Lesson Plan Document: Week 2 - Measure Twice, Cut Once (6 Hours)
Week 2 Syllabus
Course Title
Intro to Carpentry for Teens
Week 2 Theme
Measure Twice, Cut Once
Duration
6 Hours
Learning Objectives
Understand how and why accurate measurements matter in carpentry.
Learn to use a tape measure and carpenter’s square correctly.
Practice marking and reading measurements in inches and fractions.
Apply layout skills in a mini measuring & marking project.
Materials needed.
Tape measure
Squares – speed, combo, T
Pre-cut boards or paper
School supplies
Student binder and notebook
View Worksheets 5, 6, 8, and 9 to check materials.
Hour 1: Measurement Basics
Activities:
1. Watch: Video #4 “Measuring for Success” (2–3 min)
2. Worksheet #1 “Why does precision matter in carpentry?”
3. Worksheet #2: “Label the parts of a tape measure.”
Hour 2: Tool Focus – Tape Measure
Activities:
1. Video #5 How to hook, lock, and read a tape measure.
2. Worksheet #3 Practice activity.
Hour 3: Tool Focus – Squares
Activities:
1. Video Demonstration #6: Drawing straight and 90° lines with a square.
2. Worksheet #4: “Name That Square”
3. Worksheet #5: Practice: Marking 90° lines on paper or wood scraps
Hour 4: Layout Practice Lab
Focus: Putting skills into action
Activities:
1. Worksheet #6 Layout.
2. Worksheet #7 Speed Square Labeling.
3. Worksheet #8 Scribe Lines Challenge.
Hours 5 and 6: Mini Project – Custom Name Plate
Focus: Applying measurement and layout for a real project
Activities:
1. Video introducing project #6
2. Instructions on worksheet #9. Students measure and mark a layout for a wooden name plate.