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Measurements: Inches

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Children solve problems involving measurement using information taken from various items measured (wooden blocks and boxes). This is a particularly good instructional activity to use when introducing how to use a ruler and how to add inches together in the form of word problems.

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inches, measurement, length, rulers, width

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inches, length, width, measure, add two digit numbers, math
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K - 3rd
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Math
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