The worksheet titled "Measuring the Length of Pictures and Points on a Line: Plus Shortest to Longest Practice" includes a mix of activities that give students practice measuring. Activities include ordering objects, like spoons, from shortest to longest, with the shortest labeled "1" and the longest labeled "6." There are sections where students see an object, like a feather above a ruler, and they write how many centimeters it is. They also have to use an actual ruler to measure the distance between two points on a line in inches.

Measuring objects is a practical skill that all students must master. Allowing them to use an actual ruler, especially on activities that might otherwise be boring, like measuring the distance between two dots on a line, is a fun and easy way to engage students in measurement activities.

Students should get practice with both English units of measurement, like inches, and the metric system, like centimeters. Additional activities that encourage big-picture thinking, like comparing the length of objects or comparing English measurements to the metric system, allow students to practice their critical thinking skills.

Once students have practiced with manipulatives, like rulers and real-life objects, they can get more practice with worksheets where they measure two-dimensional pictures with printed rulers on the page.