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Preschool - 6th Grade Measuring Length Resources : Page 3

You can estimate how long your pencil is, but you won't know for sure without a ruler. Cut out the ruler on this worksheet and get measuring!

Using a Ruler

Does your child know the difference between centimeters and inches? Help him get to know these units of measurement by using a ruler to measure everyday things.

Ruler Reading: Centimeters and Inches

Chances are your child knows how to round, but how about rounding in inches? Help him tackle this concept with an exercise in measuring to the nearest inch.

Ruler Reading: Rounding in Inches

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Measurement Tools.

Glossary: Measurement Tools.

Get your students excited about measuring with this fun and colorful hands-on activity! Your students will see the difference between centimeters and inches as they use the included ruler to measure a fidget spinner, toy car, and other fun objects.

Measuring with Inches and Centimeters

Measurement and data in first grade includes such important concepts as comparing the length and weight of two objects using a third object. This guided lesson, designed by curriculum experts, takes students on an exploration of these measurement and data concepts. Once through with the lesson, kids can gain extra practice with measurement and data with the accompanying worksheets.

Measurement and Data 2

Kids practice measurement with a virtual ruler in this drag-and-drop game.

Movie Night Measurement

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

Learn Shadow Science

How many inches from the elephant to the lion? Kids get great practice measuring in inches as they fill out this simple worksheet.

Measure Inches at the Zoo

With this football-themed measurement worksheet, students will figure out which family member baked the biggest football cookie. They will measure the length using rulers marked with halves and fourths of an inch. Perfect for a third grade curriculum, lea

Football Cookie Measurement

Introduce your student to the concept of length, and have her order these items from shortest to longest.

Shortest to Longest

This guided lesson takes kids on an exploration of the world of measurement, from weight to volume to recording data. Commonly, third graders have a difficult time applying math skills to real-world problems, but this lesson, designed by our curriculum experts, will help provide important context for measurement skills. For even more printable practice, consider downloading and printing the recommended measurement worksheets. 

Measurement 1

Find out how long each carrot is by cutting out the ruler and using it to measure each carrot.

Ruler Measurements: Measure the Carrots

Yum, these delicious ears of corn are almost ready to be picked! This math worksheet comes with a ruler to measure the cornstalks.

Measuring Height: Cornstalks

In this playful illustrated worksheet, learners must rank items from shortest to longest.

Which Is Longer?

Learn the basics of finding length with some ice cream scoop measurement! Use one scoop as one unit of measurement.

Ice Cream Scoop Measurement

This flying bat makes a fantastic math learning exercise! Pull out your ruler measure his wingspan, his ears and his body.

Measure Length: Bat!

In this playful illustrated worksheet, learners must rank items from shortest to tallest.

Which Is Taller?

Practice measuring in centimeters with this beginner's worksheet! Kids can use the cut-out ruler to measure each item in centimeters.

Measuring in Centimeters

Measuring height is an important math skill. Have your preschool practice measuring height using a ruler.

Measuring Height

On this hands-on second grade math worksheet, kids measure the length and width of their hand and the length of their fingers to the nearest inch or half inch.

Hand Measurements

Is a giraffe more likely to be 15 feet tall or 25 inches tall? You probably don't need to get out your ruler to get to the correct answer. Assess student understanding of inches, centimeters, feet, and meters with this estimation check-in.

Estimation Check-in

Get your second grader acquainted with pounds, a unit of weight, with this estimation worksheet.

Measurement Mania: Pounds

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Area Arrangements.

Vocabulary Cards: Area Arrangements

Pull out that ruler and measure parts of this little narwhal. This activity will give your child practice using a ruler to measure length.

Measure Length: Narwhal!

Find out how long each flower is by cutting out the paper ruler and using it to measure each flower.

Ruler Measurements: Measure the Flowers

Help your kindergartener learn to measure using instruments with this worksheet. How does each one measure up?

Measure Using a Ruler

Comparison is one of the most crucial math skills second graders learn, because it can be applied to so many other disciplines across the elementary school curriculum. In this measurement and data lesson, kids will work on object comparison and graphing. The exercises ask kids to list objects in size order, estimate length, note differences in length, and make bar graphs.

Measurement and Data 3

Help your third-grader understand the different units of length with this worksheet.

Units of Length

Get your students measuring and moving as they measure different objects around the room with centimeter cubes and record their findings.

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