We use magazine photos or artwork to measure and design a frame out of construction paper. The students must measure the photo and decide the inside measurements and then the outside measurements of the frame. Then construct the frame.
Frame It
K - Kindergarten

1 - First Grade

2 - Second Grade
        
3 - Third Grade
                  
4 - Fourth Grade
        
5 - Fifth Grade

The grade level links above will take you to the Sunshine State Standards math expectations. Each expectation also includes a printable student activity.
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