Second Grade Common Core Measurement Unit

I have been working for the past few months on getting my beloved Measurement Unit together and posted on Teachers Pay Teachers, and tonight I FINALLY finished it!

I began to create this unit several years ago and use it every year with, of course, new additions. I love teaching measurement because it is so hands-on and fun! My kids always love this unit.

Learning how to line up a ruler and measure

Reading Measuring Penny by Loreen Leedy (love this book!)

Non-standard Units Scavenger Hunt

Exploring Length

Review Game

This Second Grade Common Core Measurement Unit contains over 285 pages of step-by-step lesson plans, assessments, teacher and parent resources, activities, centers, daily checks, and more! Students will explore attributes, non-standard and standard units (Customary and Metric Measurement Systems), and more!

Measuring Paths Center

Daily Measurement Checks

Common Core Objectives covered in this unit are 2.MD.1., 2.MD.2., 2.MD.3., 2.MD.4., 2.MD.5., 2.MD.6., and 2.MD.9. (Please note Common Core Objectives 2.MD.7, 2.MD.8, and 2.MD.10 (time, money, and data) are not covered in this unit.)

Here is what is included:
*Unit Introduction
*Common Core Objectives Met
*Unit Overview
*2nd Grade Common Core Measurement Checklist for Teacher (keep track of student progress)
*Parent Information Letter (Overview of all unit objectives, suggestions for how parents can practice objectives at home)
*Vocabulary Word Cards
*Unit Pre-Test (fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice)
*Unit Post-Test (almost identical to pre-test)
*Introduction To Measurement Lesson Plan
*How Do We Use Measurement? Emergent Reader (also includes an easier reader)
*Measuring Attributes Lesson Plan, Station Activity, and Assessment Sheet
*Exploring Length Lesson Plan, Measuring Activity, and Assessment Sheet
*Measuring Penny Craft and Measurement Activity
*Measuring Penny Homework Assignment
*Non-Standard Units Scavenger Hunt Lesson Plan, Measuring Activity, and Assessment Sheet
*”Inching” Around The Room Non-Standard Units Activity (includes inchworm ruler and assessment sheet)
*Moving From Non-Standard To Standard Units Part One Lesson Plan, and Measuring Assessment Sheet
*Concrete Colored Unit Ruler (option for 10 blocks or 12 blocks – blocks are in increments of one inch)
*Concrete Colored Unit Ruler with Numbers (option for 10 blocks or 12 blocks – blocks are in increments of one inch)
*Moving From Non-Standard To Standard Units Part Two Lesson Plan – includes Line Plots Lesson and Activity
*Teaching Line Plots Suggestions
*Non-Exact Measurements Activity and Assessment Sheet
*Moving From Non-Standard To Standard Units Part Three Lesson Plan
*Measuring Hand and Foot Craft Activity
*Tips and Tricks For Memorizing Measurements
*Posters – Centimeter, Meter, Inch, Foot, Yard
*US Standard Units (Inches, Feet, Yards) Lesson Plan
*Measuring in Inches Cutting Activity
*Measuring Paths Lesson Plan (includes Measuring Paths Around The Room Activity and Recording Sheet)
*Measuring Paths Assessment Sheets
*Looking For Objects In The Classroom Recording Sheets (Yard, Inch, Foot, and Yard)
*Metric System – Centimeters and Meters Lesson Plan and Assessment Sheet
*Looking For Objects In The Classroom Recording Sheet (Centimeters and Meters)
*Student Mini Book of Measurements (cut and staple book of measurement unit posters)
*Measurement Me Emergent Reader (Body Measurements Activity)
*Measuring Objects with Two Units Lesson Plan and Class Activity
*Length Differences in Objects Lesson Plan and Assessment Sheet
*Height Differences in Animals Measuring Activity (students pretend to be zookeepers and compare animal heights) – also includes line plot component
*Choosing Tools and Units of Measurement Lesson Plan, Class Activity (includes recording sheets), and Assessment Sheet
*Estimating Lengths Assessment Sheet
*Solving Measurement Word Problems Lesson Plan, Class Posters, and Assessment Sheet
*Blank Number Line Templates
*Guess That Measurement! Review Game and Game Cards
*I Have, Who Has? Measurement Review Game
*Farmer’s Marker Shopping Trip Center (Estimating Heights, Non-Exact Measurements, and Line Plots) and Recording Sheets
*Community Dash Center (Measuring Paths) and Recording Sheet
*A Camping Adventure Center (Solving Measurement Word Problems) and Recording Sheet
*The Unit Scoot Center (Choosing Measurement Units) – includes game board
*Art Company Mix-Up Center (Length Differences in Objects) and Recording Sheet
*Daily Measurement Check (includes 14 review sheets – each contain around seven problems and could be used for morning review or homework)
*Book Suggestions
*Web Site Suggestions
*Answer Sheets Are Included

If interested, you can find Second Grade Common Core Measurement Unit in my store.

Enjoy!