Grades K-2 Theme Objects can be measured by comparing them with other objects. Everything in a building has a size. The size of each element is seen in comparison to the objects around it, or to our human bodies.
Scale shows the size relationship of two things or parts.
To estimate measurement and draw people and objects in proportion to the surroundings. Make a list of small things. Compare things on the list to other things that are smaller or larger than those listed. One student stands up against a large piece of butcher paper tacked to the wall. A silhouette of his body is traced.