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Measuring Length with Pencils, Crayons, etc.
Find out how many pencils when put in a line cover the length of
your table. ____
Use your crayons to measure how many make up the length of your
book. ____
We can also use parts of our body to measure length.
hand span foot span
cubit stride or pace MATHEMATICS
Discover for yourself.
1. How many hand spans make up the length of your table?
____ hand spans
2. Get up and walk foot to foot from one side of the room
to the other. ____ foot spans
3. In how many strides do you cover from one side of the room
to the other? ____ strides
4. Which is bigger—your foot span or your stride? ________
Teacher’s Note: The teacher must guide the children to understand the different non-standard units
of measurement
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