Measurements

Crafts

*use rulers to draw lines
*body tracing and then measure height
*hand prints
*use blocks of various sizes for stamp painting
*paint with different sized brushes

Science

*experiment with ramps (length and angle to see which works best and why)

Block Area

*build with blocks of various sizes

Dramatic Play

*add a height chart in the centre for measuring each child
*have similiar items of various sizes
*set up the story of "The 3 Bears"

Circle Time

Songs:

*I wonder if I'm Growing
*Growing, We do it Everyday
*Inchworm

Stories:

*Big Bear, Small Bear
*Sizes

Games:

*Ball toss (toss various sized balls into matching sized containers)

Water & Sand Play

*have different sized pails and shovels in the sand table
*use measuring cups, spoons, and funnels of various sizes in the water table

Outdoor Play

* measure items around the playground using conventional and non-conventional measuring tools (rulers, string, bodies, hands, feet, etc)

Field Trips / Special Days

*Have a Field Day - track and field events where you time and measure speed and distance


Songs

Inch Worm

2 +2 are 4
4 +4 are 8
8 + 8 are 16
16 + 16 are 32.
Inch worm, inchworm
Measuring the marigolds
You and you're arithmetic
You'll probably go far.

Inchworm, inchworm
Measuring the marigolds
Seems to me you'd stop and see
How beautiful they are!


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