Small Group: “Kid Rulers”

MA Standards:

Mathematics/Measurement and Data/PK.MD.MA.1 Recognize the attributes of length, area, weight, and capacity of everyday objects using appropriate vocabulary (e.g., long, short, tall heavy, lights, big, small, wide, narrow).

Head Start Outcomes:

Logic and Reasoning/Reasoning and Problem Solving Classifies, compares, and contrasts objects, events, and experiences.
Science Knowledge/Scientific Skills and Method Observes and discusses common properties, differences, and comparisons among objects.

PreK Learning Guidelines:

Mathematics/Measurement 14 Use nonstandard units to measure length, weight, and amount of content in familiar objects.

Small Group: “Kid Rulers”

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STEM Key Concepts: There are different ways to measure

ELA Focus Skills: Compare and Contrast, Listening and Speaking, Vocabulary

Have children work in pairs to make “kid rulers.”

  • Have one child lie on the paper while the partner traces his or her outline.
  • Let children cut out their “kid rulers.” Give help as needed.
  • Invite children to decorate their unique measuring tools.
  • Encourage children to use their tools to measure other big things, such as the width of the room, the height and/or width of a piano, the length of the playground slide, the distance from the Block Center to the door, or a hallway.

Adaptation: You might prefer to have very young children do the activity individually, with one-to-one supervision.

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