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Measuring Objects in the Classroom

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Third graders use ruler and tapes to measure classroom objects. After discussing measurement tools, have students complete sentences stating what they would use to measure various objects. Later in the computer lab, they type their revised texts using KidPix software andmake a class book of the copy.

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rulers, measurement

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tape measure, math
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Grade
3rd
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Math
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Duration
45 mins
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