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Making Measurement Fun!

Using Free Printables and Ideas Found on the Internet to Make Your Students Cheer When Its Time for Measurement Presented by: Jayne Rhodes San Perlita ISD

Areas of Measurement
Length Area Weight Mass Capacity Temperature Duration/Time

Length
Longer, Shorter, or the Same? How Long is the Teachers Necklace or Necktie? Compare, Spin & Win

Math Learning Center

http://www.mathlearningcenter.org/media/Bridges_GrK_OnlineSupplement/BKSUP-D1_MeasureLength_0709.pdf

Fence Post Boots Based on idea from Measuring Experiences for Young Children, Teaching Children Mathematics, February 2004 Printables found at: Rhodes Jayne Rhodes Website
http://classroom.spisd.org/webs/jrhodes/ktot_regional_printables.htm

The Measuring Stick

Math Learning Center

http://www.mathlearningcenter.org/files/media/Bridges_Gr1_OnlineSupplement/B1SUP-D1_MeasureLength_0709.pdf

Area
Play Areas

Math Learning Center

http://www.mathlearningcenter.org/media/Bridges_GrK_OnlineSupplement/BKSUP-D4_MeasureArea_0709.pdf

Newspaper Photographs A Guide to Effective Instruction in Mathematics Kindergarten to Grade 3 Measurement


http://www.eworkshop.on.ca/edu/resources/guides/Measuremen t_K-3.pdf

Printables found at: Rhodes Jayne Rhodes Website


http://classroom.spisd.org/webs/jrhodes/ktot_regional_printables.htm

Capacity
Fill and Compare Measuring Jar

Math Learning Center

http://www.mathlearningcenter.org/media/Bridges_GrK_OnlineSupplement/BKSUP-D3_MeasureCapacity_0709.pdf

Goldilocks & the 3 Jars

Math Learning Center

http://www.mathlearningcenter.org/media/Bridges_Gr1_OnlineSupplement/B1SUP-D5_MeasureCapacity_0709.pdf

Capacity Spin and Compare Printables found at: Rhodes Jayne Rhodes Website

http://classroom.spisd.org/webs/jrhodes/ktot_regional_printables.htm

Weight/Mass
Comparing Weights

Math Learning Center

http://www.mathlearningcenter.org/media/Bridges_GrK_OnlineSupplement/BKSUP-D2_MeasureWeight_0709.pdf

Spin and Compare

Math Learning Center

http://www.mathlearningcenter.org/media/Bridges_GrK_OnlineSupplement/BKSUP-D2_MeasureWeight_0709.pdf

Weigh Me!!

TangiTech Math

http://www.tangischools.org/TTMath/Film%20Canister/Weigh%20Me.pdf

Temperature
Hot and Cold File Folder Game

File Folder Fun


http://www.filefolderfun.com/PreschoolScience.html

Is it Hot or Is it Not?

Rhodes Jayne Rhodes Website

http://classroom.spisd.org/webs/jrhodes/ktot_regional_printables.htm

Sorting Temperatures

Math Learning Center

http://www.mathlearningcenter.org/media/Bridges_GrK_OnlineSupplement/BKSUP-D5_MeasureTemp_0709.pdf

Duration/Time
The Tortoise and the Hare How Much Time?

Math Learning Center

http://www.mathlearningcenter.org/media/Bridges_GrK_OnlineSupplement/BKSUP-D6_MeasureDuration_0709.pdf

The Cheetah, The Tortoise and the Hare How Much Time?

Math Learning Center


http://www.mathlearningcenter.org/media/Bridges_Gr1_OnlineSupplement/B1SUP-D6_MeasureDuration_0709.pdf

Sinkers Which One Sinks First, Second, and Third?

Math Learning Center

http://www.mathlearningcenter.org/media/Bridges_GrK_OnlineSupplement/BKSUP-D6_MeasureDuration_0709.pdf http://www.mathlearningcenter.org/media/Bridges_Gr1_OnlineSupplement/B1SUP-D6_MeasureDuration_0709.pdf

Time for Concentration

Math Learning Center


Analog Clock Cards

Jayne Rhodes Website Rhodes


http://www.mathlearningcenter.org/media/Bridges_Gr1_OnlineSupplement/B1SUP-D7_MeasureTime_0709.pdf http://classroom.spisd.org/webs/jrhodes/ktot_regional_printables.htm

Measurement at Calendar Time


Measuring Tools April Calendar

Math Learning Center


http://www.mathlearningcenter.org/files/media/Bridges_GrK_OnlineSupplement/BKSUP-D8_AprMeasTool_0410.pdf

Measurement Vocabulary Cards


Direct Comparison Vocabulary Cards

Rhodes Jayne Rhodes Website


http://classroom.spisd.org/webs/jrhodes/ktot_regional_printables.htm

Thank you for attending my session.


I hope that you are taking home some new ideas that you can use in your classroom to help your students to develop a deep understanding of the concepts of measurement!
If you would like to contact me for any reason: jrhodes@spisd.org or jaynedane@yahoo.com

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