Ohhhh yes, an entire post devoted to the best state ever! I mean really, just Google search " Greatest city in America ." What do you get? Baltimore, MARYLAND. And which state is called, " America in miniature ?" None other than MARYLAND... and for good reason! We've got the ocean, rivers, mountains, the city, country, and the beach. What more could you possibly ask for from a teeny tiny little state? (The 9th smallest state to be exact!) As soon as I saw that the Techie Turtle Teacher started a Maryland Blog Hop via TPT, I was ecstatic to get on this and collaborate with some fellow MD teacher bloggers!   First things first, be sure to click the picture above to download my new measurement FREEBIE !  Please note that this will only be free during the blog hop, and will be available for sale starting February 21st, 2016. My first grade friends are exploring measurement by different non-standard units.  Using a variety of measurement tools helps them u...