Find and Measure Activity
This find and measure activity has kindergarten and 1st grade students measure true-size school objects with printable paper clip strips and compare lengths. A practice page and answer key are included.
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Description
Before children use a ruler, they learn what length means by measuring with a unit they can see and count. This find and measure activity helps kindergarten and 1st grade students measure real-size pictures of school things with a strip of paper clips, so they practice lining up the ends, leaving no gaps and counting each unit.
The activity has nine true-size object cards: a glue stick, an eraser, a marker, scissors, a toothbrush, a clothespin, a fork, a piece of chalk and a craft stick. Every object is exactly a whole number of paper clips long, from 2 to 6. Children find a card, line the left end of their paper clip strip up with the left end of the object, and count the clips to the other end. They write each length on the recording sheet, then name the longest and the shortest object. A 1st grade practice worksheet asks students to count the paper clips under six colorful ribbons.
What’s Included
- A colorful cover page
- A How to Use page with materials, prep tips and simple steps
- A page of printable paper clip measuring strips
- 9 true-size object cards
- A recording sheet with longest and shortest questions
- A 1st grade practice worksheet with six ribbons to measure
- An answer key for the recording sheet, plus the practice answer key
Why This Activity Helps Kids
First, the printed paper clip strips are all the same size, so every child measures with the same unit and gets the same answer. Second, the true-size pictures turn measuring into a hands-on hunt that feels like a game. Third, comparing the lengths on the recording sheet builds the language of longer and shorter that children need before they meet inches and centimeters.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Tape the object cards around the room so children can find and measure them during a math center. After the cards, invite children to find real things in the classroom that are three or four paper clips long. This 1st grade measurement activity also makes a quick small group lesson with real paper clips. Use the find and measure activity together with the resources below for more measuring practice.
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