Bridges Blog Archive for Measurement

Bridges' second graders will soon start Unit 6 and Get Those Marble Rolling. If you're looking for a little marble roll inspiration, watch this fantastic YouTube video, "Mega Marble Mazes", featuring the work of second grade students.

In January, the Calendar Grid challenges 5th grade students to identify and build 3-dimensional objects from 2-dimensional representations. Students use front, top, and side views to create structures with centimeter cubes. If students build on cardboard sheets or lunchtrays, cube structures can be easily transported to the document camera.

Preparing to use Kindergarten Supplement Set D2 Measurement: Weight? In the lessons students...

In Grade 4 Number Corner, October's Calendar Collector titled "A Cup a Day," provides opportunities for students to measure capacity as they explore equivalent fractions and carry out simple unit conversions within the U.S. customary system.

Preparing to use Grade 2 Measurement Supplements D2 and D3?

Maggie Englund, second grade teacher from Sherwood, Oregon, has prepared charts and lists for Grade 2 Measurement Supplements D2 and D3, similar to the Sharing Responsibilities for Advance Preparation charts and the Materials Lists by Unit that can be found on the Math Learning Center website under Support for Materials Grade 2.