In math, we learned how to determine length using inches, feet, and yards. We talked about using nonstandard units of measure instead of using standard tools like a ruler. First, we discovered that there were many things in our classroom that are approximately 1 inch! We used unifix cubes, paper clips, and colored tiles that are about 1 inch to compare objects throughout our room. Take a look at some of the things we found that were almost an inch! (Can you tell we also discussed the different words that mean "close to"???)
The nose of our Jack-O-Lantern rug!
The inch worm from our book Inch by Inch!
The height of the letter "t" on our poem of the week!
The next day, we took some time to discuss measuring in feet. We learned that a piece of construction paper is approximately 1 foot, so it is the perfect nonstandard tool for us to use! We then decided to compare the length of objects using our shoe (our own "foot!") and a piece of construction paper as a "real" foot. This helped us to see that our feet are much smaller... we would have been way off if we were sent to measure objects with "our" feet!
Measuring the length of the ActivBoard using 1 "real foot"
Measuring the height of the Writing Center bulletin board using "our" foot!
Measuring each other in "feet"!
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