Students in Mrs. Johnson's class revisited nonstandard units of measure. They discussed the meaning of nonstandard, how to measure with no overlaps, no gaps, and why this would be important to measuring accurately. Students then chose a partner and explored measuring with a "heart" ruler. There were ten hearts per ruler. Students had a list of items to measure.Then student pairs were given the problem of measuring water, marshmallows, and gummies. Students then quickly discovered other types of measuring tools were needed. In various stations, student pairs constructed the "gallon man" on the smart board, measured water, measured and weighed gummy bears and marshmallows. At the end of the week students used their skills to create a measured treat.
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