When people describe the math in their day, they invariably mention things like balancing a budget, stepping on the scale, shopping for...

The need for standard units should be developed by hands-on experience and reasoning tasks.

Regardless of the item children choose to measure with, the measurement process should be an active experience with kids as active doers.

Measurement understanding begins with comparisons. Here are 3 great tasks to get your PreK-kinder kids started.