Here are some great links to help teach Liquid Measures.
Measurments and Equivalents - Lesley's Recipe Archive
http://www.lesleycooks.com/Measurements.pdf
First Grade Lesson cups in a pint
http://www.teacherneedhelp.com/firstgrade/pints.htm
Poster Illustration Gallon, Quarts, Pints, Cups
http://fivejs.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/gallon_quarts_pints_cups.jpg
This poster is good for use with the story "The Land of Gallon." The Land of Gallon has four Queens, each Queen has a Prince and a Princess, and each Prince and Princess has two Children each. Have the students remember by allowing them to retell the story while drawing the diagram.
Estimate which holds more volume - printable worksheet
http://www.education.com/files/55101_55200/55175/file_55175.pdf
Capacity (gallon, quart, pint, cup) Lesson
http://www.athens.edu/vinsobm/lesson_45.htm
Gallon Guy, Mr. Gallon, Gallon Man, Measurement Man, Captain Capacity, Cassidy Capacity, Capacity Man, - different names, great lesson! One teacher even suggested to make a face on the head to represent measurements. Make eyes and a nose as small t's (teaspoons) and a mouth is one long capital T(tablespoon) And the students learn "3 teaspoons in a tablespoon."
Mr Gallon Parts to print in B&W (and other Mr. Gallon Printables) from Laura Candler's website.
http://home.att.net/~clnetwork/math/mrgalparts.pdf
Gallon Guy/Girl - photo and printable instructions and printable guy/girl
http://www.angelo.edu/faculty/jbarnard/bulletin_board/Measurement/gallon-man.pdf
Gallon Man with round head
http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/~elem/kidspiration/hlass/liquid.htm
Education World Gallon Man lesson & links
http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/~elem/kidspiration/hlass/liquid.htm
Tips to remember units from teachnet.com
http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/math/units052499.html
PDF file based on teachernet lesson
http://www.tinsnips.org/Media/basicskills/mr.gallon.pdf#search=%22mr.%20gallon%22
Discovering Gallon Man Lesson with Printables
"Students experiment with units of liquid measure."
Measurement Man Print Out
http://www.mathwire.com/measurement/measurementman.pdf
Measurement Man Scarecrows
http://www.mathwire.com/seasonal/fall08.html
Measuring Volume with Gallon Man
http://questgarden.com/58/89/4/071203165612/index.htm
Customary Unit Conversion Worksheet; Cost per gallon (compare with a gallon of gas)
http://illuminations.nctm.org/lessons/measureup/allsheets.pdf
The Ellison Educational Creative Team
http://www.ellison.com/creativeideas/?p=detail&idea=1542&cat=1&subcat=5
Gallon Man for Behavior Chart
http://www.twogetherexpress.com/gallon%20man2.htm
SONGS
Teaching Gallons, Quarts, Pints, and Cups Tune of: Them Bones &
A chant for teaching Gallons/Capacity (tune Mary Had a Little Lamb)
http://www.teachersworkshop.com/twshop/songschants.html
Very Cute song "Lemonade Stand" - listen to a sample:
http://www.totally3rdgrade.com/lemonade_stand.html
The Gallon Song to the tune of Alice the Camel - fun printable poster
http://home.att.net/~clnetwork/math/mrgalsong.pdf
The Measurement Song
http://www.songsforteaching.com/recall/measurement.htm
Rap Song - The Standard System
If 2 cups make a pint and 2 pints make a quart
How many cups in a quart? (That would be 4.)
If 4 quarts make a gallon and 4 cups are in a quart
How many cups in a gallon? (Man that’s a challenge!)
Maybe so, but it’s just 4 × 4
16 cups in a gallon for sure
That’s 8 pints, no less no more
4 quarts, one gallon, let’s settle the score
http://www.educationalrap.com/116/the-standard-system.html
Measurement Mmnemonics
A Pint's A Pound the World Around (1 pint = 16 oz = 1 lb)
To remember the units in order
Great Queens Pick Clean Okra = (gallon,quart,pint,cup,ounce)
Mr. Gallon vs Mr. Bones
Notice that the human skeleton resembles the gallon guy.
1 Gallon = Torso
FOUR Quarts
2 Quarts = 2 Thigh Bones (1 thigh bone per leg)
2 Quarts = 2 Bones in Your Upper Arms (1 bone each arm)
EIGHT Pints
4 Pints = 4 Lower Leg Bones (2 each leg)
4 Pints = 4 Lower Arm Bones (2 each arm)
Sixteen Cups
8 Cups = 8 Small Toes
8 Cups = 8 Fingers
(Explain Gallon Guy does not have thumbs!)
A quart is one quarter (one fourth) of a gallon.
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