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Measurement is the process to find out how long, tall, or wide a an object. Here, we are going to measure the objects that we find in our daily life using non-standard units.

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These are the example of some of the non-standard units of measurement of objects like measuring objects using the paperclips, cubes, hand spans etc. These type of measurement are easy to understand for the children and don’t any need complicated numbers. This helps kids see differences in length. It also introduces the idea of measuring the length of an object before using rulers.

Use cubes to measure the length of the given objects.
Use cubes to measure the length of the given objects
Look at each pair of objects and circle the longer one.
Look at each pair of objects and circle the longer one
Arrange the following objects from shortest to longest. Write 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 in the correct order.
Arrange the objects from shortest to longest in the correct order
Read each problem and write the correct answer
Read each problem and write the correct answer
Measurement using non-standard unit of each object using a paperclip and write the length.
Measure each object using a paperclip and write the length
non standard units of measurement worksheets
Measure the objects using the Hand Spans

Concept of measuring with non-standard units

Non-standard units are objects which are being used in day to day life to measure length instead of rulers or measuring tapes. The important thing here is to note that these units do not have a fixed size, but they help children understand the basic concept of measurement in an easy way.

Examples of non-standard units:

  • Paperclips
  • Blocks or cubes
  • Hands and fingers
  • Footsteps
  • Pencils, erasers, crayons
  • Spoons, straws, or popsicle sticks