T. Smith Publishing
Common Measures
Try introducing this assigment on converting measurement by presenting a scenario: "Last night I found a recipe for cookies, and it called for a half pint of butter. All I had was measuring cups - what should I do?"...
Curated OER
Popcorn Math
Everyone loves popcorn! Use this treat to teach math concepts including place value, estimating, graphing, and volume. Eight possible activities are included, and they can be modified to fit all grade levels.
Curated OER
Mind Your Pints and Quarts: Making Sense of Liquid Measurement
Elementary and middle schoolers identify different units of liquid measurement. They use the online Visual Thesaurus to learn about the relationships between units of liquid measurement.
Curated OER
Customary Units of Capacity - Practice 12.3
In this units of capacity worksheet, students find missing numbers in comparisons, choose units to measure capacity of items and compare. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.
Curated OER
Counting on Cup
A basic approach to counting on, this math game has beginners partner up and use number cards and dice as they practice beginning addition. One partner chooses a number card and counts that many objects into a cup. The second partner...
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Counting Cup
Use a counting cup or bag to complete this activity, which has young counters examining the contents of their container. Once they dump it out, they count and record the number either using words, pictures, or numbers. Try a mix of all...
Curated OER
Units of Measurement
In this units of measurement worksheet, learners learn about different units of measurements and how they can be converted. They first read a page about units of measurement, conversions and how these are used in real life. They then...
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Up and Over
Learners swirl a cup of water over their heads without spilling it. In this water lesson plan, students use a cup, cardboard, pennies, water, and more to create a device to use to put a cup of water over their head without letting it spill.
Curated OER
Pink Cup: Print and Color
In this word recognition activity, students trace the words "pink cup", write the words independently, and color the picture of the cup.
Curated OER
Measurement
Fifth graders rename measurements with cups, pints, quarts, and gallons. In this measurements lesson plan, 5th graders pour different amounts of liquid that they transfer from cups to pints to quarts and to gallons. The then have to...
Curated OER
Modeling Basic Operations
Eighth graders engage in a lesson that investigates basic mathematical operations using a number line. They use props for hands on activities of visualizing the solution to a particular problem.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement
The Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides an interesting and easy-to-use dictionary of the history and meaning of many measurement terms. Metric, International, and...
Language Guide
Language Guide: El Comedor
Learn a relatively complete list of vocabulary surrounding the dining room. Interactive audio and visual vocabulary appear as the mouse moves over illustrations.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Arretinecup Signed,tigranes
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century Roman cup titled "Arretine cup signed by Tigranes" with a description and images of the piece.
University of North Carolina
A Dictionary of Units of Measurement
This site contains an extensive list of various units of measurement known internationally and across several disciplines. Unit symbols are also included.
Quia
Quia: Customary Measurement
Here are three activities--concentration, matching, and flashcards--to help learn or review the units of customary measurement.
Math Slice
Math Slice: Volume
This resource allows students to practice converting metric or customary units of volume. Students are able to select parameters that include metric or customary units and difficulty level. There are ten problems with instant feedback...
Quia
Ixl Learning: Customary Units of Measurement
Brush up on your math skills relating to customary units of measurement then try some practice problems to test your understanding.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Eureka Math Parent Guide: Exploring Multiplication
A guide to support parents as they work with their students in exploring multiplication.