Goal: Find a partner who has a measurement in common with you
Grades: K, 1, 2 Group size: 4 or more Time: 10 minutes or less
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Materials: None Prerequisites: None |
Ask children to find someone with the same measurement. For instance:
- Find a partner with the same length index finger as yours.
- Find a partner with the same arm span as yours.
- Find a partner whose feet are as long as yours.
2. Can you top that?
Children pair up with the first person they find who has the same measurement.
Anyone who can’t find a partner joins the person or pair who comes closest.
Variations
Count and Compare (Grades K, 1, 2)
Children find a partner with the same number of buttons on (or, same number of pockets or same shoe size).
Comparing Names (Grades K, 1, 2)
Children find a partner with the same number of first name (or last name) letters. For more challenge, they find a partner with the same total number of name letters (first, middle, and last).
Sizes in Nature (Grades K, 1, 2)
Each child finds a leaf (or stone or stick). They pair up with the person whose leaf is closet in size to their own leaf.
Books and Other Resources
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Comparing length
As you watch children aligning their bodies to compare length, check that they’re:
Starting at the same point. For instance, to compare foot length, make sure both heels are in the same place.
Lining up both objects in the same direction.
Alignment matters in everyday size comparisons and in exact measurement with rulers.
ConnectionsMaking visual comparisons
Ability to visually compare length comes in handy in many everyday situations, for instance:
You’re looking for recipe ingredients such as four “medium” size carrots.
You’re shopping for a shirt with no time to try anything on, so you stand in front of the mirror and hold them it up to you to see if it looks like it would fit.
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