Measurement Fun!

We don't often get snow in Tennessee so when the forecast called for a chance, we had to get busy.  We read several winter and snow themed books to set the background for our math lessons.  Both of these lessons come from Catherine Kuhns book:  Mathematical Art-O-Facts.  Check out her website for other ideas and activities.  CatherineKuhns.com 

The students created a winter scene given the measurements in centimeters for each object.  This activity gives the students an opportunity to be creative and also practice measuring.  Each object they draw is measured and labeled.

The next activity was to make a snowman following specific directions.  The directions included sizes and also the shapes.  This was great practice and review for measurement and geometry.  The students labeled the shapes and measurements.