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Sort It Out! Size It Up!
Second graders, in groups, estimate amounts in various jars. They sort each jar from least to greatest amount.
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How Big is a Foot?
First graders practice nonstandard measurement and estimating and measuring lengths of objects.
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Metric Capers
Students participate in a metric measurement game. For this metric system lesson, students evaluate metric measurements using various objects in their environment.
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Decimals: Collaborative Lesson
Students explore mathematics by participating in a group activity. In this number value lesson plan, students identify the uses for decimals and how to best estimate whole numbers based on decimals and fractions. Students collaborate...
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Estimating Profit from a Job
Students create a budget. In this estimation and rounding activity, students create a budget for a painting job. They must make sure that they come out with a profit.
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By the Numbers?
In this counting worksheet, students read about counting and when it is appropriate to find an exact count of something, versus counting by ten to find an estimate. They then read 10 items that can be counted and indicate whether they...
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Problem-Solving Skill: Is an Estimate Enough?
In this problem-solving skills learning exercise, students learn how to determine whether or not an estimate is enough when solving a problem. They then use this skill to solve the 2 questions at the bottom of the page.
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Can You Guess
Pupils develop useful strategies for mental calculation when estimating possible addition solutions. They mentally perform calculations involving addition and subtraction. Students state the estimated sum or difference between numbers.
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Math and Literature
Students listen to the reading of "The Button Box" and use buttons provided to tell a story about a chosen button, compare their own buttons to those in the reading. They estimate how many buttons are in a bag and sort buttons based on...
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Making Estimations in Measurement
Students utilize their knowledge of measurement in making accurate measurements and estimations.