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Related Activities to Try at Home

Marking Heights If you mark your child's changing heights regularly on the wall, this is a good time either to look at that height chart with your child and talk about it or perhaps to start a chart if you haven't been keeping one. You could also help your child put things in order by height—a group of boxes, some pieces of ribbon, or the child's stuffed animals. Ask your child to talk about which is the shortest and which is the longest. If your child has difficulty putting several things in order, you could sort the objects into three groups—short, medium, and tall.

Math and Literature Here are some children's books that involve measurement. You can find them in your local library or bookstore and read them with your child.

Adler, David. How Tall, How Short, How Far Away?

Cleary, Brian. How Long or How Wide?: A Measuring Guide.

McBratney, Sam. Guess How Much I Love You.

Schwartz, David. If You Hopped Like a Frog.

Schwartz, David. Millions to Measure.

Sweeney, Joan. Me and the Measure of Things.

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