Dinosaur Nonstandard Measurement Task Cards & Worksheets | PreK-1st Printable PDF

Turn measurement into a dinosaur adventure! Rex, Stella, and their dino friends need measuring, and your students are the measuring team. This printable pack teaches length measurement with nonstandard units (linking cubes) through hands-on task cards, worksheets, and a craft. Great for math centers, small groups, and morning tubs in PreK, Kindergarten, and 1st grade.

WHAT'S INSIDE (21 pages)
- Teacher guide with setup steps, vocabulary, and standards
- 12 dinosaur measuring task cards in color and black and white (2 to 6 cubes long)
- Paper cube strips for classrooms without cubes
- Measuring Log recording sheet
- Compare and Order sheet with a draw-a-dino-exactly-4-cubes-long box
- Longer or Shorter? comparison page
- Rex's Classroom Hunt (guess, then measure real objects)
- Make a Dino Ruler craft
- Quick Check mini-assessment
- Answer keys

HOW IT WORKS
Students place cubes end to end from the START line to the END line, count them, and record the number. Cards are sized for 3/4-inch cubes, so the answer key is exact.

SKILLS AND STANDARDS
Measuring length with nonstandard units, comparing and ordering lengths, counting, math vocabulary (long, longer, longest, short, shorter, shortest). Supports Common Core K.MD.A.1, K.MD.A.2, 1.MD.A.1 and 1.MD.A.2.

WHAT YOU NEED
A printer, scissors, and 3/4-inch linking or snap cubes (or use the included paper cubes). Print at 100% (Actual size) so the cards match your cubes.

FILE: PDF, US Letter, 21 pages.
For use by one teacher in one classroom or one family. Please do not share or resell.