Kindergarten Measurement Skills
Prior Standards Implementation

The standards listed below have been replaced by a newer set of standards.

Please go to Current Kindergarten Math Standards for current resources.

Measurement
Demonstrate understanding of the concept of length. K 4.1 a	Centimeters - to nearest whole number ( from FunBrain ) Centimeters - to half centimeter ( from FunBrain ) Inches - to nearest whole number ( from FunBrain ) Inches - to quarter inch ( from FunBrain ) The Ruler Game - Learn To Read A Ruler (inches only - increments from inches to sixteenths)
Recognize and show which is larger/smaller, longer/shorter, taller/shorter, heavier/lighter or which holds more/holds less, when given two similar objects. K 4.1 b	Heaviest to Lightest - [ designed for 1st grade ] Look at the figures on each line. Click once on the lightest object. Click twice on the heaviest object. Measuring Up with Clifford - follow Clifford's instructions to click on the smallest or largest Which is Bigger ? - You will be given several objects to compare. Choose which is bigger in each instance.
Use words to describe time (e.g., day, night, morning, afternoon, yesterday, today, and tomorrow). K 4.1 c	Time for Kindergarten - time is described in terms of what a kindergarten student would be doing throughout the school day
Use words to describe temperature (e.g., hot, warm, cool, and cold). K 4.1 d
Measure and estimate length of an object using a variety of nonstandard units. K 4.2 a	Estimate - (use as a whole class activity) Select a range, display tick marks and estimate before revealing the answer. Estimation of Length - this video lesson explains the difference between accurate measure and approximate measure, then gives your students the chance to make estimates based on a baseline. How Tall - Curious George and his friend want you to estimate how tall a variety of objects are in relation to other objects.
Distinguish between light and heavy objects. K 4.2 b
Recognize clocks and watches as instruments for measuring time and tell time to the hour. K 4.2 c	Clock Craft - Make a simple paper clock that you can use to practice telling time ( from Enchanted Learning ) Draw Hands - free worksheets from Math Slice, select 1 hour time intervals Identifying Time to the Hour - Telling Time - Players must drag the digital displays to the matching analogue clock (telling time to the half-hour). All against the clock of course! Other times : ( fifteen minute increments ) ( five minute increments ) ( one minute increments ) - For whole class instruction there is a clock available (digital or analog) which can be advanced by increments) Time Quiz - practice half hour skills Time To Go - tell time to the half hour [use this site for a whole class activity] Time to the Hour - a concentration style matching game, match digital and analog clocks Willy the Watchdog - a two player game which asks students to set the clock to match a given time (half hour increments)
Recognize a thermometer as a device to measure temperature. K 4.2 d
Recognize a calendar as a way of measuring time. K 4.2 e
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives	Measurement (Grades Pre-K - 2)

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