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Estimating with Jumps and Bumps

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  • DOMAIN(S)
    Cognitive Development and General Knowledge (CD)
  • INDICATOR(S)
    CD-MA7.4a, CD-MA7.4a
  • AGE GROUP(S)
    48-60 months

During outdoor time, engage the children in brainstorming a list of distances to measure on the playground. For example, “How many hops from the basketball hoop to the sandbox?” or “How many baby steps from the tree to the monkey bars?” Provide an opportunity for the children to guess and record their guesses on chart paper. Have multiple children hop, skip and jump to find the answers to each of the estimated distances and record their measurements. Look at the chart and discuss what the children learned. Ask questions such as, “Were your guesses close?” and “Why do some children have different ‘baby steps' measurements from others?”

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