Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: How Heavy
Learners will have fun learning about weights with this hands-on activity. Students will use a balance scale to compare the weights of two different objects. Recording sheets are provided.
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Better Lesson: Grandma's Button Box Sorting
Students will be able to compare objects and sort objects by color.
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Better Lesson: Sorting by Size
Sorting is an important foundational skills for kindergarten students to learn. Using attribute blocks to sort by size helps students practice comparing objects and prepares them to sort by other measurable attributes.
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Better Lesson: Sorting by Shape
Sorting is an important foundational skills for kindergarten students to learn. Using attribute blocks to sort by shape helps students practice comparing objects and prepares them to sort measurable attributes.
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Better Lesson: Sorting by Shape Buttons
Students are inspired by the Button Box to find different ways to sort their own buttons, including by shape.
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Better Lesson: Learning to Sort Same and Different
Students will be able to compare objects.
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Better Lesson: Math Centers Sorting
In order to pull small groups during math instruction, the rest of the students need engaging activities that they can complete independently. These simple sorting activities help students learn the procedures for completing math centers.
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Better Lesson: Babies & Big Boy Feet
Kindergarteners need a basic understanding of measurement that leads them to know that the smaller the unit the more it takes to measure the same object using less larger units.
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Better Lesson: Introduction to Non Standard Measurement
It's getting buggy! Students use unifix cubes as their non-standard measurement tool.
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Better Lesson: How Does It All Compare?
Kindergarteners are introduced to comparing objects by their attributes. In this lesson, the kids compare objects by using the three attributes they have learned about.
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Better Lesson: It's That Tall?
Before entering first grade, young children need to have a basic understanding of measurement. They do not need to be able to use standard units of measurement, but they must be able to use the basic attributes to make comparisons in...
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Better Lesson: How Long? A Fishy "Tail"
Before entering first grade, young children need to have a basic understanding of measurement. They do not need to be able to use standard units of measurement, but they must be able to use the basic attributes of length.
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Better Lesson: Math Centers Measurement and Review
In order to pull small groups during math instruction, the rest of the students need engaging activities that they can complete independently. These centers allow students to practice a variety of math skills including measurement.
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Better Lesson: Measurement Comparing Length Day 1
Fish Eyes is a math story, but it is not focused on length. I use this book to have the students compare the length of the different fish in the story.
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Better Lesson: How Many Cubes?
Students love to have choice and move around the classroom in this measurement instructional activity that begins with a beloved picture book.
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Better Lesson: Measuring Butterflies and Caterpillars
Butterflies and caterpillars are the focus of this measurement lesson, integrating our math and science curriculum.