Non Standard Units in Context

Another exemplary article from the Early Years series - this article provides a great understanding for how and why to introduce the topic of measurement using non-standard units. It also h... See More

Another exemplary article from the Early Years series - this article provides a great understanding for how and why to introduce the topic of measurement using non-standard units. It also has fantastic resources for everything from further reading and trade books to websites on the topic.

Learning Measurement

I thought this article explained a great example of teaching young children about measurement, and the lesson looks very easy to follow. When I was in elementary school I learned about measu... See More

I thought this article explained a great example of teaching young children about measurement, and the lesson looks very easy to follow. When I was in elementary school I learned about measuring by using a ruler, but this article shares some fantastic examples of doing hands on activities. The article can also be incorporated into math when teaching a math unit on measurement. Although the article's activities relates mostly to younger children so it may be difficult to modify them to fit into older grades. Overall I enjoyed reading this and can see myself using some of the activities in my teaching.

Learning Measurement Review

I found thus article to basically state the obvious about children learning measurements and did teach me anything helpful or new. Of course young students learn measurements playing with bl... See More

I found thus article to basically state the obvious about children learning measurements and did teach me anything helpful or new. Of course young students learn measurements playing with blocks and such, also it is obvious that volume is much more difficult to teach. However, the example the article gave to teach volume was a bit strange and I will search for other ways. The "hands measurement" example was pretty good and I may look to use it in the future