Description
Kick off the first week of school with these Back to School Measurement Task Cards, designed for Kindergarten and 1st Grade students! With 9 hands-on task cards and a matching recording sheet, students measure familiar school supplies like a pencil, glue bottle, backpack, and school bus by counting how many units long each one is.
This is a fun, low-prep math center for those early back to school days when you want students working independently while you settle into new routines.
What’s Included
- 9 color measurement task cards (pencil, glue, lunchbox, backpack, scissors, school bus, crayons, apple, pushpin)
- School Measurement recording sheet (write how many units long each object is)
- Print-and-go, ready for centers or independent practice
Skills Covered
This resource supports students as they practice:
- Measuring length using non-standard units
- Counting units accurately to find a total
- Recording measurements on a response sheet
- Building early measurement vocabulary
Why Teachers Love This Resource
- Low-prep math center: print, laminate the cards, and it is ready for the first week
- Familiar back to school objects that students recognize right away
- Independent-friendly: students can work the cards on their own while you run small groups
- Color task cards plus a black-and-white recording sheet for easy printing
How to Use This Resource
These back to school measurement activities are ideal for:
- Math centers and rotations
- First week of school independent work
- Morning tubs and soft start
- Small groups
- Early finishers
Set the color task cards around the room or in a center tub, add a handful of unit cubes or linking cubes, and students count the units to measure each object, then record their answers on the sheet.
If you are looking for an easy, hands-on way to introduce measuring with units during the back to school season, these task cards give your kindergarten and first grade students meaningful practice with counting units, no extra planning required.
