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2nd grade · Math · Unit 4 of 16

Measuring

Centimeters and meters

What your child practices

Measuring with a ruler from zero and choosing between centimeters and meters.

Alaska content standards learning standard: 2.MD.1; 2.MD.3 · measuring and estimating lengths in centimeters and meters

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Centimeters (cm) measure short lengths.
  2. Meters (m) measure long lengths.
  3. Line up the 0 on the ruler with one end.

Example: Would you measure a pencil in cm or m? A pencil is short. Short things use centimeters. Answer: cm

Measuring in Alaska

In the Alaska content standards, this is unit 4 of 16 in 2nd grade Math, after Adding to 100 and before Shapes.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Alaska Department of Education and Early Development

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    How many centimeters make 1 meter?

    📏
    • 94
    • 100
    • 99

  2. Question 2

    Would you measure a hallway in centimeters or meters?

    🚪
    • meters
    • centimeters

  3. Question 3

    How long is the paintbrush?

    • 11 cm
    • 12 cm
    • 15 cm

  4. Question 4

    How long is the caterpillar?

    • 4 cm
    • 3 cm
    • 6 cm

  5. Question 5

    How long is the spoon?

    • 1 cm
    • 5 cm
    • 7 cm

  6. Question 6

    Would you measure a crayon in centimeters or meters?

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    • centimeters
    • meters

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