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Place for students to record items found in a scavenger hunt that are about one inch in length or width. Directions: Find objects that are about one in ch in length or width. Draw a picture and label in the boxes. Provide students with one inch tiles to help with measurement. If none are...

Lesson Plans Introducing Inches Following many experiences with nonstandard measurement, students are ready to be introduced to formal measurement. Question: What is an inch? Show students an inch tile. Tell them that these tiles are one inch across and one inch wide. Demonstrate...

Place to record objects found in a scavenger hunt that are less than, about and greater than one inch. Directions: Find objects that are less than, about and greater than one inch in length. Provide students with one inch tiles. If none are available use the one inch line provided at the...

Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction. 2.OA.1 Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve one- and two-step word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions,...

Using a ruler measure the path in inches from one person to the other. (Color and B&W) Directions: Have students use a ruler and measure in inches each section of the path. Add the sections up and find the total length of the path. measure inch inches unit ruler

This activity is a great transition from non-standard measurement to standard measurement. Students use one-inch tiles to measure common items found around the classroom. Directions: Students use one-inch tiles to measure common items around the classroom. measure inch non...

A tic-tac-toe game that helps differ between even/odd and the different units of measurement. Directions: A tape or ruler may be needed to measure out the units. Students are divided into two groups-even and odd. Odd players are "Os" and Even players are "Xs." To place their mark on the...

Help Andy Ant get to the picnic. Andy has been walking from ant hill to ant hill trying to find a picnic. Help Andy choose the best path to get to the picnic in the correct amount of inches. Directions: Click on the ant hills and enter the measurement of the path. You cannot go back so choose...

Identify numbers and the concept of zero with this back to school station activity. Directions: Have two students take turn spinning the spinner. Using one-inch tiles or the pattern squares provided, have the student place the number of windows on the bus that is shown on the spinner. Have...