Inch By Inch by Leo Lionni

Read and discuss the book with the children.  Then supply a collection to pre cut worms for the children to use to measure a variety of objects in the classroom.  After measuring and sharing results with one another give children a treat of gummy worms.  

Inch By Inch by Leo Lionni

Another variation of the story's activity would have the children use paper clips to represent the length of an inchworm.  Put 10 paper clips and the book in a center.  The children may go to the center and use the paper clip inch worms to guess and then measure the lengths of various items on varies pages of the book.

  Big Friend, Little Friend by Eloise Greenfield

Read the book aloud to the children.  As you reread the book pause on each page and ask the children to compare the size of the children shown.  Talk about who is taller and who is shorter.  Show two dolls standing side by side.  Ask the children to tell which doll is taller and which doll is shorter.  Place the dolls down side by side and ask which doll is longer and which is shorter.

  How Big Is a Foot?  by Rolf Myller

Ask children to suggest how they would determine how big something is.  Read the book to the children.  After reading the book ask the children if they think the king's idea for measuring his bed is a good one or a bad one.  Ask why they think as they do.  As a follow up ask children to use the King's idea to build an imaginary bed for a class member.  Have a volunteer lie on the floor as the class take turns walking around the volunteer to measure.  Talk with the children about the results of their walking measure and why there may be differences.