Fun with measuring

Students at a young age have a very difficult time understanding and using measurement. One activity that I have used as a culminating exercise with my fifth graders is to have them use their measurement skills to measure objects around the school building. The kids love it! I conduct it as a two day event but of course the activity can be modified to accomodate the skill level and time that is available for teaching Math. This activity is truly a "hands-on, minds-on" activity and challenges students to work as a team and apply what they have learned over the course of the unit. Application of a skill is considered a high level skill and although the students enjoy the freedom of being out of the classroom, the activity is not easy.
Tracy Fields