Non-Standard Units Worksheets Grade 1

1. Liam is measuring his desk using paper clips. He finds that the desk is 12 paper clips long. Then he measures the same desk using crayons and finds it is 8 crayons long. How many more paper clips than crayons did Liam use to measure his desk?
2. Emma is measuring her bookshelf using her favorite storybooks. She lines up the books from one end to the other and counts 7 books. How many storybooks long is Emma's bookshelf?
3. The bookshelf is 24 crayons long. How many crayons long is it?

…and 6 more problems

1. Liam is measuring his desk using toy cars. He lines up 8 toy cars along the length of the desk. Then he measures his bookshelf with the same toy cars and finds it is 12 toy cars long. How much longer is the bookshelf than the desk?
2. Lily is measuring her desk using paper clips. She lays 8 paper clips end to end along the length of the desk. Then she measures the same desk using crayons and finds it is 6 crayons long. How many paper clips long is the desk?
3. A ribbon is 9 buttons long. Another ribbon is 7 buttons long. How many buttons long are both ribbons together?

…and 6 more problems

1. The book is 8 crayons long. How many crayons long is it?
2. Tane is measuring his toy train track using his hand span. He places his hand end over end along the track and counts 7 hand spans. How many hand spans long is Tane's toy train track?
3. The pencil is 7 paper clips long. How long is it?

…and 6 more problems