Reading a Tape Measure is Tough!

If you’ve ever picked up a tape measure and struggled to use it, you’re not alone! Reading a tape measure (for some reason) is drastically more difficult than reading a ruler, so it’s definitely going to be challenging for your students. That’s where we come in! We’ve put together a handy set of printable worksheets to help introduce your students to the tape measure and how to use it.

Differentiated Reading a Tape Measure Worksheets

This printable pair of Reading a Tape Measure worksheets is just what you need to introduce your students to this measuring tool. We’ve included two worksheets written at two different levels. 

• Reading a Tape Measure Worksheet 1 – Requires students to measure to the nearest whole inch only.
• Reading a Tape Measure Worksheet 2 – Requires students to measure to the nearest half-inch.

Through this activity, your students will gain familiarity with the purpose and use of a tape measure to measure objects to the whole and half-inch.

Download and Print!

This teaching resource is available as a PDF file or an editable Google Slides download. To download your new resource, click the dropdown menu and select your preferred file format.

We have included an answer key for easy grading.

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

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