Choosing the Appropriate Unit of Measurement Made Easy!

If you are about to begin your measurement unit, you’re in luck! The Teach Starter Team has been hard at work creating new resources to help you teach your students about standard and non-standard measurement, measurement units, using a ruler, and more. This year, we are excited to make your measurement lesson plans fun, engaging, and fruitful!

When students first start measuring things, it’s always important to talk about the units of measurement and help students understand which units to use for different objects. Whether you’re going over old material or introducing new ideas, we’ve got the perfect resource for you!

Circle the Correct Unit to Measure the Length (Differentiated)

This printable resource pack includes six no-prep worksheets for your students to practice identifying appropriate measurement units. On each worksheet, students will identify an object and then circle the unit of measurement that should be used to measure it. We have included the following worksheet options:

• Inches or Feet? Measurement Worksheet
• Inches, Feet or Yards? Measurement Worksheet
• Inches, Feet, Yards or Miles? Measurement Worksheet
• Centimeters or Meters? Measurement Worksheet
• Centimeters, Meters or Kilometers? Measurement Worksheet
• Centimeters, Meters, Kilometers or Millimeters? Measurement Worksheet

Differentiated levels are marked with stars, with one being the easiest, and three being the most challenging.

We have also included an answer key for easy grading!

Download Your New Measurement Worksheets Today! 

This resource is available as an easy-to-use Google Slides or Printable PDF Resource file. To get your copy, click the dropdown arrow on the download button to select your preferred file format. Make your copies, pass them out to your students, and you’re ready to begin!

This resource was created by Kaylyn Chupp, a teacher in Florida and Teach Starter Collaborator.

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