Measuring with Paper Clips

Measure with units end to end, with no gaps or overlaps.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 56

We can measure how long something is with paper clips! Lay them end to end along it, and count.
The carrot is 5 paper clips long. Start at one end, and stop at the other.
No gaps! If the paper clips have spaces between them, the count is wrong. They must touch end to end, without overlapping.
Your turn! Tap to lay paper clips along the pencil, end to end.
Try it with a grown-up! Measure a spoon, a shoe, and a book with paper clips, and write down the numbers.

Georgia's K-12 Mathematics Standards:

1.MDR.6.1 — Estimate, measure, and record lengths of objects using non-standard units, and compare and order up to three objects using the recorded measurements. Describe the objects compared.