Monograph No. 11 (Mislabeled)
Making Math Make Sense in the Primary Classroom
February 2000
Publication of the Mathematics Council of The Alberta Teachers’ Association
Editor A. Craig Loewen
32 – 48
Activities for Shape & Space Strand – Measurement
Construct items of specific lengths (cm, dm, m).
Select the most appropriate standard unit (cm, dm, m) to measure a length.
Estimate, measure, record, compare and order objects by length, height and distance around, using standard units (cm, dm, m).
Estiinate, measure, record and compare the area ot shapes using
non-standard units.
Construct a shape given a specific area in non-standard units.
Estimate, measure, record, compare and order the capacity of containers, using non-standard units.
Estimate, measure, record, compare and order the mass (weight) of objects, using non-standard units.
Recognize that the size and shape of an object do not necessarily determine its mass (weight).
Estimate and measure the passage of time related to minutes and hours.
Select the most appropriate standard unit to measure a given period of time.
Name, in order, the months of the year.
Relate the. number of days to a week, months to a year, minutes to an hour, hours lo a day.
Read the date on a calendar.
Use a thermometer to determine rising and falling temperatures.
Recognize and state the value, in cents, ol a quarter, a dollar and bills to $10.00.