This week we learned about volume and capacity. We watched a brain pop video about measurement and then did this activity, inspired by pinterest (I will tag the originator soon) to go with it. I cut the paper in advance in different colors and sizes. I passed out the gallon piece first. Students were asked to label it with the appropriate abbreviations. Next we did quarts. I passed out a different color paper in the same size as the gallon and students had to cut it into 4 pieces to explain that 4 quarts are in a gallon. We continued this strategy with pints and cups and labeled each one. Finally, we put it together in the shape of a robot.
We have not finished with this activity yet. I took photos of each child and printed them out so that they can attach their heads to the gallon men before we hang them outside for everyone to see!
