Grade 2 Math: Reading Scales and Instruments
6 printable 2nd Grade math worksheets on Reading Scales and Instruments. The first three are free to download; All Access opens all 6.
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Teaching Reading Scales and Instruments
What it is
This is reading the marks on a measuring tool, a ruler, a kitchen scale, a thermometer, or a measuring jug, including the unlabeled marks between the numbers. The child has to work out what one small mark is worth.
When a child is ready
Begin once the child counts by twos, fives, and tens and can read a number line.
If they struggle
Count the spaces between two labeled numbers, not the marks themselves, and divide: five spaces between 0 and 10 means each mark is worth 2. Have the child write that value at the top of the sheet before reading a single measurement, and work it out again whenever a different tool appears on the page.
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