1760 yards = 1 mile ___ m • Download a 12 inch ruler image from internet and print on heavy paper. Cut out and give one to each pair of students. Have them measure their desk, books, classroom, etc. in feet/inches and in centimeters, or have them convert from one to the other...
After standing it up on the table, I asked, “How tall do you think this is?” I received some wild guesses from my second graders. Someone thought it might be a foot. Another student said two inches. I picked up the block and measured its length with a little mini ruler. I showed...