Inching Around

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Inching Around

• by Desiree Clark

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Tools of Measurement

• We dont need just a ruler
• Just use our parts of our bodies
• arms
• fingers
• feet (steps)

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How many? How Many? How many. . . .

• Students use their body parts to measure items in
  our classroom and distances around our school.

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How many? How many? How many baby steps across
the classroom?

• It took me 36 baby steps to get across
  our classroom.

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How many? How many? How many hand spans across
my desk?

• It took me 15 hand spans to go across my
  desk

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How many? How many? How many arm spans height of
the book shelf?

• It took me 6 arm spans to show the
  height of our bookshelf.

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How many? How many? How many thumb lengths of a
new pencil?

• It took me 3 thumb lengths to show the
  length of a new pencil

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How many? How many? How many steps to the
library?

• It took me 60 steps to get to the schools
  library from our classroom

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How many? How many? How many steps to the
playground?

• It took me 175 steps to get to our
  playground from our classroom