Lay a 14” piece of packaging tape on thetable sticky side up. Place tenlima beans end to end in the middle of the tape as shown. Fold the top of the tape down, thebottom up, and seal. Trim off theends. Children take the beancounter and place it on the end of the object to be measured. How many beans long is the object?
*Have children record their measurements.
*How many beans long is the classroom?
*Ask children to find something in the roomthat is 2 beans long. Can theyfind something 5 beans? 10beans? etc.
*Make similar rulers with toothpicks, paperclips, and other flat objects.
CircularCounter
Make a strawruler to measure circular objects. Cut plastic straws into 1”segments. Tie a knot in one end ofa shoelace and string on 12 straws. Tie off the other end of the shoelace. Good for non-standard measurement.
