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Helping Your Six-Year-Old Understand Measurement and Data
Helping Your Six-Year-Old Understand Measurement and Data
The world is filled with ways to measure: length, height, weight, capacity, money, temperature and time…to name just a few. At age six, children are often ready to move beyond basic ideas of measurement ("this block tower is taller than this one") and begin making measurements using numbers ("the table is as tall as eight pencils"). Measurement and data collection are important in science, art, cooking, sports and engineering — so there are plenty of ways to help your child learn at home!