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How Big is a Foot?
Created by Kelci Veney

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How Tall, How Short, How Far Awayby David Adler and Nancy Tobin

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How Tall, How Short, How Far Awayby David Adler and Nancy Tobin

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How Tall, How Short, How Far Away is a fun book that introduces the history of measurement, from ancient Egyptian cubits to the standard metric system. The text is engaging and has hands-on activities for the reader to do while reading.
The book has many lessons and can be used over a span of multiple class sessions. I would use this book in my classroom to show students that there are different forms of measurements.

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"Inchworm and a Half" by Elinor J. Pinczes

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"Inchworm and a Half" by Elinor J. Pinczes

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submitted by: Ian Fritz D. Dela Cruz

The book “Inchworm and a Half” by Elinor J. Pinczes is about an inchworm that has a love for measuring vegetables and other objects. It always uses the length of its body to measure by inches. It was having a great time doing its measurements when it came to measure a cucumber that its body cannot measure completely by three body lengths (2 and a half inches). That is the time when half an inchworm came and helped inchworm measure the cucumber. It was at this moment when inchworm learned about the fraction of half. Both inchworm and half an inchworm continued measuring until they came across a vegetable that they cannot fully measure using their lengths. In came a third of an inchworm which helped them completely measure thirds of an inch. Now the group continued measuring vegetables and they came into another vegetable in which they cannot measure exactly. So, quester of an inchworm came in and helped the group measure the vegetable. The story ended with the group happily measuring each and every vegetable with the correct measurement in fractions.

This book is great in introducing fractions in terms of measurements. At the beginning, the inchworm modeled that in a ruler, one loop is an inch. This is a great method of remembering what an in is and can lead into a discussion as to what is an inch. Another lesson is that the students will know what different fractions are. Half, third, and quarter inch worms showed great models to tackle measurements. An activity that can come from this book is through bringing different objects or vegetables into the lesson to measure. Then, I will provide replicas of inchworm, half, third, and quarter inchworm. The students will first check the length of the inchworms with the rulers to confirm that they are representing the correct sizes. Then they will use the worms to measure the vegetables and record their results. They will then measure the same vegetables with the ruler to see if they got the correct measurements.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da1fOGSKOUA

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Inchworm and A Half by Elinor J. Pinczes

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Inchworm and A Half by Elinor J. Pinczes

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Inchworm and A Half, by Elinor J. Pinczes, and illustrated by Randall Enos is a rhyming book about an inchworm whose on a quest to measure the vegetables that are in the garden. However, the inchworm runs into a dilemma! There are few vegetables in the garden that the inchworm cannot measure with just one inch. How will the inchworm continue the quest measuring the garden vegetable food test? Well, some of the inchworm friends, ½ inchworm, 1/3 inchworm, and ¼ inchworm came to inchworm rescue so the inchworm could measure the vegetables in the garden with accuracy. I would recommend this book for second and third graders when introducing fractions. Not only the book introduces fractions, but also the author made it relatable by measuring common food that is recognizable to students. In my math class, I would have my students go on a measuring scavenger hunt around the classroom with fraction strips to find out which fractions are needed to give true measurements of certain items. The link below is a read aloud of the book. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVaxiJB6Fls

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Millions, Billions, & Trillions: Understanding Big Numbers

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Millions, Billions, & Trillions: Understanding Big Numbers

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This book, written by David Adler and Illustrated by Edward Miller  breaks down big numbers and allows students to understand them in simpler terms. BIG numbers can be intimidating to the students, but this book allows them to see the numbers broken down so that they are less intimidated. This book also shows the importance of big numbers and how they are used in the real world. Examples are shown, such as, the world population, money, years, etc. I believe that this book would be perfect for the 3rd and 4th grade students. I would use this book in my classroom to show the students that big numbers are just small numbers that have been magnified and they are important in the real world so they should not be afraid of them.
By: Rahwa Habtemariam

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By Rosa Romero

A little girl by the name of Lisa has been assigned a very important homework assignment. Her assignment is to measure something in several different ways. Lisa's dog, Penny, becomes the object of her homework assignment. Lisa has to use both standard and non-standard units of measure such as inches or paper clips to find out height, width, length, weight, volume, temperature, and time. Since she uses her dog Penny for this assignment she learns a lot about her dog and about measuring, and has a fun time while completing the assignment.

I would use this book in my classroom to introduce standard and non-standard units of measurement to measure different objects. I would have my students complete an assignment where they would use both types of measurements. I would have things set up such as measuring liquids, measuring furniture, and measuring classmates. I think this book is great for first and second grade students. I think that students will have a great time going around the room and measuring things.

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Measuring Penny is a great children’s book written by Lorren Leddy. This book is ideal for grades 2 to 4.This book is about a young girl named Lisa. Lisa was sent home with an important homework assignment that consisted her to measure different things. So Lisa decided to measure her dog, Penny. After Lisa measures her dog, she then decides to measure other dogs as well. When Lisa is working on her homework assignment she realizes that learning can be fun. Lisa uses different units of measurements such as, inches, height, length, weight, volume, temperature, and time. I would use this book in my math class as a read aloud in order to introduce the topic of measurements to my students.                   Below is a link to a read aloud focused on Measuring Penny.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kH1Qh6bgq0           Below is a link to a fun activity generated for second graders based on the book Measuring Penny.http://schoolisahappyplace.blogspot.com/2013/04/measuring-penny-must-read-mentor-text.html 

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Measuring Penny is a great children’s book written by Lorren Leddy. This book is ideal for grades 2 to 4.This book is about a young girl named Lisa. Lisa was sent home with an important homework assignment that consisted her to measure different things. So Lisa decided to measure her dog, Penny. After Lisa measures her dog, she then decides to measure other dogs as well. When Lisa is working on her homework assignment she realizes that learning can be fun. Lisa uses different units of measurements such as, inches, height, length, weight, volume, temperature, and time. I would use this book in my math class as a read aloud in order to introduce the topic of measurements to my students.                   Below is a link to a read aloud focused on Measuring Penny.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kH1Qh6bgq0           Below is a link to a fun activity generated for second graders based on the book Measuring Penny.http://schoolisahappyplace.blogspot.com/2013/04/measuring-penny-must-read-mentor-text.html 

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-Megan Garrett