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Pet Shelter Measuring Day

Grade 1 length practice at a pet shelter: measure pet supplies with same-size cubes and paper clips, and spot gaps and overlaps.

Grade 1MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to1.MD.A.2

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Single worksheet
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1 Common Core standard
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10 questions
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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 1
Subject: Math
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Short answer, Drawing

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students measure an object's length by counting same-size units laid end to end.
Students tell whether units are lined up with no gaps and no overlaps.
Students write a length as a whole number of units with the unit name.

How to use

Give students real cubes or paper clips to line up beside each picture. Read the stories aloud, and talk about why gaps and overlaps change the count.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

1.MD.A.2

Measure length by laying same-size units end to end with no gaps or overlaps.

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Pet Shelter Measuring Day

Line up cubes and paper clips to measure pet supplies.

Count the units

The helpers at the pet shelter measure with cubes and paper clips. All the cubes are the same size. All the paper clips are the same size. Count the units from one end of each thing to the other end.

Priya measures a dog leash with paper clips. How many paper clips long is the dog leash?

The dog leash is paper clips long.

Mateo measures a kitten blanket with cubes. How many cubes long is the kitten blanket?

The kitten blanket is cubes long.

Ms. Diaz needs a chew toy that is 6 cubes long. Count only the cubes under each chew toy. Which chew toy is 6 cubes long?