Standard #: MAFS.K.MD.1.1 (Archived Standard)


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Describe measurable attributes of objects, such as length or weight. Describe several measurable attributes of a single object.


General Information

Subject Area: Mathematics
Grade: K
Domain-Subdomain: Measurement and Data
Cluster: Describe and compare measurable attributes. (Additional Cluster) -

Clusters should not be sorted from Major to Supporting and then taught in that order. To do so would strip the coherence of the mathematical ideas and miss the opportunity to enhance the major work of the grade with the supporting clusters.

Date Adopted or Revised: 02/14
Date of Last Rating: 02/14
Status: State Board Approved - Archived

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Related Resources

Formative Assessments

Name Description
Describing the Length of Pencils

Students describe the measurable attributes of an unsharpened pencil and a sharpened pencil.

Measurable Attributes of an Elephant

Students describe an elephant in terms of weight and length.

Measurable Attributes of a Paper Clip

Students describe a paper clip in terms of weight and length.

Attributes of a Car

Students are asked to name at least three measurable attributes of a car and what could be measured for each object, length or weight.

Lesson Plans

Name Description
Tightrope!

In this lesson, students will practice measuring items within the classroom to explore differences in length. The teacher will give a specific measurement size for the students to match with common classroom objects to explore longer and shorter lengths.

The Long and Short of Candy {Exploring Measurement}

In this lesson, students will describe and compare measurable attributes of candy bars as well as work to find objects that are longer than and shorter than a specified object.

Professional Development

Name Description
What Does It Mean To Measure?

This is a professional development session from the Learning Math series from Annenberg. Learners will begin to explore the questions "What can be measured?" and "What does it mean to measure something?" Learners identify measurable properties of objects such as weight, surface area, and volume, and discuss which metric units are appropriate for measuring these properties. Learners will also learn that measurement is, by its nature, approximate. Finally, learners will consider how to make measurements using nonstandard units. This session features a number of problems for learners to solve and open-ended questions to discuss, videos that demonstrate measurement techniques, and an interactive activity that asks learners to construct shapes using different size triangles to foster understanding of area and perimeter. There are also nine homework problems in which learners are asked to generate different measurements, graph measurements, and evaluate the appropriateness of the measurements generated using a data chart. Many of the professional development activities can be used directly in the classroom.

Teaching Idea

Name Description
A-Weigh We Go!

Using different items available at home (e.g., bag of flour, box of detergent) students are estimating, measuring and comparing the weight of these items. They examine if "bigger" also means "heavier" and try to find out how to weigh an object that is too big for a bathroom scale.

Parent Resources

Teaching Idea

Name Description
A-Weigh We Go!:

Using different items available at home (e.g., bag of flour, box of detergent) students are estimating, measuring and comparing the weight of these items. They examine if "bigger" also means "heavier" and try to find out how to weigh an object that is too big for a bathroom scale.



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