Sizing Up Measurement: Activities for Grades K-2 Classrooms

✍ Scribed by Vicki Bachman

• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 191
• Edition: 1st
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Expert teachers share a wealth of classroom-tested lessons that help students understand why and how to measure length, area, capacity, weight, time, and temperature. The book provides engaging real-world contexts to help students understand what it means to measure, using standard and nonstandard units. The lessons emphasize connections between two or more measurement topics and include connections to other disciplines, such as literature, social studies, or science. Each lesson is organized in an accessible, easy-to-use format that includes an overview, a list of materials, a vocabulary list, and step-by-step teaching directions.

✦ Table of Contents

Sizing Up Measurement......Page 2
Contents......Page 10
Introduction......Page 14
Length......Page 18
Time......Page 54
Area......Page 78
Capacity......Page 100
Weight......Page 121
Temperature......Page 139
Blackline Masters......Page 148
Glossary......Page 181
References......Page 185
Index......Page 187