Five pages about the marks between the inches. Pages 1 and 2 zoom in on one inch of a tape measure, split into halves and then into quarters: students read where the arrow points and write it as a mixed number, like 16 1/2 or 5 3/4 inches. Page 3 measures six things on inch rulers marked in quarters. On page 4 students draw lines of a given length from a dot and arrows at given marks. Page 5 measures eight crayons to the nearest quarter inch, then shows the lengths on a line plot. The first problem on pages 1 to 4 is worked as an example.
Before page 1, fold a paper strip one inch long in half, then in half again, and mark the folds: the middle fold is the half inch and the others are the quarters. Show that the half-inch mark is longer than the quarter-inch marks on a real ruler. Page 5 works well as a class activity with real crayons from the bin.
Measure crayons, keys, or spoons with a ruler or tape measure and say the length out loud, like "three and a quarter inches." On page 4, check each drawn line with a real ruler.
This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:
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A 5-page measurement pack for 3rd grade. Read a zoomed-in tape measure where an arrow points to a half inch, then to a quarter inch, and write the measurement as a mixed number. Measure a pencil, a crayon, a worm, and more on inch rulers marked in quarters, draw lines and arrows at lengths like 2 1/2 and 3 3/4 inches, and measure eight crayons to make a line plot. Every page comes in color and in black and white. Answer keys included.
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