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Weighing With Pennies
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We did weighing with pennies for a math activity in school this week. I pulled out our little bucket balance scale that we love to play with and a pile of pennies.
We used the pennies as the measurement to see how much different toys and things weigh.
We put toys in on one side of the scale and added pennies to see how many pennies our toys weighed. It was fun to try and guess before which ones would weigh the most.
George was the heaviest.
How many pennies do your kids favorite toys weigh? Graph your results to see which ones weigh the most.
This is great! Hmm . . . I need to find a scale . . .
What fun! Thanks for linking this idea up at Favorite Resources 🙂
Really nicely child friendly and easy for others to replicate, thanks so much! Carolyn
This is so cool! Where did you find your scale? I pinned this post! Thanks for sharing it on Teach Me Tuesday!
Thanks for linking up with Thinky Linky Thursday. I am now a new follower!
Lori @ Cachey Mama’s Classroom
What a fun idea! I found your link off of Artsy Mama, and noticed you’re a fellow Utahn. Whoot!
~Natalie
Holla! We’re your newest followers! 🙂
Great idea … now I just have to find a scale. Every time I come close to purchasing one I back off since they tend to be so expensive. Thanks for linking up this week to my Enchanted Thursdays Blog Hop!
We have this scale, and my 5 year old loves it. We will have to try this the next time he wants to play with it.
This is great! We need a scale! I love how you used pennies as your standard of measurement.
I love your scale!!!
Pennies are a great way to introduce kids to weights and measures!
Thanks so much for sharing this post with Learning Laboratory at Mama Smiles =)
What a neat idea! We really need to get a scale! Thanks for sharing with Brag Time Thursday!
We have that same scale!! What a fun activity! Thanks for linking up to TGIF! Have a great week & I’ll see you Friday =-)
Beth
awesome idea! i bet your kids did not even realize they were learning 🙂