Dear Parents,

We will begin our next unit of study in math soon. The information below will serve as an overview of
the unit as you work to support your child at home. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact
me. I appreciate your on-going support.
Sincerely,
Your Childs Teacher

Unit Name:
Measurement
Common Core State Standards:
4.MD.1 Know relative sizes of measurement units within one system of units including km, m, cm; kg, g;
lb, oz; l, ml; hr, min, sec. Within a single system of measurement, express measurements in a larger unit
in terms of a smaller unit. Record measurement equivalents in a two column table.
4.MD.2 Use the four operations to solve word problems involving distances, intervals of time, liquid
volumes, masses of objects, and money, including problems involving simple fractions or decimals, and
problems that require expressing measurements given in a larger unit in terms of a smaller unit.
Represent measurement qualities using diagrams such as number line diagrams that feature a
measurement style.

Essential Vocabulary:

Decimal
Fraction
Units
Equivalent
Measure
Metric
Customary

Convert/conversion
Liquid volume
Mass
Length
Distance

Unit Overview:
In this unit, students will apply their understanding of measurement to help them convert measurements
within a single system: metric or customary for the first time. Units of measure that are introduced for the
first time are: cups, pints, quarts, gallons, pounds, ounces, kilometers, millimeters, and seconds.
Additional, the students will reinforce their understanding of place value by using their knowledge to
convert within the metric system.

Strategies/Skills:
Students will build on their understanding of fractions from 3rd grade to make sense of decimals when
comparing their equivalency. They are expected to use a variety of models to support their reasoning
about numbers.
Conversion table
Quantity diagram
Number line diagram

Wake County Public Schools, Unit Overview for Parents

This document should not replace on-going communication between teachers & parents.

Dear Parents,
We will begin our next unit of study in math soon. The information below will serve as an overview of
the unit as you work to support your child at home. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact
me. I appreciate your on-going support.
Sincerely,
Your Childs Teacher

Video Support:
Video support can be found on LearnZillion.
http://learnzillion.com
o Compare and convert customary units of length
https://learnzillion.com/student/lessons/2316-compare-and-convert-customary-units-of-length
o Compare and convert customary units of weight
https://learnzillion.com/student/lessons/2317-compare-and-convert-customary-units-ofweight
o Compare and convert metric units of length
https://learnzillion.com/student/lessons/2571-compare-and-convert-metric-units-of-length
o Compare and convert metric units of weight
https://learnzillion.com/student/lessons/2631-compare-and-convert-metric-units-of-weight
o Compare and convert metric units of volume
https://learnzillion.com/student/lessons/2498-compare-and-convert-metric-units-of-volume
o Solve problems involving distance using diagrams
https://learnzillion.com/student/lessons/2723-solve-problems-involving-distance-usingdiagrams
o Solve problems involving time by drawing a diagram
https://learnzillion.com/student/lessons/2915-solve-problems-involving-time-by-drawing-adiagram
o Solve problems involving volume using diagrams
https://learnzillion.com/student/lessons/2916-solve-problems-involving-volume-usingdiagrams
o Solve problems involving mass using diagrams
https://learnzillion.com/student/lessons/2917-solve-problems-involving-mass-using-diagrams

Additional Resources:
If you have limited/no internet access, please contact your childs teacher for hard copies of the resources
listed in this document.
NCDPI Additional Resources

Wake County Public Schools, Unit Overview for Parents

This document should not replace on-going communication between teachers & parents.

Dear Parents,
We will begin our next unit of study in math soon. The information below will serve as an overview of
the unit as you work to support your child at home. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact
me. I appreciate your on-going support.
Sincerely,
Your Childs Teacher

Questions to Ask When Helping Your Child with Math Homework

Keep in mind that homework in elementary schools is designed as practice. If your child is having
problems, please let the classroom teacher know. When helping your child with his/her math homework,
you dont have to know all the answers! Instead, we encourage you to ask probing questions so your child
can work through the challenges independently.
What is the problem youre working on?
What do the directions say?
What do you already know that can help you solve the problem?
What have you done so far and where are you stuck?
Where can we find help in your notes?
Are there manipulatives, pictures, or models that would help?
Can you explain what you did in class today?
Did your teacher work examples that you could use?
Can you go onto another problem & come back to this one later?
Can you mark this problem so you can ask the teacher for an explanation tomorrow?

Wake County Public Schools, Unit Overview for Parents

This document should not replace on-going communication between teachers & parents.