This activity includes cover, instructions, student page and a primary student page. Students use a growing creature (available at a Dollar store or on-line at Oriental Trading Company) to practice measuring length, weight, and area. The scientific process is incorporated as the students hypothesize how much it will grow each day. Literacy Connections are also included. After a week, you can take it out of water and measure it as it shrinks back down. Students come in each morning and eager