Measure It: Longer Shorter

Measure It
Shorter
Longer
Bigger
Same Size Smaller

Table of Contents
Measure It
Show Me Shorter
Show Me Taller
Show Me Longer
Which Tree Will It Be?
Which Hose Goes?
Which Garden Tool is Bigger?
Fruit and Veggie Fun
Looks the Same to Me!
Find Items That Are the Same Size
Find Items That Are Shorter
Measure It!
What Can My Paper Clips Measure?
Measure and Color the Height
Measure and Color the Length
I'll Measure the Length Myself
I'll Measure the Height Myself
Certificate of Completion
Want more workbooks? Join Education.com Plus to save time and money.
http://www.education.com/education-plus/
Copyright © 2013 Education.com. All Rights Reserved

Name the shape in each row.
SHOW ME SHORTER! Draw the shape again in the

space next to it, but make your
shape shorter than the one given.
Name the shape in each row. Draw
SHOW ME TALLER! the shape again in the space next to

it, but make your shape taller than
the one given.
Your garden needs water to grow,
SHOW ME LONGER! but the hoses are too short to reach

it! Under each picture draw a line
that is longer than the hose.
WHICH TREE WILL IT BE?
We’re looking for the perfect tree! Our measuring tape will
help us. Cut out the measuring tape and measure each
tree. If 2 trees are the same height, circle them.
0 1 2 3 4
WHICH HOSE GOES?
We’re looking for the hose that is long enough to water our garden!
Our measuring tape will help us. Cut out the measuring tape and
measure each hose. If 2 hoses are the same length, circle them.
0 1 2 3 4
WHICH GARDEN TOOL IS BIGGER?
We need bigger tools for working in our great big garden!
Look at the picture on the left. Choose the picture from the row
that shows a bigger gardening tool.
FRUIT AND VEGGIE FUN
Vegetables and fruit are delicious! Look at the vegetables and
fruit on the left. Now circle the one in each row that is smaller.
LOOKS THE SAME TO ME!
Our garden is full of friends! Look at the picture on the left. Circle the
picture in the row that is the same size as the picture on the left.
SCAVENGER HUNT
FIND ITEMS THAT ARE THE SAME SIZE

Cut out the measuring tape. Use the tape to measure items in your home or
yard. If you ind an item that is the same size, write the name of that item or
draw a picture of it. Don’t forget to write down or draw where you found it!
LET’S SEE WHAT

ITEMS YOU CAN FIND!
0
1
2
3
4
0
1
5
2
3
4
5
ITEMS THAT ARE THE SAME SIZE
ITEM WHERE I FOUND IT
SCAVENGER HUNT
FIND ITEMS THAT ARE SHORTER

Cut out the measuring tape. Use the tape to measure items in your home
or yard. If you ind an item that is shorter than the measuring tape, write the
name of that item or draw a picture of it. Don’t forget to write down or draw
where you found it!
LET’S SEE WHAT

ITEMS YOU CAN FIND!
0
1
2
3
4
10
5
3 2
4
5
ITEMS THAT ARE SHORTER
ITEM WHERE I FOUND IT
We can use paper clips to see how tall
an object is. Stack some paper clips end
MEASURE IT!
to end to measure each picture. Then count
how many you used. Write down the number
of paper clips you used, and then read the
sentence with a helper.
1
SEEDS 2
This packet of seeds is

_______ paper clips tall.
3 This trowel is _______

paper clips tall.
This watering can is

This dinner fork is _______
_______ paper clips tall.
paper clips tall.
WHAT CAN MY PAPER CLIPS MEASURE?
We can measure all sorts of things using paper clips! Let’s try
measuring some of the things around us. Stack the paper clips
end to end to measure each real-life item around you. Write the
number of paper clips that you used. Have a helper read the
sentences with you!
My foot is The length of this I used ________

________ paper is ________ paper clips to
paper clips long. paper clips. measure my pencil.
The height of my chair is

A book measures
________ paper clips.
________ paper clips.
MEASURE AND COLOR THE HEIGHT
Look at each design. Color the squares on the right until they are
the same height as the design. How many units tall is each design?
9 9 9
8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5
4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2
1 1 1
units tall units tall units tall

MEASURE AND COLOR THE LENGTH
Look at each design. Color the squares on the right until they are
the same length as the design. How many units long is each design?
units long
1 2 3 4 5
units long
1 2 3 4 5
units long
1 2 3 4 5
I’LL MEASURE THE LENGTH MYSELF
Inches are a common unit of measurement. The ruler below contains
inches. Cut out the ruler. Use the ruler to measure each row. Write how
many inches long each row is. Note: The ruler is not to scale.
_______ inches long
_______ inches long
_______ inches long
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
I’LL MEASURE THE HEIGHT MYSELF
Inches are a common unit of measurement. The ruler below contains
inches. Cut out the ruler. Use the ruler to measure each stack of fruit.
Write how many inches tall each stack is. Note: The ruler is not to scale.
_______ inches tall _______ inches tall _______ inches tall
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Great job!
is an Education.com math superstar

Measure It: Longer Shorter

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Measure It: Longer Shorter

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Measure It: Longer Shorter

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Measure It

Same Size Smaller

Copyright © 2013 Education.com. All Rights Reserved

SHOW ME SHORTER! Draw the shape again in the

SHOW ME TALLER! the shape again in the space next to

SHOW ME LONGER! but the hoses are too short to reach

FIND ITEMS THAT ARE THE SAME SIZE

LET’S SEE WHAT

FIND ITEMS THAT ARE SHORTER

LET’S SEE WHAT

This packet of seeds is

3 This trowel is _______

This watering can is

My foot is The length of this I used ________

The height of my chair is

units tall units tall units tall

_______ inches long

_______ inches long

_______ inches long

_______ inches tall _______ inches tall _______ inches tall

You might also like

___ inches tall _ inches tall _____ inches tall