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Common Measures
Try introducing this assigment on converting measurement by presenting a scenario: "Last night I found a recipe for cookies, and it called for a half pint of butter. All I had was measuring cups - what should I do?" As learners discuss...
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Popcorn Math
Everyone loves popcorn! Use this treat to teach math concepts including place value, estimating, graphing, and volume. Eight possible activities are included, and they can be modified to fit all grade levels.
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Mind Your Pints and Quarts: Making Sense of Liquid Measurement
Elementary and middle schoolers identify different units of liquid measurement. They use the online Visual Thesaurus to learn about the relationships between units of liquid measurement.
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Customary Units of Capacity - Practice 12.3
In this units of capacity worksheet, students find missing numbers in comparisons, choose units to measure capacity of items and compare. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.
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Counting on Cup
A basic approach to counting on, this math game has beginners partner up and use number cards and dice as they practice beginning addition. One partner chooses a number card and counts that many objects into a cup. The second partner...
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Counting Cup
Use a counting cup or bag to complete this activity, which has young counters examining the contents of their container. Once they dump it out, they count and record the number either using words, pictures, or numbers. Try a mix of all...
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Units of Measurement
In this units of measurement worksheet, students learn about different units of measurements and how they can be converted. They first read a page about units of measurement, conversions and how these are used in real life. They then...
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Up and Over
Students swirl a cup of water over their heads without spilling it. For this water lesson plan, students use a cup, cardboard, pennies, water, and more to create a device to use to put a cup of water over their head without letting it...
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Pink Cup: Print and Color
In this word recognition worksheet, students trace the words "pink cup", write the words independently, and color the picture of the cup.
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Measurement
Fifth graders rename measurements with cups, pints, quarts, and gallons. In this measurements lesson plan, 5th graders pour different amounts of liquid that they transfer from cups to pints to quarts and to gallons. The then have to...
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Modeling Basic Operations
Eighth graders engage in a lesson that investigates basic mathematical operations using a number line. They use props for hands on activities of visualizing the solution to a particular problem.