Non-Standard Measurement Worksheet for Kids: Comparing Objects

How to use this worksheet

Start with the length table, where your child measures each listed object using the specified unit, cubes, buttons, or paper clips, lining the units end to end alongside the object. Have your child count the units used and write that number in the table. Move to the capacity section, where your child counts how many glasses it takes to fill each pictured bottle, writing that total in the space provided. Once all measurements are recorded, compare the objects together, talking about which was longest, shortest, or held the most.

Materials needed

• Pencil
• Crayons

Extension activities

• 1Measure classroom or household objects using different non-standard units, like blocks or erasers, and compare the results.
• 2Set up a simple pouring station with cups and a container to practice measuring capacity hands-on.
• 3Create a measurement scavenger hunt, finding objects that are roughly the same length as five paper clips or five buttons.
• 4Compare measurements taken with two different units on the same object, discussing why the numbers are different.
• 5Build a measurement station at home with various small objects and units for open-ended exploration.