Bridges Blog Archive for Measurement

In January, the Calendar Grid challenges 5th grade students to identify and build 3-dimensional objects from 2-dimensional representations. Students use front, top, and side views to create structures with centimeter cubes. If students build on cardboard sheets or lunchtrays, cube structures can be easily transported to the document camera.

Preparing to use Kindergarten Supplement Set D2 Measurement: Weight? In the lessons students...

In Grade 4 Number Corner, October's Calendar Collector titled "A Cup a Day," provides opportunities for students to measure capacity as they explore equivalent fractions and carry out simple unit conversions within the U.S. customary system.

Preparing to use Grade 2 Measurement Supplements D2 and D3?

Maggie Englund, second grade teacher from Sherwood, Oregon, has prepared charts and lists for Grade 2 Measurement Supplements D2 and D3, similar to the Sharing Responsibilities for Advance Preparation charts and the Materials Lists by Unit that can be found on the Math Learning Center website under Support for Materials Grade 2.

While working on some grade one penguin resources, a student and I wanted to calculate the distance from Antarctica to our state. We found a website to calculate the distance from Antarctica to the United States, but found that the program allows you to do much more. You can click and drag the two points, giving you the ability to calculate distance between any two locations in the world.