Before you start
Pick something to measure
Estimate & MeasureGuess how long first with Inchy — then measure to check!
Measure LengthsCount the units end to end with Inchy — how long is it?
Tell TimeRead the clock hands with Tock — what time is it?
Count CoinsAdd up the coins with Penny — how many cents?
Make the AmountBuild the amount with Penny — tap coins to make it!
Read GraphsRead the bars with Stax — how many, and how many more? Line PlotCount the ✕ marks over the number line with Stax — how many, and which length is most common? About MeasurePals (for grown-ups)
Meet the cast — the characters who teach this
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Inchy Length (hero) — an inchworm who measures by stepping its own body along, end to end. -
Tock Time — a tidy tortoise whose shell is a clock; she helps you read the hands. -
Penny Money — a magpie who collects and counts coins by how much they're worth. -
Stax Graphs — a beaver who stacks logs into bars, turning counts into a chart you can read.