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Estimating Lengths at the Park

Grade 2 practice estimating lengths in inches, feet, centimeters, and meters using everyday benchmarks at the park.

Grade 2MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to2.MD.A.3

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1 Common Core standard
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11 questions
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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 2
Subject: Math
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students estimate lengths in inches, feet, centimeters, and meters using body and object benchmarks.
Students choose a unit that makes a length estimate sensible for an everyday object.
Students judge whether a length estimate is reasonable and explain why.

How to use

Read the length helpers together first and have students show a centimeter, an inch, a foot, and a meter with their hands before they start.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

2.MD.A.3

Estimate lengths in inches, feet, centimeters, and meters.

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Estimating Lengths at the Park

Use length helpers to make smart guesses.

Use a length helper

Read the length helpers. Then choose the best estimate.

Length helpers
1 centimeter is about the width of your pinky fingertip.
1 inch is about the length of a small paper clip.
1 foot is about the length of a school ruler.
1 meter is about one big step for a grown-up.

Leo finds a twig by the path. He thinks about 6 small paper clips would fit along it. About how long is the twig?