Inch by Inch and Centimeter by Centimeter Extravaganza

Second graders manipulate tag board pieces cut into one-inch, one-foot, and one-yard lengths to discover relationships among the measurement units. They describe the tag board units and identify classroom items that are about the same...

Students investigate the relationship between metric length measurement and English length measurement units. They watch a demonstration of the use of centimeter and millimeter rulers before practicing using the Ladder technique to...

Second graders review measurements in inches and practice measuring different objects. As a class, they estimate various objects in their classroom and compare their estimation to the actual measurement. To end the lesson, they complete...

Reinforce math vocabulary instruction with a set of flash cards. Fifty-six cards offer either a bold-face word or a picture representation equipped with descriptive labels. Terms include centimeters, gallons, square units, and more!   

Three rulers offer measuring practice with inches, centimeters, and millimeters. Scholars write four measurements, two of which involve fractional units. For the metric ruler they measure the same length in both centimeters and...

Guide scholars as they test their reflexes over several days—at different times of the day—to discover if their body reacts differently in the morning versus the afternoon. Pupils collect their data, present it in a variety of tables,...

Need to know if your students comprehend all the Common Core standards covered in second grade? This growth assessment will let you know.  Find out if your second graders can add/subtract, tell the time, read a bar graph, know their...

First graders measure the length of pipe cleaners to form worms using rulers to focus on inches. They record their results and graph the measurement of each pipe cleaner. They measure their pipe cleaner "worms" in various colors and...

Second graders explore linear measurement. In this measurement lesson, 2nd graders use paper clips to measure paper strips. Students listen to the book How Big is a Foot? by Rolf Myller. Students practice proper measuring techniques with...

What a fun lesson plan! Second graders measure their hands, feet, and smiles to the nearest inch and centimeter. They measure cut slips of different colored construction paper from 1 - 12 inches and graph into even-odd, shortest to...