Immerse your students in measurement of all kinds with fifty fun, hands-on activities! They'll estimate, explore, predict, and compare as they measure the length of their shadows, the perimeter of their hands, the volume of their shoes, and more. They'll investigate how long a foot is, how much a pound weighs, how long a minute lasts, how much a liter holds, and how to use important units of measurement in everyday life. Includes easy how-to's, follow-up ideas, book links, fun facts, and more. Geared to the NCTM Standards. For use with Grades 1-3.
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Educational consultants and former teachers, Marcia Miller and Martin Lee have written several books for Scholastic Teaching Resources including the best-selling Great Graphing and The Mega-Fun Multiplication Activity Book. They make their home in New York City.
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I used this book for an interactive bulletin board involving measurement in centimeters, grams, and liters. It is very useful and has lots of great ideas to use in a classroom.
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Measuring was first done with nonstandard units: hand spans, arm length, paces, feet (the kind with toes!), and so on. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
various classroom objects, nonstandard units, have children work, recording chart, measurement skills, challenge children, analog clock Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Fabulous Measurement Activities Scholastic Professional Books, Measurement Miscellany, The Plan New!
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Measuring was first done with nonstandard units: hand spans, arm length, paces, feet (the kind with toes!), and so on. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
various classroom objects, nonstandard units, have children work, recording chart, measurement skills, challenge children, analog clock Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Fabulous Measurement Activities Scholastic Professional Books, Measurement Miscellany, The Plan New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Farmer Mack Measures His Pig by Tony Johnston on page 58
- George Shrinks by William Joyce on page 58
- Animal Poems by Ladybird Books in Back Matter
- Spaces, Shapes, and Sizes by Jane Jonas Srivastava on page 58
- Weighing and Balancing by Jane Jonas Srivastava on page 58
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