Grade 1

What does it mean to measure?

measure

To find out how long, how heavy or how much something is.

For example

Measure the doorway with hand spans before Daddy builds the gate.

In Grade 1

Children measure with hand spans, feet and string first, so they see why everyone needs the same unit.

Watch out for

Children often start measuring from the wrong place. Line the end of the object up with the start of the ruler every time.

Say it at home

Measure a doorway in your child's foot lengths, then in yours, and talk about the difference.

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