K-5 Math Teaching Resources
K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Is It Longer?
A classroom activity provides practice comparing the measurable attributes of objects.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Longer and Heavier? Shorter and Heavier?
Students will compare the length and weight of several pairs of objects to learn that weight and length are separate measurable attributes, and not always related.
Other
Sorico: Describing and Comparing Measurable Attributes
The following unit can be used to teach measurable attributes. Students will describe and compare two objects with a measurable concept in common using direct comparison. Included are necessary vocabulary, a scavenger hunt, and links to...
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Choose the Larger Block Game
A simple game through which young learners "choose the larger block" by counting and comparing the numbers of pieces that make up each block.