Measurement
Reading and Materials List
Required Books
- none
Materials
- scissors
- base-10 blocks (kit)
- string (kit)
- tape
- paper clips (kit)
- construction paper (kit)
- glue
- colored pencils or markers
- fine point dry-erase marker (kit)
- spoon
- thermometer (kit)
- Cheerios
- drinking straws (kit)
- colored pencils
- Interactive Notebook
- Write and Wipe Clock (kit)
- variety of household measurement tools (scale, measuring cups and spoons, watch, etc.)
- vegetable oil
- sugar
- 3 or 4 shoes of varying sizes
- abacus (kit)* (1.Introduction - optional)
- baking powder
- eggs
- flour
- laminated number grid (kit)* (1.Introduction - optional)
- milk
- mixing bowl
- pancake griddle or pan
- ruler (kit)
- several pairs of socks
- sidewalk chalk or tape
- child's shoe
- cereal box or other boxed food
- bag of small marshmallows
- pennies, nickels, and dimes
- tape measure or yardstick
- wooden spoon or paint stir stick* (4.4 - optional)
- small stool or chair
- small piece of furniture
- craft sticks (kit)
- large basket or bag
- 10 stuffed animals, dolls, or action figures
- cereal box or other food box
- geared clock (kit)
- bathroom scale* (5.2 - optional)
- large book
- kitchen items (for example, can of beans or soup, apple, dishtowel, bag of pasta)
- small objects (for example, socks, small apple, action figure, Legos)
- sock
- whiteboard (kit)
- small sticky notes (kit)
- ice* (6.1 - optional)
- 2 glasses
- half-cup measuring cup
- empty soup or vegetable can
- large jar
- large tub or bucket* (7.1 - optional)
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- pancake recipe and ingredients
- small glass or plastic cup
- tablespoon
- "Measurement Tools" sheet from Lesson 1
- "Measurement Words" sheet from Lesson 1
- "Who Measures?" sheet from Lesson 1
- containers differing in size
- cotton balls (kit)
- small bucket or bowl
- stopwatch
Common Materials
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Lesson 7
Lesson 8
Final Project
* - denotes an optional material that may or may not be used