How Can You Decorate and Measure at the Same Time?

Materials:

• Different lengths ribbons/cloth 

• Scissors (or can rip with hands)

• Paper 

• Glue or tape 

Instructions:

• Have different lengths of ribbons

• Ask children to compare and contrast: are the patterns the same? Which ribbon is long, short, medium / big, small, medium?

• Stick to make a shape, image, or christmas tree (whichever you prefer as teachers and a class). 

OR

• Together, trace one foot and one hand. 

• Then use lego blocks/stacking blocks to measure their foot and hand.

• Compare which one is big and small. 

• Talk about the differences, what can we see, why is one bigger than the other. 

• Afterwards, children can decorate their traced foot and hand.

Powerful InterACTions - PK3:

• Can you find a ribbon that’s shorter than this one?

• Can you order them from shortest to longest?

• Which ribbon fits best for your idea? Why?

• What are you making with your ribbons?

• What colors or shapes do you see in your art?

Powerful InterACTions - PK4:

• Which ribbon do you think is the longest? How can we find out?

• How can you make two ribbons the same length?

• How did you decide which ribbon to use?

• Where will you put this ribbon? Why?

• What would happen if you used a longer/shorter ribbon here?