Math: Measuring Length with Non-Standard Units
Use everyday objects to compare and measure length
Math: Measuring Length with Non-Standard Units
Use everyday objects to compare and measure length
Math - Grade K-1
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A pencil is 6 paper clips long. How long is the pencil?
The pencil is 6 paper clips long. - 2
A crayon is 4 cubes long. A marker is 7 cubes long. Which object is longer?
The bigger number shows the longer length.
The marker is longer because it is 7 cubes long and the crayon is 4 cubes long. - 3
You measure a book with blocks. The book is 8 blocks long. Write the length of the book.
The book is 8 blocks long. - 4
A spoon is 5 buttons long. A fork is 5 buttons long. Are they the same length or different lengths?
Look for matching numbers.
They are the same length because both are 5 buttons long. - 5
Which is shorter: a toy car that is 3 cubes long or a toy train that is 9 cubes long?
The toy car is shorter because 3 cubes is less than 9 cubes. - 6
Count the squares. The ribbon is 10 squares long. How long is the ribbon?
Use the number of equal squares to tell the length.
The ribbon is 10 squares long. - 7
Mia measured her shoe with connecting cubes. She used 6 cubes. Then she measured her friend's shoe and used 8 cubes. Whose shoe is longer?
Compare 6 and 8.
Mia's friend's shoe is longer because it is 8 cubes long and Mia's shoe is 6 cubes long. - 8
A leaf is 4 paper clips long. A feather is 2 paper clips long. How many more paper clips long is the leaf than the feather?
The leaf is 2 more paper clips long than the feather because 4 minus 2 equals 2. - 9
Sam measured a desk using hand spans. He used 5 hand spans. What unit did Sam use to measure the desk?
The unit is the object or body part used to measure.
Sam used hand spans to measure the desk. - 10
A picture frame is 7 blocks long. A notebook is 6 blocks long. Which one is longer?
The picture frame is longer because 7 blocks is greater than 6 blocks. - 11
You line up 9 same-size tiles along a rug. The tiles reach from one end to the other. How long is the rug?
The tiles are the measuring units.
The rug is 9 tiles long. - 12
Look at a fish tank measured with cubes. It is 12 cubes long. A small box is 5 cubes long. Which one is longer?
The fish tank is longer because 12 cubes is greater than 5 cubes. - 13
A glue stick is 4 erasers long. A scissors is 6 erasers long. How many erasers longer is the scissors?
Count up from 4 to 6.
The scissors is 2 erasers longer because 6 minus 4 equals 2. - 14
Why should the paper clips be the same size when measuring a pencil?
Using different sizes can change the answer.
The paper clips should be the same size so the measurement is fair and correct. - 15
Lena measures a toy bus with blocks. She leaves spaces between the blocks. Will her measurement be correct? Explain.
Measuring units should be lined up without gaps.
Her measurement will not be correct because the blocks should touch end to end with no spaces.