B loves tools and to "do hard work" like his dad so I decided to give him a chance to use his measuring tape with this activity. I cut pieces of yarn to make "worms" in 2 inch, 4 inch, and 6 inch pieces. I felt like those lengths were easy for little fingers to handle and to tell apart if any of my measurements were a little off. I wrote the numbers on index cards so that the worms could be sorted after being measured.
This turned out to be more of a number identification activity disguised as measuring fun. I held the beginning of the yarn at the beginning of the measuring tape and B figured out which number it reached and sorted. To modify this activity for older children, have them hunt for 3 things around the house that they think are about 5 inches long (or whatever measurement you want to use) and measure to see if they are right.
Don't have a "kid friendly" tape measurer to use? Here is a printable ruler from abcteach.com.
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ReplyDeleteWhat a great math lesson, all the while he feels like he is "being like dad".
ReplyDeleteCute, cute, cute!
ReplyDeleteCute! We love measuring around here!
ReplyDeleteI really need to find a good big tape measure. My kids love to use the little ones, but they can't see the numbers.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a great idea. I have starred it in my google reader to try sometime soon. Thanks!
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Linda
Cute, Cute, Thanks for the link up.
ReplyDeleteMeasuring is so much fun. I think they like taking the measuring tape in and out way too much:).
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