2nd Grade Reading a Thermometer Worksheet (Fahrenheit)
Read each thermometer and write the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.
- Homework
- Centers
- Review
- Intervention
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- Grade
- 2nd Grade
- Subject
- Math
- Skill
- Measurement
- Topic
- reading a thermometer in Fahrenheit
- Difficulty
- Standard
- Time
- 12 minutes
- Pages
- 2 (incl. answer key)
- Format
- Printable PDF (US Letter)
- Answer key
- Included
- Best for
- homework, centers, review, intervention
Worksheet details
What This Worksheet Practices
Students will read a temperature in degrees Fahrenheit from a thermometer scale.
- Reading a vertical scale from the bottom up
- Counting by tens on a thermometer
- Writing temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit
Worksheet Preview
A thermometer is a vertical number line
Reading a thermometer is reading a number line that stands up. Students read from the bottom (the bulb) upward, counting by tens, and the top of the shaded part shows the temperature. This ties measurement to the number-line skills they already use.
How to use it
Have students start at the bulb and count up by tens to the top of the colored bar. Connect it to real life — 30 degrees is cold, 90 degrees is hot — so the numbers mean something. Pairs with estimating length.
👩🏫 Teacher note
A thermometer is a vertical number line. Have students read up from the bulb and count by tens. The top of the shaded part shows the temperature.
🏠 Parent note
Read from the bottom up. The top of the colored bar lines up with the temperature.
Common Mistakes to Watch For
- Reading the scale from the top down
- Miscounting the interval between marks
Answer Key
Each answer shows the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.
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