Grade 1 MeasurementOntario Educational Resources Bank (OERB) Activities

Attributes, Units, and Measurement SenseActivity Description

Charlie’s Dog Biscuits

Practise estimating and measuring length by using non-standard units (dog biscuits) to measure objects in Charlie’s yard.

Resource ID: ELO1159950

Estimating and Measuring

Practise estimating and measuring length, height and width by using non-standard units (tennis balls) to measure objects at the park.

Resource ID: ELO1201870

Fun With Measurement

Build understanding of how to measure using non-standard units by using a thumb, hand or foot to measure pictures of animals.

Resource ID: ELO1298220

Measuring Area!

Resource ID: ELO1138340

Build understanding of how to measure area by using counting tiles to cover and compare a soccer field and a basketball court.

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Attributes, Units, and Measurement Sense (Continued)Activity Description

Measuring at the Park

Resource ID: ELO1244800

Practise measuring distance by using non-standard units (footsteps) at the park. Build understanding of distance by comparing these measurements.

Seasonal Experiences and Temperatures

Resource ID: ELO1138750

Build understanding of how temperature changes with the season by playing a matching game.

TimeActivity Description

Calendar Fun

Resource ID: ELO1140560

Practise naming the months of the year by helping the frog place them in the correct order.

I Can Tell Time!

Resource ID: ELO1421730

Practise telling time to the hour and half-hour on an analogue clock by moving the hour hand.

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Time (Continued)Activity Description

I Know the Months

Resource ID: ELO1140340

Practise naming the months of the year and explore the significance of each by sequencing them in a yearly calendar.

Months of the Year

Resource ID: ELO1275820

Practise naming the months of the year and their ordinal position (first, second...) by placing them in the correct order.

Telling Time

Resource ID: LO1077120E

Practise telling time to the hour and half-hour by matching analogue and digital clocks.

The Passing of Time

Resource ID: ELO1161140

Practise reading the date on a calendar by clicking on the day of the week, month, day and year to place them in the correct order.

Grade 1 MeasurementOntario Educational Resources Bank (OERB) Activities

Measurement RelationshipsActivity Description

Big, Bigger, Biggest

Practise comparing and ordering according to size by classifying familiar items as ‘smaller or bigger’ than other objects.

Resource ID: LO1138270E