Summary
An animated Mage Math lesson on measuring length — comparing and measuring how long objects are with units, made for grade 1. Bright 3-D animation walks kids through it with clear, worked examples they can pause and try.
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Length of Objects - 1st Grade clicks once you see it worked out. Watch an example, then use these questions to make sure it stuck.
- Which object is longer, and how can you tell?
- Why do you line objects up at the same starting point to compare them?
- What unit did you use to measure, and why?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: length, longer, shorter, unit.
Try it: Measure two classroom objects with cubes or a ruler. Write each length and say which is longer and by how much.