Parent guide · Grade 2 Math · Unit 7
Lesson 7.1 Inches, Feet, Yards
Written for the parent. Read the Say this lines aloud as they are, or in your own words. Answers for you are marked Listen for.
At a glance
- Time
- 5 sessions of 20–25 minutes
- Goal
- Measure and convert inches, feet and yards.
- You need
- An inch ruler
- Pencil and crayons
- A King James Bible
- Worksheet A · Worksheet B · the lesson page
Steps
Do this: Ask these out loud. Your child answers out loud; no paper needed.
- Ask: “65 + 10” Listen for: 75
- Ask: “31 + 40” Listen for: 71
- Ask: “29 + 20” Listen for: 49
- Ask: “78 + 10” Listen for: 88
- Ask: “20 + 40” Listen for: 60
Say this: “12 inches make 1 foot and 3 feet make 1 yard.”
Say this: “Use inches for small things, feet for a room, yards for a field.”
Say this: “Foot: 12 inches.”
Say this: “Yard: 3 feet, or 36 inches.”
Show: 4 feet = ___ inches
Say this: “1 foot = 12 inches, so multiply by 12.”
Say this: “4 × 12 = 48”
Answer: 48
Show: A fence post is 3 feet tall. How many inches is that?
Say this: “Unknown: the length in inches.”
Say this: “1 foot = 12 inches.”
Say this: “3 × 12 = 36”
Say this: “Answer: The post is 36 inches tall.”
Answer: 36 inches. The post is 36 inches tall.
Do this: Your child does these with you. Let them try first; help only after a real try.
Ask: How long is the bar, to the nearest inch?
Listen for: 2 in
If stuck: The bar starts at 0.
Ask: How long is the bar, to the nearest inch?
Listen for: 1 in
If stuck: The bar starts at 0.
Ask: How long is the bar, to the nearest inch?
Listen for: 5 in
If stuck: The bar starts at 0.
7 more practice items on the lesson page, and on Worksheet A and Worksheet B.
- Using the end of the ruler instead of the 0 mark.
Each player guesses the length of a household object, then measures it. Closest guess earns a point. Use inches one day and centimeters the next.
Say this: “Tell me what you learned today. Show me with your hands or the counters if you like.”
Listen for: Measure and convert inches, feet and yards.
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
God set the sun and moon to mark days and seasons. Our clocks and calendars follow His lights.
Recite: 12 inches make a foot, 3 feet make a yard, 100 centimeters make a meter, 60 minutes make an hour.
Spread over the week
5 sessions of 20–25 minutes. Stop while it is still going well.
- Session 1. Warm-up, then teach the new idea (steps 1 and 2).
- Session 2. Warm-up again, then show how with the examples.
- Session 3. Practice together, then play the game.
- Session 4. More practice on the worksheet, and the daily habit.
- Session 5. Quick check: narration and a few practice items. Move on when it is mostly right.