There are so many ways to practice and teach the science and math skill of measuring. Here are some ideas I’ve collected from around the web for fun ways to practice measuring.
Practice Measuring with a Tape Measure or Ruler
Leann from Montessori Tidbits shares how to Teach Math with a Tape Measure at Carrots Are Orange. Practice measuring, number recognition, and graphing. (1)
JDaniel4′s Mom shares a measuring activity to go along with the book, Watch Out! Big Bro’s Coming by Jez Alborough. (2)
Race your cars and measure the distance they travel. More practice with measuring, number recognition, and graphing from Think Magnet. (3)
Does your child collect sticks? Make your own measuring stick. Make, Do and Friend shows you how along with some other fun math ideas. (4)
Momma’s Fun World gets out the tape measure to measure blocks of wood and practice drawing lines. (5)
Child Central Station predicts the distance their catapult will send sponge bombs and then they measure the actual distance traveled. (6)
Teach Preschool encourages the exploration of measuring tools.
At the Kids Activities Blog, the Quirky Kids learn how to measure using gummy worms.
Irresistible Ideas for play based learning finds that giving kids access to measuring tapes results in the measuring of many things.
Measure in the Kitchen
Use a window crayon to mark the cups as you fill a pitcher with water to make watermelon iced tea – a delicious way to practice using a measuring cup shared by the Pleasantest Thing.
Learn with Play at Home shares a kid friendly recipe for zucchini slice. Practice using measuring cups and a tape measure to find your dish.
Get your toddlers in the kitchen early to practice the skill of pouring – a precursor to using measuring cups correctly. Love, Play, Learn shares a bread baking recipe.
Montessori Tidbits uses measuring cups to teach fractions.
Practice measuring and pouring with this yogurt muffin recipe from Red Ted Art.
Do a little kitchen chemistry and practice measuring.
Add measuring cups to your pretend play: with water play outside, with cornstarch & water, with oatmeal, etc.
Measure Using Non-Standard Units
The Golden Gleam uses chestnuts to explore volume, area, and perimeter. (1)
Frugal Fun for Boys makes a hand measuring device to measure objects around the house.
NurtureStore has the idea to measure objects with Legos. (2)
Using The Foot Book as inspiration, Putti’s World measures feet with pennies.
What ways have you practiced measuring?
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What a great list!
Lorie recently posted..Dissolving Rocks
I love this list!
Great round up and very useful for helping to learn math at home! I have pinned and will share tonight on FB. =)
Rebekah @ The Golden Gleam recently posted..Joy in Minutes #26
This is a great round up! We will be doing many of them.
JDaniel4′s Mom recently posted..Olympics for Kids- Olympic Symbols Bento Snack
I love this list. I’m pinning it now. It’s a great reference for ways to get kids to have fun while learning.
Carolyn @ Pleasantest thing recently posted..Peach Prints
What a great post for measuring inspiration. Thanks. xoxo Pauline
pauline@lessonslearntjournal.com recently posted..Maths: Length with Superheroes and Villains
Great ideas! Thanks for sharing at tip toe thru tuesday!
xoxo
Kim
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We’ve measured corn growth using Lego guys!
Great post! One can never get enough measuring practice!
Darci from STEM mom recently posted..Modern Day Treasure Hunt
Lego guys would be a fun non-standard unit!
Great idea to practice measuring!
Thanks, Elise!
My kids are all about using rulers and weighing, but you’ve given me some new inspiration! Thanks for linking up to Learning Laboratory, too =)
maryanne @ mama smiles recently posted..Toy Tree House
Thanks so much for sharing this with Tuesday Tots last week! Great ideas here. Pinned
crystal @ Growing A Jeweled Rose recently posted..Glowing Sensory Bag Play
Thanks, Crystal! I love collecting and sharing science ideas.
yesterday, we made a footprint for each child.. and then we measure the table with it
after that we discuss about which footprint more big than the other, and we had so much fun together
Great! I love that learning can be so much fun, don’t you?
ooooh fab ideas! We tried some measuring of bugs.
Thanks for linking to Science Sparks xx
Emma @sciencesparks recently posted..Why do we get dizzy?
This is a fantastic list – full of great ideas! Can’t wait to try some of them at home
Thanks for inspiring other parents
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