Let's Measure with Feet! (and centimeters too!)

Math Grades 1st Grade 5:22 Video
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Lesson Description

In this fun math lesson, we'll learn about measuring things using feet and centimeters. We'll discover how long a foot is and how it relates to inches and centimeters. Get ready to measure!

Video Resource

Grade 1: Saxon Math Lesson #106 Measuring Using Feet (30cm)

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Duration: 5:22
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Key Concepts

  • Length
  • Measurement
  • Feet, Inches, Centimeters
  • Equivalence (1 foot = 12 inches = 30 centimeters)

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to identify and use a foot as a unit of measurement.
  • Students will be able to understand the relationship between feet, inches, and centimeters (1 foot = 12 inches = 30 centimeters).
  • Students will be able to measure the length of various objects using feet (approximation).

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what they already know about measuring. Show them a ruler and ask if they know what it's used for. Introduce the concept of length and different units of measurement.
  • Video Viewing (10 mins)
    Watch the YouTube video: Grade 1: Saxon Math Lesson #106 Measuring Using Feet (30cm). Pay attention to how the teacher measures objects and explains the relationship between feet, inches, and centimeters.
  • Discussion (5 mins)
    After watching the video, discuss what they learned. Ask them to explain in their own words what a foot is and how many inches are in a foot. Reinforce the concept that 1 foot = 12 inches = 30 centimeters.
  • Activity: Measuring Objects (10 mins)
    Have students use a ruler or a printable foot ruler (or estimate) to measure different objects in the classroom or at home. Examples: pencil, book, desk. Have them record their measurements.
  • Wrap-up (5 mins)
    Review the key concepts: length, measurement, feet, inches, and centimeters. Ask students to share what they measured and what they learned during the lesson.

Interactive Exercises

  • Estimation Game
    Show students an object and ask them to estimate its length in feet. Then, have them measure the object to see how close their estimation was.

Discussion Questions

  • What is something big that you might measure in feet?
  • What is something small that you might measure in inches?
  • How many inches are in one foot?

Skills Developed

  • Measurement
  • Estimation
  • Problem-solving
  • Critical Thinking

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What do we use to find out how long something is?

Correct Answer: A ruler

Question 2:

How many inches are in 1 foot?

Correct Answer: 12 inches

Question 3:

Which one is longer?

Correct Answer: 1 foot

Question 4:

If you measure your desk, what are you finding?

Correct Answer: Its height

Question 5:

Centimeters are used to measure... what?

Correct Answer: How long something is

Question 6:

If a book is about 1 foot long, how many inches is it?

Correct Answer: 12 inches

Question 7:

Which is the best tool for measuring a table?

Correct Answer: A measuring tape

Question 8:

What unit is about 30 centimeters?

Correct Answer: A foot

Question 9:

You can measure the height of your friend using what?

Correct Answer: A ruler

Question 10:

Is a foot shorter than an inch?

Correct Answer: No

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

We use a ______ to measure things.

Correct Answer: ruler

Question 2:

One foot has twelve ______.

Correct Answer: inches

Question 3:

A ______ is longer than an inch.

Correct Answer: foot

Question 4:

We can measure how ______ a table is.

Correct Answer: long

Question 5:

Thirty centimeters is about one ______.

Correct Answer: foot

Question 6:

The length of something is how ______ it is.

Correct Answer: long

Question 7:

If you measure a book, you are measuring its ______.

Correct Answer: length

Question 8:

In math, we can learn to ______ objects.

Correct Answer: measure

Question 9:

A ruler helps us ______ the length.

Correct Answer: find

Question 10:

One foot is about the same as 30 ______.

Correct Answer: centimeters

Educational Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.1.MD.A.2:Express the length of an object as a whole number of length units, by laying multiple copies of a shorter object (the length unit) end to end; understand that the length measurement of an object is the number of same-size length units that span it with no gaps or overlaps. Limit to contexts where the object being measured is spanned by a whole number of length units with no gaps or overlaps. CCSS.Math.Content.1.NBT.A.1:Count to 120, starting at any number less than 120. In this range, read and write numerals and represent a number of objects with a written numeral.

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