Sizing Up Measurement: Activities for Grades 3-5 Classrooms

by Chris Confer

In this series, expert teachers share a wealth of classroom-tested lessons that focus on essential measurement concepts in a problem-solving context as well as connect to other strands of the math curriculum and other disciplines, such as literature, social studies, and science. Each lesson is organized in an accessible, easy-to-use format that includes an overview, a list of materials, a vocabulary list, step-by-step teaching directions, and reproducibles. The lessons in Sizing Up Measurement: Activities for Grades 3–5 Classrooms focus on length, area, volume, angles, weight, time, and temperature.

344 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007