Content Area: Measurement

lessons

Run, Walk, Crawl

In this lesson, children will measure the time that it takes to move quickly versus moving slowly.

Over, Under, Through

In this lesson, children will navigate an obstacle course to learn directional concepts such as moving over, under, around and through.

Measuring Straws

In this lesson, children will use pre-cut straws and match them up with a corresponding length on a piece of paper.

Links and Length

In this lesson, children will measure common household items using standard and nonstandard units.

Jumping Jacks

In this lesson, children will time themselves and chart their progress as they do sets of jumping jacks.

Laundry Sorting

In this lesson, children will sort “laundry” by color, size, shape and clothing attribute.

Jack and the Beanstalk

In this lesson, children will estimate and then measure how many beans fit in the giant’s hand and compare it to how many beans fit in their own hands.

Inch by Inch

In this lesson, children will use colored measuring worms to measure the legs of the heron in the book

How Many Legos Tall?

In this lesson, children will use a nonstandard unit of measurement such as LEGO blocks to measure objects in their environment.

How Big is a Foot?

In this lesson, children will use butcher paper to trace their bodies and measure their height and width with their feet.