Measurement

This week we have begun our new math unit on Measurement. We read aloud a couple stories related to measurement, including Inch by Inch, by Leo Lionni. We have learned that we can measure almost everything - how big or small something is, how tall or short a person is, how heavy or light an object is, or even how long or short a story or a song is. After reading Inch by Inch, we created our own inchworm, estimated and measured different objects around our classroom, such as the side of a table, the height of an easel, the length of a rug, and the depth of a bookcase. Many of us made really close estimations! We learned that measurements can be in non-standard, and standard format. Our inchworm is definitely a non-standard measurement! We had fun using our decorated inchworm in our first measuring activity.