TeachersFirst's Measurement Resources
This curated collection of reviewed resources from TeachersFirst is selected to help teachers and students learn measurement and to plan projects and classroom activities so to reinforce concepts of both standard and metric measurement. Be sure to include some measurement activities during special sporting events such as the Olympics, World Series, or Super Bowl to give special relevance to your measurement “units”!
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Khan Academy Common Core - Khan Academy
Grades
K to 12
tag(s): addition (125), angles (50), base ten (5), coordinates (13), counting (57), data (142), division (97), equations (117), factoring (25), fractions (159), functions (52), geometric shapes (130), measurement (124), mixed numbers (8), multiplication (120), negative numbers (12), number lines (32), number sense (70), polynomials (21), prime numbers (25), probability (94), quadratics (25), rounding (8), square roots (15), statistics (113), subtraction (107), transformations (12), vectors (16), whole numbers (10)
In the Classroom
Share this site on your class website or blog for students to practice math concepts at home. Share with parents through your class website or newsletter as a great resource for review and reinforcement of math concepts. Share activities on an interactive whiteboard or projector. Use problems on the site to present new concepts or review information before end-of-unit assessments. Provide links to lessons on the class website or blog for students to review at home. Have students create their own lessons modeled on this site. Then have students create blogs to practice writing about their math solutions. If you are beginning the process of integrating technology, have students create blogs sharing their learning and understanding using Tumblr, reviewed here.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Graphing Stories - Dan Meyer
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): charts and graphs (165), measurement (124), time (91)
In the Classroom
Use Graphing Stories videos for quick graphing practice. Share the videos on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Stop the video after viewing labeling instructions for students to be prepared. Watch the activity. Stop the video again before the correct graph appears. Have students compare graphs and discuss differences before viewing the end of the video with the correct graph. Download graphs onto student computers for students to complete independently or provide a link to graphs for students to review at home.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The CAT in the HAT Knows a Lot About That - PBS Kids
Grades
K to 2tag(s): alphabet (48), colors (62), dr seuss (6), geometric shapes (130), measurement (124), numbers (120), preK (247)
In the Classroom
Share this site (video or activity) on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Use at a center to provide self-directed explorations. Offer on your class website as a resource for home use. Assign different areas to students based on their strengths and weaknesses. Some games even allow students to create their own version. Provide this website as a guide to parents to practice necessary skills for young students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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