Planting Seeds

With the arrival of spring, I decided to plant sunflower seeds with Morgan. I read out loud the directions on the back of the package. ”What is an inch?“ she asked. I took out a 12 inch ruler and showed her the measurement.

Conversation Starters

What is the difference between 1 cm and 1 inch?
Which units of measurement do we commonly use?
Why is it important to use a ruler?

Connection to Learning

To understand that an inch is an unit of measurement.
To be able to correctly measure length using a ruler.
To recognize the connection between centimetres and inches.

Building Vocabulary

Inches
Ruler

Further Discussions

Learning about the different units of measurements can be very confusing for a child. While we often use the metric system, there will be times when we will encounter inches. To connect her understanding of centimeters, I asked Morgan, “What is the distance between the sticks in centimetres?

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