Grade PreK • Mathematics • Measurement and Data

Grade Prek Mathematics

Measurement and Data

measurement and data Vocabulary

  • Attribute: Characteristic of an object that students use to define the object (e.g., size, number of sides, thickness, 3 sides, color, function, etc.)
  • Weight: A measure of how heavy something is
  • Non-Standard Units of Measurement: Any real item that can be used to measure (e.g., paperclips, cookies, pennies, or yarn)
  • Length: the distance between two points or objects
  • Sorting: Grouping objects based on similar attributes
  • Greater: bigger, more
  • Less: smaller, fewer
  • Equal: having the same value or amount

measurement and data Activities 

  • Use chalk to trace your foot outside or on a dark piece of paper. Trace a friend’s or family member’s foot, too. Who has a longer foot? Who has a shorter foot?
  • Sort a bag of candy or cereal by color. Count each color. Which color has the most? Which color has the least?
  • Choose three different toys. Put them in order from shortest to tallest.
  • Find 3 objects in the home that are shorter than your hand.
  • Compare the height of 2 people. Who is taller and who is shorter? Does age matter?

measurement and data Online Activities