You can find out if you need it by clicking on the PDF link. Grades K-2 Objective Students will measure weight to the nearest pound and construct and interpret a bar graph. Students will measure length using non-standard units and determine area using square tiles. Overview of the Lesson Students have many motivating opportunities to explore and investigate measurement using standard and non-standard units. They round their birth weight to the nearest pound and construct a bar graph displaying the weights of the entire class.
Students measure and place enough sand into a plastic bag to equal their birth weight.
With construction paper, crayons and markers, they draw a head, arms, and legs and turn the bags of sand into sand babies. At centers, they investigate other types of measurement using non-standard plastic links to measure parts of their body and square tiles to measure the area of a footprint. As each student brings in the birth weight, write the weight on the back of a sticky note. Allow the students to draw pictures of their faces on the other sides of the sticky notes. Save these notes to use in the lesson.