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Measurement and Geometry: Building Conceptual Understanding in Young Children

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Slide 11 of 19

What’s in a Bucket?

• Class Discussion
• Were the measurements the same?
• Why or why not? Explain your thinking in your Mathematics Journal.
• At what age would these activities be appropriate? Why non-standard units of measure?
• What standards do they address?
• What are the mathematical concepts these activities are developing?