From Feet to Yards: Measuring Made Easy

Lesson Plan - Get It!

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• Ready to measure like a pro?

Imagine standing in front of a long jump rope or a big rug, and you must find out how long it is in yards!

Here's the challenge.

Look around you and find things you can measure, like a book, a chair, or even your own shoe. Imagine each item is about 1 foot long.

• How many items would you need to stretch out 3 feet (which is 1 yard)?
• Why is knowing that 3 feet equals 1 yard helpful?
• What if you had something even longer to measure, like a room?

Unlock the power of converting feet to yards, and discover how easy measuring can be in real life!

Here's a cool fact coming your way!

Feet and yards are like best buddies when it comes to measuring things. You can use this skill to skip count by 3s to change feet into yards!

• Sounds fun, right?

Don't worry; your handy tools will help you.

Check out a tape measure.

• See how it shows the different measurements?

Here's what you need to know.

1 yard = 3 feet

Break it down with a conversion chart

When you need to find out how many feet are in yards, skip count by 3s.

Imagine you have a jump rope that is 12 feet long.

To find out how many yards that is, skip count by 3s.

1. Start at 3 feet (which is 1 yard).
2. Next, count to 6 feet (which is 2 yards).
3. Then, count to 9 feet (which is 3 yards).
4. Finally, count to 12 feet (which is 4 yards).

Boom! You just used skip counting to find out that 12 feet is 4 yards.

• Are you ready to give it a go?

Great job!

• Did you know you can use real-life objects to practice this skill?

Look around at different items to see how many feet are in a yard.

• Ready?

• If this ball measures 3 feet, how many yards is that?

That's right! 1 yard.

Try these problems on your own.

• If this pool measures 15 feet, how many yards is that?

• If this boat measures 18 feet, how many yards is that?

You did a fantastic job!

• Did you know the fields are measured in yards when you're playing sports?

Being able to convert feet helps you understand the game better!

This skill is also used at home or when building things like a tree house.

Now that you have used skip counting by 3s to convert feet to yards, grab your tools and head to the Got it? section to test out your skills.