Curriculum Guides

Grade Level: Second

Content Area: Measurement/Linear

Skills: Measure with standard units- inches and centimeters

Instructional Practices: Estimations, Reasoning, Connections to the Real World

Materials needed: Copies of worksheets and game, inch and centimeter rulers

Technology: Measure It

Measure Up

Activities:

Use an inch ruler for the activity page "Inch By Inch With Ivan" and "Ivan Inches Along". Use a centimeter ruler for the activity page "Centimeters With Cindy". Use both rulers for the page "Measuring Up". Play game according to the instructions on activity page 16.

Theme Ideas:

Use standard units - inches and centimeters to measure objects. These activities can be extended by using the extension activities and playing the game.