Measurement Charts
A Note to the Teacher
Customary Capacity
ice
cream
Smaller
©
Larger
ounce
cup
pint
quart
gallon
oz
c
pt
qt
gal
2 tablespoons
school milk carton
small container
of ice cream
milk carton or
orange juice carton
jug of milk
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Customary Weight
lighter
©
heavier
ounce
pound
ton
oz
lb
T
slice of bread
loaf of bread
bread truck
Customary Length
shorter
©
longer
inch
foot
yard
mile
in.
ft
yd
mi
inchworm
forearm
giant step
road trip
Metric Mass
smaller
©
larger
milligram
gram
kilogram
mg
g
kg
feather
paper clip
baseball bat
Metric Capacity
smaller
©
larger
milliliter
liter
mL
L
eye dropper
large soda bottle
Metric Length
Shorter
©
longer
millimeter
centimeter
meter
kilometer
mm
cm
m
km
thickness of a dime
width of pinky
giant step
car trip
An alternative to ready-made charts—have students
come up with the examples on their own!