Metersticks

Today we began our measurement unit today. We started by discussing what measuring tools we've used so far...standard rulers for inches and centimeters. We have also practiced a bit of non-standard measurement. Today we measured with first graders. We decided to see how many first graders it would take to go from each end of our classroom.

As one student explained, "It took 7 first graders and a little teacher." One of our students was absent this morning, so Ms. Manetta filled in as a first grader.
The students had a blast doing this. We then used metersticks to measure various distances across our classroom and I taught the students how to use their finger to mark where they last stopped and to then lay the meter stick out again to keep measuring. This is a new concept for them and they did fantastic!