Measurement Fun in Math!

We had fun in math today.  Kids often don't get the measurement concept in the short amount of time we have to teach it.  I wanted to make it fun and yet make sure they're understanding how to measure, how to record the measurement,  and what the measurement even means.

 Last Friday, we took the 2nd graders outside and did 6 measurement tasks using non-standard measurement.   These girls were using their body lengths to measure how far it was from one chalk line to another on the track around the playground.

 Today, we measured playdoh shapes with our centimeter sticks.   We folded our papers into 4 quadrants.  The students had to listen and follow directions on what to make in each quadrant.

Then they had to measure each shape, label it, and record the measurement data on that quadrant.

They knew that if they completed their work before Math was over, they could have free play with their playdoh.  I would have to say that 100% of my kids were 100% on task throughout the lesson.

TEI would've been proud.

I got this fabulous math idea on Pinterest ~ my new obsession.

Happy Learning!