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Measurement activities can be simple, fun, and educational!
These 20+ measurement activities for preschoolers are sure to measure up to your expectations. Not only can you explore weight, length, volume, and capacity, but you can also practice opposites. For example: is it tall or short or is it heavy or light?
Don’t weight any longer to start these measurement activities today! (See what I did there?)
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We’ve got three sections of measurement activities below:
Weight Measurement Activities
If your children enjoy outer space activities, then make sure to check out and discuss Your Weight on Other Worlds. Here, you type in a weight on Earth to get the equivalent weight on the moon and other planets. Apparently, a 40-pound child on Earth would only be 8.3 pounds on the moon but 126.4 pounds on Jupiter!
No worries if outer space is not for you, stay right at home and try one of these weight measurement activities. No travel required!
- Compare weights on a balance as seen on Hands On As We Grow. But before weighing the objects, guess which one is heavier.
- Practice numbers as you compare weights like Little Bins for Little Hands. For example, will 1 stone be heavier or lighter than 3 shells?
- Build a balance as shown on Hands On As We Grow. All you need is a plastic hanger, two paper or plastic cups, string or yarn, and a hole punch.
- Sort objects as heavy or light like Siggiewi Primary. Similarly try this heavy lifting activity to discuss heavy and light.
- Make a heavier and lighter list as seen on Kindergarten Kindergarten. But first, is an empty water bottle heavier or lighter than a full water bottle?
- Weigh objects on a kitchen scale as shown on Hands On As We Grow. Then try one of these 40 number activities for preschoolers.
Length Measuring Activities
There are so many fun ways to measure the length of objects. Grab a tape measure, ribbon, some paper clips, pipe cleaners, or blocks to begin these fun measurement activities.
- Play a roll slide game as seen on Hands On As We Grow. Then measure how far each toy rolled or slid. Which toy will go the furthest?
- Take some frog jump measurements like Coffee Cups and Crayons. Great for gross motor skills!
- Make a candy catapult as shown on Stir the Wonder. Then measure how far the candy travels across the room.
- Determine the length of objects with paper clip measurements as shown on Savor the Days. For example, how many paper clips long is a pencil? What about your favorite toy?
- Measure objects with ribbon measurements like Hands On As We Grow. This is another great way to compare object lengths.
- Try a unifix cubes measurement as shown on Little Bins for Little Hands. Similarly, use blocks if you don’t have unifix cubes.
- Cut pipe cleaners for pipe cleaner measurements like Simply Kinder. Then sort the pipe cleaner pieces from smallest to largest.
- Go on a measurement hunt as seen on 123Homeschool4Me. For example, can you find an object that is longer than a specific length or a specific object?
- Measure a melting snowman as shown on Hands On As We Grow. Will the snowman get taller or shorter as it melts?
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Volume & Capacity Measuring Activities
The science behind these measurement activities, if you are interested: read the differences between volume and capacity at Difference Between Volume and Capacity on Key Differences.
Otherwise, go straight to these volume and capacity measurement activities for preschoolers to try.
- Explore volume with a water activity as seen on Hands On As We Grow. First, grab two large bowls with some water, measuring cups, teaspoons, and a bottle or jar. Then let the fun begin.
- Watch the changing shape of water as found on Stir the Wonder. It’s amazing how the same amount of water looks in jars of different shapes!
- Try volume exploration like Pre-K Pages. The blue food coloring is a great addition!
- Answer questions through volume experimentation as seen on Nature Store. For example, how many spoonfuls of water does it take to fill a small jar? What if you use a smaller spoon or a larger spoon?
- Play with a rice sensory bin as shown on Learning 4 Kids. I love the added color of the rice in this sensory bin! If you don’t have rice, then you could use dry beans or noodles instead.
- Fill jars with a colorful rice volume exploration activity like Little Bins for Little Hands. Using a funnel makes this even more fun!
- Fill jars for a dry bean measurement as seen on Kindergarten Kindergarten. If you use small containers, you might even be able to count the number of beans. Great for counting practice!
- Bake foods kids can help make like Hands On As We Grow. Letting kids help in the kitchen is a great way to improve math skills. For more tips, make sure to check out measuring techniques with kids in the kitchen from Land O Lakes.
- Make some monster sandwich cookies as shown on Hands On As We Grow. Yum!
What activities have you done to explore measurements with your children?
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