2nd grade · Math · Unit 13 of 16

Inches, Feet & Yards

Measure and estimate length

What your child practices

Measuring and estimating length in inches, feet and yards (and centimeters and meters), and finding how much longer one thing is than another.

Arizona Academic Standards learning standard: 2.MD.A.1; 2.MD.A.3; 2.MD.A.4; 2.MD.B.5 · measuring and estimating lengths in inches, feet, centimeters and meters, and solving length problems

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

An inch is about the width of a quarter.
12 inches make 1 foot. 3 feet make 1 yard.
To find how much longer, subtract the shorter length.

Example: A ribbon is 14 inches. A string is 9 inches. How much longer is the ribbon? 14 − 9 = 5. Answer: 5 inches

Inches, Feet & Yards in Arizona

In the Arizona Academic Standards, this is unit 13 of 16 in 2nd grade Math, after Five-Minute Clock and before Arrays.

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: Arizona Department of Education

Sample questions

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

Question 1
Leo jumped 20 inches. A friend jumped 32 inches farther. How far did the friend jump?
- 50 in
- 62 in
- 42 in
- 52 in
Question 2
How many feet make 1 yard?
- 10
- 12
- 3
- 36
Question 3
A jump rope is 36 inches long. A shoelace is 26 inches long. How much longer is the jump rope?
- 20 inches
- 10 inches
- 9 inches
- 62 inches
Question 4
About how long is a football field?
- 100 yards
- 100 inches
- 10 inches
Question 5
The dots mark the ends of a crayon on an inch ruler. How long is it?
- 3 in
- 4 in
- 5 in
- 2 in
Question 6
Which unit is best for the height of a tree?
- cups
- inches
- feet

What your child practices

How we explain it

Inches, Feet & Yards in Arizona

Sample questions

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