Non-standard Magnetic Measurement Activity for Preschoolers
Jump into this non-standard magnetic measurement activity for preschoolers and introduce non-standard measurement using magnetic tiles.
Instructions
- First, place your painter’s tape at a variety of lengths.
- Once your lines are placed, measure out your magnetic tiles to ensure you have enough. If preschoolers do not have enough for all three or four lines at one time, they can reuse magnetic tiles for each line.
- Finally, place a sticky note at the end of each line for your preschooler or you to write the total amount on.
Notes
PRO TIP: I used the delicate painter’s tape for hardwood floors.
Preschoolers can practice measurement by finding faster/slower, taller/shorter, bigger/smaller, and lighter/heavier. This preschool measurement activity focuses on length along with quantity.
The more we measure now, the more we can prepare our preschoolers for collecting data and finding relationships in comparisons later on.
