📏 Measuring with Handspans ✋

Name: _______________________________
Date: _______________________________

How to measure with your handspan:

  1. Spread your hand wide (thumb to little finger)
  2. Place your hand at one end of the object
  3. Count how many handspans across
  4. Write the number in the table
Object Number of Handspans
Your desk __________
A book __________
The door __________
A pencil case __________
Your chair __________
A whiteboard __________

Which object was the longest?

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Which object was the shortest?

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