How tall, how high, how wide: Measuring Length

Our 3rd grades have been hard at work measuring length.  Our state is in a common core limbo right now so our kids still have to know how to use all of the customary and metric systems.  We started off the week measuring in inches.  Last year it was a bit of a challenge to get my 3rd graders to measure in quarter inches, but this year it was super easy.  I think it is because with the new shift to the core we had to teach fractions on a number line. 

As with all of my lessons, I started off with an anchor and notes in our interactive notebooks. (Picture coming tomorrow) 




After the students got a grasp on how to read the ruler we played my Scoot! game.  The kids loved it even though its really just a worksheet cut up into problems.  Hey! Let them move and its magical! You can grab your copy from my Teachers Pay Teachers store. 

During day 3 of our unit we started measuring in inches and plotting on a line plot.  To make this lesson fun I created a Monster Math Measurement packet. The kids loved all the different monster designs.  I posted the monsters around the room and had a small group walk around and measure them.  They recorded their measurements on their monster math tracker sheets.  I then had them get together with a group and compare their measurements.  I always try to get my kids to hold those educational conversations and help each other out. 

 

The students then used the line plot to graph their monster's measurements.  They even had their own versions of the monsters to spif up their graphs.  

The last bit of our week was spent choosing which unit to select when measuring items.  To help the kids remember which units were customary and which were metric we created an anchor chart. 









Tomorrow is our last day before Spring Break and we are all measured out!  When we get back from break we will move on to measuring capacity.  I have a ton planned for that unit!  Venterniary Nurse to measure in ml, baking a cake, making our own juice, and the list goes on and on.  Can't wait to share with you all! 

Sharing the Goods

So I'm finally putting my stuff out there.  I've been purchasing some fabulous teacher made activities for over a year now on teachers pay teachers.  I just find that I don't always have enough time to make my own things, but there isn't always an activity that matches what I need.  I figured I've just got to make time now.  With all of the changes in our curriculum and my new baby (interactive notebooks), I need to be able to reach my students in rigorous and relevant ways. 

My first download if for FREE!! So go and grab it.  It's a foldable I used in my students interactive notebooks.  If you haven't heard of interactive notebooks before check out my pinterest pages on reading and math.  They are AMAZING!   At the start of every new lesson my kids and I take notes in our notebooks.  These aren't your boring everyday notes.  No siree!  They have color and action.  I plan on featuring a section out of our notebooks every week.  I will show your pictures and student examples.  I swear you're going to love it!  

So go grab my foldable at my TeachersPayTeachers store and get to writing! 

“I can't go back to yesterday because I was a different person then.”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland