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Build High

Have children measure the towers they are building and discuss ways to build higher and stronger.

Explore Together (indoors): Measuring to Build

Measure the length of the Block Center using a child’s length.

Measuring Tools

Introduce math tools to toddlers and let them explore measuring, pouring, filling, and emptying one material into another.

Draw and Write Together: Make a Graph #1

Have children add to the graphs that show how their plants grow over time.

Small Groups: Plant Measurements

Help children measure the parts of a plant using a measuring object. Have them draw each plant part.

Measuring Plants

Have children continue to measure their plants. Provide various nonstandard measurement tools.

Small Group: “Kid Rulers”

Have children work in pairs to make “kid rulers.” Have them use their tools to measure big things.

Measure Up

Have children choose a number block card and then measure that many blocks with string so that they can make inclines just the size that they want them.

Plant Graph

Revisit children’s plant graphs and have them measure their plants again and record the measurements on the graph.

Draw and Write Together: Make a Graph #2

Make a graph of children’s results from the measuring activity.

Plants are Different

Have each child draw a flower. Then have children measure the flowers and place them in order from shortest to tallest. 

Guess and Count

Have children estimate how many cups of water will fit into different size containers.

Math Chefs

Have children measure and cut specified numbers of clay fruit pieces to make a clay fruit salad.

Comparing Weight

Demonstrate how to use the balance or homemade scale. Let children compare objects and guess which one is heavier.

How Many Sink It?

Partner children to see which of their boats can hold the most weight before sinking.

Bigger and Bigger

Support babies as they figure out how to fit smaller boxes into larger ones or stack objects on top of one another.

Sorting Instruments

Have children organize pictures of musical instruments by the method of how an instrument is played.

Small Group: Estimate Watermelon Seeds

Have children estimate how many seeds are in a slice of watermelon.

Sort Loud, Medium, and Quiet

Place pictures on a table. Have children sort the sounds the things in the pictures make into loud, medium, and quiet sounds.

Heavy and Light

Set up two boxes: one labeled “Heavy” and one labeled “Light.” Have children sort various objects by weight. 

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