Converting Feet to Yards with Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe

Lesson Overview

In Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, Cricket runs away to the tree house she built with her father. Students can use the distance of the tree house from the ground to learn how to convert standard measurements.

Duration

1-2 hours

Lesson Type

Traditional Lesson

Essential Question

Why do I need to know how to convert measurements?

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Math
- Measurement, Time and Money

3 yardsticks
12-inch ruler
Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe

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Standards

4.MGSR Measurement, Geometry, and Spatial Reasoning
- 4.MGSR.2 Estimate and measure using units of length, liquid volume, weight, currency, and intervals of time
  - 4.MGSR.2.5 Convert customary units of length, weight, and liquid volume from a larger unit to a smaller unit, given direct comparisons of the two measurements and/or the unit equivalencies within a single system of measurement. Limit to inches, feet, y

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Lesson Created By: SamanthaBell, Jo Watson Hackl