Measure length: printable worksheets
Measure objects with a row of units, order lengths, and find how much longer one is than another.
Sample worksheet
The first 3 problems of a real worksheet, made the way the builder makes it. Open it in the builder to change the number of problems, the difficulty and the layout, then print.
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Number them: shortest first.
2.
Number them: longest first.
3.
Number them: shortest first.
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What students practise
I can measure how long something is.
Students measure length with units laid end to end and with a ruler, estimate lengths, and compare them.
Key words
- length
- how long something is from end to end
- unit
- the same-sized piece used to measure
- ruler
- a tool marked in equal units
Common mistakes
- Starts measuring at the end of the ruler or at the first mark.
- Leaves gaps or overlaps between units.
Standards
Common Core State Standards this worksheet practises.
- 1.MD.A.1: Order three objects by length; compare the lengths of two objects indirectly. (unverified)
- 1.MD.A.2: Express the length of an object as a whole number of length units, by laying copies end to end. (unverified)
Related topics
- Before this: Compare and measure (Kindergarten)
- Next: Measuring length with rulers (Grade 2)