Measure with paper clips and read picture graphs.
Measure and Graphs lets first graders measure how long things are with paper clips and cubes, then read picture graphs to answer how many, how many more and how many in all. It's a gentle first look at measurement and data.
Math course · Grade 1
Measure and Graphs · Learning goals
Measure how long things are with paper clips and cubes, then read picture graphs to find how many, how many more and how many in all.
Why it matters
Using the same unit again and again teaches kids what measuring really means before they use rulers.
Picture graphs are the first step toward reading the charts kids see in science, news and later math.
Graphs invite kids to ask and answer questions, which builds reasoning and math talk.
Inside Measure and Graphs
A short read-aloud lesson first, then hands-on games and a quiz to lock it in.
Step 1 · Lesson
A short read-aloud lesson in 4 steps, with pictures and worked examples.
Step 2 · Game
How many paper clips or cubes long is it? (7 problems)
Step 3 · Game
Count the pictures in the row. (6 problems)
Step 4 · Game
Compare two rows. How many more? (6 problems)
Step 5 · Game
Add up every row of the graph. (6 problems)
Lesson preview
This is the real lesson text your child hears, read aloud by a friendly voice.
We can measure how long something is with paper clips. Line them up end to end, with no gaps!
This crayon is 3 paper clips long. Count the clips under it!
A picture graph shows how many. Each picture stands for one. There are 5 bananas!
To find how many more, take the smaller row away from the bigger row: 5 take away 3 is 2 more bananas.
For parents
Learning sticks best when kids use it in real life. Here are simple ideas from this course.
Measure a shoe, a book and a spoon with paper clips. Then make a picture graph of everyone's favorite fruit at home and ask which got the most votes.
Measure and Graphs · Questions from parents
Measure and Graphs is a grade 1 math course for kids ages 6–7. That is Year 2 maths in the UK and Year 1 in Australia. It also works well for review in the next grade, or as a challenge for a confident younger learner.
Measure how long things are with paper clips and cubes, then read picture graphs to find how many, how many more and how many in all. Along the way they practice: Measure It; Read the Graph; How Many More?; How Many in All?.
About 10 minutes in total, split into 4 short levels. Most kids finish it over two or three sessions. Progress is saved, so they can stop any time and pick up where they left off.
Measure and Graphs is part of SkillBloom Premium, which unlocks every course in every subject. Each subject also has free courses, so your child can try SkillBloom before you decide.
No. Every lesson has a friendly read-aloud voice, questions are read aloud too, and the pictures help kids follow along. Confident readers can turn the voice off.
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