Apply appropriate techniques, tools, and formulas to determine measurements
In this lesson, children will connect activities in their day to the various times of the day.
In this lesson, children will trace their own hands and estimate how many Fruit Loops it will take to the tracings.
In this lesson, children will use measurement vocabulary (shorter and taller) as they compare flowers of varying heights.
In this lesson, children will start with one object and decide which objects in the room are heavier or lighter than that object.
In this lesson, children will identify and sort pictures of objects with diagonal, horizontal and vertical orientations.
In this lesson, children will use butcher paper to trace their bodies and measure their height and width with their feet.
In this lesson, children will use a nonstandard unit of measurement such as LEGO blocks to measure objects in their environment.
In this lesson, children will use colored measuring worms to measure the legs of the heron in the book
In this lesson, children will time themselves and chart their progress as they do sets of jumping jacks.
In this lesson, children will measure common household items using standard and nonstandard units.
In this lesson, children will use pre-cut straws and match them up with a corresponding length on a piece of paper.
In this lesson, children will navigate an obstacle course to learn directional concepts such as moving over, under, around and through.
In this lesson, children will measure the time that it takes to move quickly versus moving slowly.
In this lesson, children will learn spatial vocabulary by reenacting Rosie’s walk around the farmyard.
In this lesson, children will tell time to the hour and recognize the times that they engage in familiar activities.
In this lesson, children will count the seeds by ones and twos and then put the packets in order from smallest to largest and vice versa.
In this lesson, children will build roads with blocks and compare their lengths.
In this lesson, children will compare blocks of different lengths and lay them on a graphing map in order from shortest to tallest.
In this lesson, children will be introduced to weight and balance experiences and apply these experiences at the water table.
In this lesson, children will use colorful plastic worms of different sizes to measure various objects around the room.
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