Curated OER
Height Museum
Here is an engaging instructional activity which invites learners to cut a strip of adding machine tape that is their height. They decorate their strip, arrange the strips from shortest to longest, and then discuss predictions.
Curated OER
Measure the Length in Meters
Which is longer? Learners explore measurement through 10 object comparisons. They measure each object against a row of squares, each square representing one meter. Although the directions simply ask which item is larger, encourage kids...
Curated OER
Measuring to the Nearest Foot
Second graders measure and record the length of five different objects around the room. They watch as the teacher measures items using a ruler. A ruler is a foot long. Everyone listens and watches as the teacher continues to teach that a...
Curated OER
MUD-A Walk
Students investigate their tracks to determine the number of footsteps it takes to travel the entire length of their bodies. Then they determine the taller of two children and the shorter of two children with their tracks. Students also...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Order Length
The long and the short of it..... In this introductory lesson to ordering lengths, students will be able to compare objects by length using the vocabulary longest and shortest. The lesson is introduced using the book "The Dog Show" and...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Objects Longer Than a Foot or a Yard
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this learning module, students are asked to compare the lengths of everyday objects to a foot or a yard and state whether they are longer or shorter. Includes...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Shortest to Longest You Knew It, Now Glue It!
Kids need multiple experiences to practice what they've learned. This lesson is one in a series about measuring and ordering objects.