Early Learning Standards

Measurement

In 2003, professionals from the Madison Early Learning Initiative and the Madison Metropolitan School District joined to create the Madison Early Learning Standards. These standards are aligned with state, local and national standards. They reflect widely-held, research-based expectations for the social, emotional, cognitive, linguistic and physical development of preschool children.

Corresponding Madison Early Learning Standards for Mathematical Thinking and Exploration:

Early Learning Standard: Children will construct an understanding of mathematical concepts as they interact with materials, people, events and ideas.

Benchmarks: When provided with opportunities to explore mathematical concepts with a variety of materials and interact with others through play, the young child will:

Demonstrate increasing understanding of measurement by:

• showing an awareness of measurable attributes such as length, weight, temperature, and distance
• using words such as bigger, smaller, more, less, hot, cold, heavy, light when comparing attributes
• using tools and common objects for measurement