Classroom Activities for Teaching About Milliliters and Liters

Grade Levels: K-3

The following activities, adaptable for grades K-3, reinforce learning about milliliters and liters. They are designed to complement the BrainPOP Jr. Milliliters and Liters topic page, which includes a movie, quizzes, interactive games, printable activities, and more.

Volume Match-Up

Bring in a variety of containers such as a shampoo container, soda bottle, soup can, milk carton, etc. On separate pieces of paper, write the liter or milliliter information for each container. Keep a key for yourself. Then remove the labels or cover the volume information. Now have students try and match the volume with the container!

Comparing Volume

Have your students bring in different empty containers from home, such as water bottles, large and small milk cartons, shampoo containers, medicine bottles, soda cans, soda bottles, etc. Then have students identify the volume of each container. Have students order the containers from smallest to largest volumes. If the container has is over a liter, you can challenge students to convert the volume to milliliters.

Lesson Plan Common Core State Standards Alignments

Grade: 01

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.3

Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.

Grade: 02

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.3

Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text.

Grade: 03

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.3

Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.

Grade: 03

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.7

Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).

Grade: K

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.K.1

With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

Grade: 01

CCSS.Math.Content.1.NBT.B.2

Understand that the two digits of a two-digit number represent amounts of tens and ones. Understand the following as special cases:

Grade: 03

CCSS.Math.Content.3.G.A.2

Partition shapes into parts with equal areas. Express the area of each part as a unit fraction of the whole. For example, partition a shape into 4 parts with equal area, and describe the area of each part as 1/4 of the area of the shape.

Grade: K

CCSS.Math.Content.K.MD.A.1

Describe measurable attributes of objects, such as length or weight. Describe several measurable attributes of a single object.

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