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2nd grade · Math · Unit 13 of 18

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.

New York State Learning Standards learning standard: NY-2.MD.1; NY-2.MD.3; NY-2.MD.4; NY-2.MD.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.

  1. An inch is about the width of a quarter.
  2. 12 inches make 1 foot. 3 feet make 1 yard.
  3. 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 New York

In the New York State Learning Standards, this is unit 13 of 18 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: New York State Education Department (NYSED)

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 inches make 1 foot?

    • 36
    • 10
    • 12
    • 3

  2. Question 2

    The dots mark the ends of a glue stick on an inch ruler. How long is it?

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    • 4 in
    • 5 in
    • 3 in
    • 6 in

  3. Question 3

    About how wide is your hand?

    • 3 inches
    • 3 yards
    • 3 feet

  4. Question 4

    A ribbon is 63 feet long. A string is 34 feet long. How much longer is the ribbon?

    • 29 feet
    • 28 feet
    • 39 feet
    • 97 feet

  5. Question 5

    Maya jumped 20 inches. A friend jumped 34 inches farther. How far did the friend jump?

    • 54 in
    • 64 in
    • 57 in
    • 44 in

  6. Question 6

    Which unit is best for the length of a playground?

    • pounds
    • yards
    • inches

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