Length

Overview

Your student will be learning:

how to measure the length of objects using non-standard units of measurement.
how to measure the same object or distance with units of two different lengths and describe how and why the measurements are different.
how to describe the length of an object to the nearest whole unit using a number.

Videos
- Using Paper Clips to Measure. This is a great video to watch as the narrator questions her technique in measuring an object with paper clips.
- Measure with Non-Standard Objects. This LearnZillion measurement video explains how to measure an object with nonstandard units.

Websites
- Length Strength. Your child can use virtual nonstandard units of measurement to estimate and check the length of objects.
- Dinosaur Train. Practice estimating and measuring the length of different dinosaurs using nonstandard units of measurement on the Dinosaur Train.
- Crystals Rule. In Crystals Rule, students can practice measuring crystals with nonstandard units of measurement.
Books
- Super Sandcastle Saturday by Stuart J. Murphy. The friends in this story build sand castles and measure the castles using shovels, feet, and spoons to see who has the tallest, longest or deepest castle! Online read aloud.
- How Big is a Foot? by Rolf Myller. This measurement story is about a king who uses measurement to make a gift for a queen. Online read aloud.
- How Do You Measure Up? by Raye Lankford. This digital book explains how people use measurement in the real world. Online read aloud.