Students are learning to measure things using various measurement tools. Some use different kinds of blocks, clothespins, straws, paperclips, rulers and meter sticks. Below is a city type structure that students made and added to until they could reach no higher.
How many blocks tall is it?
We have been learning about non-standard units of measure. Students understand that you can use anything to measure objects as long as they are the same size.
The alligator is about 2 blocks long.
The Skittles box is about 10 cm wide and 14 cm long. We are also learning what centimeters are and how to put the ruler at the edge to get a proper measurement. If its a really big object to measure, we can use meter sticks because they are 100 cm long!!
Below the students used the blocks to measure the carpet then kept adding and measured the blocks with meter sticks. It was 453cm long!
We are also learning that when you mix the proper amount of ingredients together you might get something fun like "Frozen Dough" with sparkles!!
Measuring cups are another way to measure things!
Story Time:
We read the book "A Hat for Minerva Louise".
She is a chicken who likes to explore. She loves to go out in the snow and noticed it was cold and everything around her was wearing a white, fluffy hat. She went searching for a hat of her own.
Ask your child what she found!
We went to work and made our own hats!
A class of hats for Minerva Louise!
