day 1: Spot the Difference
Which sunglasses are BIGGER?
Option A
🕶️
Cool Summer Shades
Option B
🕶️
Giant Sun Protectors
Guided Discussion:
"Let's vote! Raise your hands if you think Option A is bigger. Now raise your hands if you think Option B is bigger. Why did you choose that one? Let's trace the outer edges with our fingers to show how big Option B is!"
Interactive Practice Day 1: Spot the Difference
Which sand shovel is SMALLER?
Option A
🥄
Big Sand Digger
Option B
🥄
Little Sand Scoop
Guided Discussion:
"Be careful! This time we are looking for the SMALLER shovel. Point to the tiny shovel that scoops a little bit of sand. Is it Option A or Option B? Have a student come to the board and circle the correct answer."
Hands-on Transition Day 1: Center Activity
Time for our Hands-On Sorting Mats!
What we will do next:
Use real beach items or printable cards
Place the BIG items on the beach towel
Place the SMALL items on the beach bucket
Transition Tip:
"Now we are going to use our hands-on beach mats. I will hand out your sorting mats and your beach card cut-outs. Let's practice sorting bigger and smaller items at our tables!"
Big Beach Bash Mats Big Beach Bash!
TACTILE SORTING MAT
Name: ______________________ Date: ______________________
Sort the beach items! Put BIGGER items on the left. Put SMALLER items on the right.
BIGGER
⛱️
Place Giant Items Here
Large beach balls, big sunglasses, giant shells
Looks Like: Giant & Large!
SMALLER
🐚
Place Tiny Items Here
Small beach balls, tiny sunglasses, small shells
Looks Like: Small & Tiny!
Adapt: Use real physical shells if needed! Monday Hands-on Session
Beach Item Cut-Outs
EASY-TO-CUT BOLD OUTLINES
For Day 1 Sorting Mat
Teacher/Aide Instruction: Cut out these cards along the dashed guidelines. For students with low-fine-motor controls, laminating these cards or adding Velcro backings helps maximize independence.
A
⚽
BIG Beach Ball
B
⚽
SMALL Beach Ball
C
🕶️
BIG Sunglasses
D
🕶️
SMALL Sunglasses
E
🥄
BIG Shovel
F
🥄
SMALL Shovel
Beach Measure Mania • Monday Sorting Activity Use with safety scissors! ✂️
Big Beach Bash Worksheet Big Beach Bash!
ADAPTED STUDENT WORKSHEET
Name: ______________________ Date: ______________________
Read the question. Circle the correct beach item inside the box!
Question 1
Circle the BIGGER beach ball ⚽:
⚽
⚽
Question 2
Circle the SMALLER sunglasses 🕶️:
🕶️
🕶️
Question 3
Circle the BIGGER shovel 🥄:
🥄
🥄
Beach Measure Mania • Monday Worksheet Scaffolded Direct Comparison Level 1
Core Word Beach Mats Core Word: BEACH
AAC SENTENCE BUILDING MAT
Name: ______________________ Date: ______________________
Read the sentences! Place your core word card BEACH ⛱️ in each blank box.
Sentence 1
👤 I
❤️ Like
the the
Place Here
Sentence 2
👤 I
🚶 Go To
the the
Place Here
Sentence 3
the the
Place Here
is Is
☀️ Hot
Adapt: Use physical Velcro backings for high tactile responsiveness. Core Vocabulary: BEACH
Core Symbol Cards
EASY-TO-CUT AAC SYMBOLS
For Page 1 Mat
Instruction: Cut out these high-contrast communication cards. Have the student use them to complete the sentence strips on Page 1 or during beach-themed discussion time!
Core Word
⛱️ BEACH
Target Card A
Core Word
⛱️ BEACH
Target Card B
Core Word
⛱️ BEACH
Target Card C
👤 I
Pronoun
🚶 GO
Action Verb
❤️ LIKE
Action Verb
Beach Measure Mania • Core Vocab Cut-Outs Use with safety scissors! ✂️
Core Word Beach Slides ⛱️
Monday Core Word Beach Measure Mania
Core Word: BEACH!
Let's practice finding, pointing, and saying BEACH on our communication boards or AAC devices!
AAC Warm-Up Prompt:
"Everyone, show me your communication devices or communication boards! Today, we have a special word we are going to use all week long. The word is BEACH! Let's find out how to locate it!"
Device Navigation Day 1: AAC Navigation
Where is the word BEACH?
Step 1 📁
Go to PLACES
Look for the groups or category folder.
Step 2 ⛱️
Find BEACH
Look for the umbrella and waves!
Teacher Modeling Prompt:
"Watch me find it on my big device. First, I tap PLACES (show group button). Next, I look for the umbrella symbol. Here it is! I tap BEACH. Now you try! I will walk around to help."
Spot the Symbol Day 1: Interactive Finding
Which button says BEACH?
Option A
🍎
Apple
Option B
⛱️
Beach
Option C
🚗
Car
Guided Selection:
"Let's look at the symbols. Option A is an apple. Option C is a car. Option B has waves and an umbrella—it's the BEACH! Point to Option B on your screen or communication board!"
Model & Speak Day 1: Communication
Let's Say: "I go to the Beach!"
👤 I
🚶 Go To
the the
Core word
⛱️ Beach
Let's Communicate Together:
"Let's model the whole sentence. I tap: I... GO TO... the... BEACH! Let's press our device's speech bar to play the full message. Hear it say 'I go to the beach!' Beautiful communication!"
Seashell Scales Slides 🐚
Tuesday Math Beach Measure Mania
Seashell Scales!
Measuring Length using Seashells and Blocks
Circle Time Warm-up Prompt:
Show a real seashell and a pencil. Ask: "Can we measure how long this pencil is using shells? Let's find out how many shells fit from one side to the other!"
How We Measure Day 2: Golden Rules
1
Start at the Edge
Line up your first shell at the very edge of the item.
📏🛑
2
No Gaps!
Keep the shells touching each other. No empty space!
🐚🐚🐚
3
Go in a Line
Make sure your shells are perfectly straight.
➡️✨
Teacher Script:
"Before we start, remember our three golden rules: 1) start at the very edge, 2) leave NO spaces/gaps, and 3) keep your line perfectly straight. If we do that, we get the exact right number!"
Practice 1 Day 2: Length
How many shells long is the surfboard?
Surfboard
End-to-End Alignment
🐚 1
🐚 2
🐚 3
🐚 4
🐚 5
Let's Count Together:
"Look how the surfboard is aligned with the shells underneath. Let's count them! One, two, three, four, five! The surfboard is FIVE shells long. Excellent counting!"
Practice 2 Day 2: Length
How many blocks long is the umbrella?
Umbrella ⛱️
Perfect Alignment
1
2
3
4
Let's Count Together:
"Look at our indigo counting blocks. Let's count them together: One, two, three, four! The beach umbrella is exactly FOUR blocks long. Perfect measuring!"
Seashell Scales Mats Seashell Scales!
TACTILE MEASURING MAT
Name: ______________________ Date: ______________________
Lay down your seashells or blocks end-to-end! Count how many units long each item is!
Object 1: Beach Shovel Start at the star ★
🥄
★
Shell 1
Shell 2
Shell 3
Object 2: Sunglasses Start at the star ★
🕶️
★
Shell 1
Shell 2
Object 3: Giant Surfboard Start at the star ★
🏄
★
Shell 1
Shell 2
Shell 3
Shell 4
Shell 5
Place real seashells or snap-cubes inside the dashed boxes. Tuesday Tactile Session
Printable Rulers
EASY-TO-CUT NON-STANDARD UNITS
For Day 2 Activity
Instruction: Cut out these strips or individual block/shell shapes. If you don't have enough real snap cubes or seashells in the classroom, use these high-contrast printouts!
🐚 Option 1: Printable Seashell Ruler (End-to-End Strip)
🐚 1
🐚 2
🐚 3
🐚 4
🐚 5
🟦 Option 2: Printable Block Ruler (End-to-End Strip)
1
2
3
4
5
✂️ Option 3: Individual Pieces (Cut & Manipulate)
🐚
🐚
🐚
Beach Measure Mania • Tuesday Printable Units Print on cardstock or laminate for best reuse!
Seashell Scales Worksheet Seashell Scales!
ADAPTED STUDENT WORKSHEET
Name: ______________________ Date: ______________________
Count the blocks or shells under each item. Write the number on the line OR circle the correct number below!
1. How many blocks long is the Surfboard 🏄?
Surfboard
1
2
3
4
Answer: ____ blocks
2 3 4 5
2. How many shells long is the Shovel 🥄?
Shovel
🐚 1
🐚 2
🐚 3
Answer: ____ shells
1 2 3 4
3. How many shells long are the Sunglasses 🕶️?
Glasses
🐚 1
🐚 2
Answer: ____ shells
1 2 3 4
Beach Measure Mania • Tuesday Worksheet Scaffolded Length Measurement Level 1
Bucket Fills Slides 🪣
Wednesday Math Beach Measure Mania
Bucket Fills!
Exploring Capacity & Volume: Full, Empty, More, and Less
Circle Time Warm-up Prompt:
Hold up an empty cup and a full water bottle. Ask: "Which one has water inside? Which one is EMPTY? Let's pretend to scoop sand into our buckets until they are FULL!"
Concept Study Day 3: Capacity
Full
🪣
FULL!
Filled to the Top!
Cannot hold any more sand!
Empty
🪣 EMPTY
Nothing Inside!
Ready to be filled up!
Teacher Script:
"Look at these sand buckets. The left bucket is FULL of warm beach sand! There is no room left. The right bucket is EMPTY. There is absolutely nothing inside it. Which bucket would you choose to build a sandcastle?"
Concept Study Day 3: Capacity
More
🪣
MORE
Higher Sand Level!
Less
🪣
LESS
Lower Sand Level!
Teacher Script:
"Sometimes buckets aren't completely full or completely empty. They can have MORE or LESS. Look at the left bucket—the sand is high up! It has MORE. The right bucket only has a tiny bit at the bottom. It has LESS."
Interactive Practice Day 3: Challenge
Which bucket is EMPTY?
Option A
🪣
Bucket A
Option B
🪣
Bucket B
Guided Discussion:
"Point to the bucket that is EMPTY! Option A is filled with yellow sand. Option B has nothing inside. Yes, Option B is EMPTY! Let's give ourselves a giant round of applause! 👏"
Bucket Fills Mats Bucket Fills!
CAPACITY SORTING MAT
Name: ______________________ Date: ______________________
Sort the beach containers! Place FULL containers on the left. Place EMPTY containers on the right.
FULL
🪣
Place Full Containers Here
Buckets filled with sand, cups filled with water
Looks Like: Filled to the Top!
EMPTY
🪣
Place Empty Containers Here
Nothing inside, blank and clear
Looks Like: Absolutely Empty!
Support: Demonstrate pouring water to show full/empty. Wednesday Tactile Session
Container Cut-Outs
HIGH-CONTRAST VOLUMES
For Day 3 Sorting Mat
Teacher/Aide Instruction: Cut out these cards along the dashed guidelines. Have students hold them, describe whether they are "full" or "empty", and place them onto Monday's sorting mat.
A
🪣
Full Sand
FULL Bucket
B
🪣 Empty
EMPTY Bucket
C
🥤
Full Juice
FULL Cup
D
🥤 Empty
EMPTY Cup
E
🥣 🐚🐚 Full Shells
FULL Bowl
F
🥣 Empty
EMPTY Bowl
Beach Measure Mania • Wednesday Sorting Activity Use with safety scissors! ✂️
Bucket Fills Worksheet Bucket Fills!
ADAPTED STUDENT WORKSHEET
Name: ______________________ Date: ______________________
Look at the pictures. Circle the correct container inside each box!
Question 1
Circle the bucket that is FULL of sand 🪣:
🪣
🪣
Question 2
Circle the cup that is EMPTY 🥤:
🥤
🥤
Question 3
Circle the bucket that has MORE sand 🪣:
🪣
🪣
Beach Measure Mania • Wednesday Worksheet Scaffolded Capacity Measurement Level 1
Sandcastle Heights Slides 🏰
Thursday Math Beach Measure Mania
Sandcastle Heights!
Sorting and Ordering by Height: Shortest, Medium, and Tallest
Circle Time Warm-up Prompt:
Let's stand up! Let's reach our hands as high as we can to be the TALLEST sandcastle. Now, let's squat down super low to be the SHORTEST sandcastle. Great stretching!
Concept Study Day 4: Heights
🌴
Shortest
Small Palm Tree
🌴
Medium
Middle Palm Tree
🌴
Tallest
Giant Palm Tree
Teacher Script:
"Look at these three palm trees lined up on the sand. They are sorted from left to right. The first palm tree is the SHORTEST. The last palm tree is the TALLEST. The one in the middle is MEDIUM. Can we count them? 1, 2, 3!"
Interactive Practice Day 4: Heights
Which sandcastle is the TALLEST?
Option A
🏰
Sandcastle A
Option B
🏰
Sandcastle B
Option C
🏰
Sandcastle C
Guided Discussion:
"Look at these three sandcastles! Let's find the one that reaches the highest. Is it Option A, Option B, or Option C? Yes, Option B is the TALLEST! Point to Option B on the board!"
Sandcastle Heights Mats Sandcastle Heights!
TACTILE HEIGHT ORDERING MAT
Name: ______________________ Date: ______________________
Order the beach items from SHORTEST to TALLEST! Put them in their matching boxes.
SHORTEST
🏰
Place Smallest Here
Shortest
MEDIUM
🏰
Place Middle Here
Medium
TALLEST
🏰
Place Giant Here
Tallest
Assist: Line up bases horizontally before comparing heights! Thursday Heights Session
Height Cut-Outs
EASY-TO-CUT BOLD HEIGHTS
For Day 4 Sorting Mat
Teacher/Aide Instruction: Cut out these cards. Guide students to sort them from shortest to tallest on Page 1's height sorting mat. This includes two high-contrast beach themed sets.
A
🏰
Short Sandcastle
B
🏰
Medium Sandcastle
C
🏰
Tall Sandcastle
D
🌴
Short Palm Tree
E
🌴
Medium Palm Tree
F
🌴
Tall Palm Tree
Beach Measure Mania • Thursday Sorting Activity Use with safety scissors! ✂️
Sandcastle Heights Worksheet Sandcastle Heights!
ADAPTED STUDENT WORKSHEET
Name: ______________________ Date: ______________________
Look at the heights. Circle the correct beach item inside each box!
Question 1
Circle the TALLEST sandcastle 🏰:
🏰
🏰
🏰
Question 2
Circle the SHORTEST palm tree 🌴:
🌴
🌴
🌴
Question 3
Circle the MEDIUM beach umbrella ⛱️:
⛱️
⛱️
⛱️
Beach Measure Mania • Thursday Worksheet Scaffolded Height Measurement Level 1
Boardwalk Ruler Slides Friday Math Beach Measure Mania
Boardwalk Ruler!
Introduction to Standard Measurement: Measuring in Inches
Circle Time Warm-up Prompt:
"Happy Friday! Look at this friendly giant ruler. We call it our Boardwalk Ruler. It helps us measure things exactly in INCHES. Let's find out how many inches our beach toys are!"
Learn Together Day 5: Standard
The 2 Magic Steps to Measure in Inches:
1
Start at the Zero (0)
Line up the left side of your object with the "0" line on the ruler.
2
Look at the End Point
See what number the right side of your object touches. That's your answer!
0 in 1 in 2 in 3 in 4 in
Teacher Script:
"First, we make sure our beach item is lined up with the number 0. Then, we travel all the way to the other end of the item. What number does it stop at? Let's try some practice together!"
Practice 1 Day 5: Standard
How many inches long are the sunglasses?
🕶️
0 in
1
2
3
4
Let's Read the Ruler:
"Look at where the sunglasses start. They line up with the zero (0). Now trace with your finger to the other end. What number is it touching? It stops right at the 3! The sunglasses are 3 inches long!"
Boardwalk Ruler Mats Boardwalk Ruler!
TACTILE MEASURING MAT
Name: ______________________ Date: ______________________
Line up your ruler with the star ★ on the left. Write the number of inches long!
Object 1: Sand Shovel 🥄 Start at ★
🥄
★
Lay your ruler here ⬆️ Answer: ________ inches
Object 2: Friendly Crab 🦀 Start at ★
🦀
★
Lay your ruler here ⬆️ Answer: ________ inches
Object 3: Beach Umbrella ⛱️ Start at ★
⛱️
★
Lay your ruler here ⬆️ Answer: ________ inches
Place the printable ruler from Page 2 along the guide lines. Friday Tactile Session
Printable Ruler
HIGH-CONTRAST INCH RULER
For Day 5 Activity
Instruction: Cut out the Boardwalk Ruler below along the dashed line. This ruler uses color blocks to assist learners with visual tracking limitations (each block represents exactly 1 inch).
✂️ CUT ALONG THIS LINE ✂️
0in
1
2
3
4
5
6
★ Boardwalk Inch Ruler ★
Beach Measure Mania • Friday Printable Ruler Laminate or print on heavy stock for durability!
Boardwalk Ruler Worksheet Boardwalk Ruler!
ADAPTED STUDENT WORKSHEET
Name: ______________________ Date: ______________________
Look at where the beach toy ends on the ruler. Write the number OR circle the correct number below!
1. How many inches long is the Beach Ball ⚽?
⚽
0in
1
2
3
4
5
Answer: ____ inches
3 4 5
2. How many inches long are the Sunglasses 🕶️?
🕶️
0in
1
2
3
4
5
Answer: ____ inches
2 3 4
3. How many inches long is the Shovel 🥄?
🥄
0in
1
2
3
4
5
Answer: ____ inches
3 4 5
Beach Measure Mania • Friday Worksheet Scaffolded Standard Measurement Level 1