Go Math! Kindergarten, Chapter 11: Measurement
In this unit, your child learns to compare things by size and weight. Kindergartners line up two objects to see which is longer or shorter, stand them side by side to compare height, and hold one in each hand to feel which is heavier. After describing solid shapes, children now describe objects by how big they are, and next they sort objects into groups and count them.
By Robert “Bobby” BarnettMath teacher, parent, and founder of Bobby’s Math Club
What is my child learning in Chapter 11?
- Naming the things that can be measured about an object, such as its length, its height, and its weight. Learn more: Describing how long or heavy things are
- Lining up two objects at one end to see which is longer, standing them side by side to compare height, and lifting to compare weight. Learn more: Comparing which is longer, taller, or heavier
Sample questions to try together
These are real questions from our practice. Tap the speaker to hear one read aloud, or the light bulb for a hint, and talk about the answer together.
Question 1 of 3
Is a feather heavy or light?
- Heavy
- Light
- Neither
How you can help
- Line up a spoon and a fork on the table with their ends even, and ask your child which is longer and which is shorter.
- Stand two cereal boxes or two water bottles side by side on the counter, and ask your child which is taller and how they know.
- Hand your child a pillow and a book, one in each hand, and ask which is heavier, talking about how bigger is not always heavier.
Where kids can get stuck
- Comparing two pencils without lining up their ends, so the one that sticks out looks longer.
- Calling one child taller while one stands on a step, instead of both on the same floor.
- Saying the bigger object is heavier, without lifting both to check.
Practice makes perfect
Bobby's Math Club has practice problems that adapt to your child’s level, each with a detailed explanation and an easy-to-follow video, so your child can build confidence in these skills one step at a time.
Words your child will hear
- length
- How long something is from one end to the other.
- height
- How tall something is from bottom to top.
- weight
- How heavy something is.
- longer
- Stretching further from end to end than something else.
- shorter
- Not as long or not as tall as something else.
- taller
- Reaching higher from the floor than something else.
- heavier
- Weighing more; harder to lift.
- lighter
- Weighing less; easier to lift.
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Written by Robert “Bobby” Barnett
Bobby is an award-winning math teacher, the author of Meet Every Learner’s Needs, and the father of two elementary-school math learners. He uses Bobby’s Math Club with his own kids a few times every week. Learn more or contact Bobby.
Which math standards does Go Math! Kindergarten Chapter 11 cover?
Go Math! Kindergarten Chapter 11 covers these math standards. Each one links to what it means, sample questions, and teaching strategies.
For teachers: Unit names and order vary between editions and districts, so your school’s own materials have the exact sequence. Learn how Bobby's Math Club can help your students grow.