Length Teaching Resources
A collection of length related teaching resources. Use these educational posters, goal labels, worksheets and word wall vocabulary cards to assist your students when they are learning to identify length units of measurement and convert between them.
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Measuring My Body – Length Worksheet
Explore linear measurement with an engaging collaborative activity where students measure different body parts and compare them
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Converting Units of Length – Task Cards
Use ratio reasoning to convert the length of metric and customary units with this set of 24 task cards.
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Appropriate Units of Measurement – Worksheet
A worksheet that allows students to choose appropriate units of measurement.
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How Long Is It? Measuring to the Nearest Quarter Inch Worksheet
Practice measuring to the nearest ¼ inch with this 8-question worksheet.
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Creating Line Plots With Measurements – Differentiated Worksheets
Guide students to measure items to the nearest inch or ¼ inch, create a line plot and answer questions with this set of differentiated worksheets for 2nd and 3rd-grade students.
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Measurement Conversions - Length – Worksheet
Use ratio reasoning to practice converting length measurements with this worksheet.
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Converting Units of Length – Worksheet
Demonstrate an understanding of decimal representations while converting metric units of length with this worksheet.
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Let's Get Measuring with Connecting Cubes
A set of templates to use when measuring with informal units.
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Converting Units of Length – Match-Up Activity
Convert customary and metric units of length by completing a match-up activity.
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Converting Units of Length – Error Analysis Worksheet
Analyze length conversions to identify and correct mistakes with this error analysis worksheet.
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Measuring to the Nearest 1/2 and 1/4 Inch Task Cards
Measure items to the nearest ½ and ¼ inch with this set of 20 task cards.
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Length Within the Metric System - Worksheet
A worksheet to use when learning to measure and convert length within the metric system.
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Converting Units of Length – Board Game
Engage your students with a lively board game while practicing how to convert customary and metric units of length.
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Measuring to the Nearest 1/4 Inch – Match-Up Activity
Practice measuring objects to the nearest ¼ inch with this match-up activity.
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I Have, Who Has? – Measuring to the Nearest Quarter Inch
Practice measuring objects to the nearest ¼ inch while playing this whole-class game.
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Nearest Inch, 1/4 Inch, 1/2 Inch Sorting Activity
Practice measuring to the nearest ¼ inch, ½ inch, and inch with this set of 20 sorting cards.
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How Much Does It Measure? Match-Up Activity (Length, Mass, and Capacity)
A set of 18 match-up cards to reinforce measurement concepts of length, mass, and capacity.
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Measuring, Comparing, and Ordering Height – Worksheet
A worksheet to use when learning about measuring length using informal units.
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Measuring Length with Informal Units - Worksheet
A worksheet to use when learning about measuring length using informal units.
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Printable Rulers for the Classroom
Excite your students about mastering precise measurements with these centimeter, inch, ½ inch, ¼ inch and ⅛ inch printable rulers!
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Selecting Units of Length – Sorting Activity
A sorting activity to help students identify lengths and distances that should be measured in centimeters, inches, feet, and miles.
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Let's Get Measuring with Paper Clips
A set of templates to use when measuring with informal units.
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Length Vocabulary Poster
A poster that explains the concept of length and lists associated vocabulary.
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Length Math Investigation - Which Airplane Flies Best?
A mathematics investigation about measuring distance, embedded in a real-world context.
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Measuring to the Nearest Quarter Inch Board Game
Build measurement skills with this board game which focuses on measuring to the ¼ inch mark on a ruler.
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Measuring Length with Clover Worksheet
Measure familiar objects using our lucky clover in this St Patrick’s Day math activity!
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Spin and Sort – Longer, Shorter, Same
Practice comparing lengths with this sorting activity.
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Which Is Longer? – Mini Book
Compare the length and height of various common objects with this 8-page mini-book.
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Which Is Longer? – Interactive PowerPoint
An interactive PowerPoint quiz that asks students to compare the length and height of various everyday objects.
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Let's Get Measuring with Counters
A set of templates to use when measuring with informal units.
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Length Investigation - The Longest Finger
A mathematics investigation involving length, embedded in a real-world context.
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Informal Units Rulers
A set of rulers that use different sized, informal units to measure length.