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Customary Measurement Conversion Game — “Construction Conversions”

  • Updated

    Updated:  27 Jan 2025

“Build” understanding with this customary measurement conversion game that will help students practice converting among customary units of length.

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    Editable:  Google Slides

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    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  8 Pages

  • Curriculum
  • Grades

    Grades:  4 - 6

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teaching resource

Customary Measurement Conversion Game — “Construction Conversions”

  • Updated

    Updated:  27 Jan 2025

“Build” understanding with this customary measurement conversion game that will help students practice converting among customary units of length.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  8 Pages

  • Curriculum
  • Grades

    Grades:  4 - 6

“Build” understanding with this customary measurement conversion game that will help students practice converting among customary units of length.

An Engaging Customary Measurement Conversion Game  

Help your students increase their skills in customary length conversions with this fun, construction-themed board game! This game features problems asking students to convert among inches, feet, yards, and miles as they make their way to the finish. With a variety of problem types, this resource will help your students “nail down” their understanding of customary length conversions while having a blast!

Included in this resource:

  • Student instructions
  • Game board
  • Spinner template
  • Game pieces
  • 36 game cards
  • Answer key

This customary measurement conversion game is perfect for small groups, math centers, or as a fun partner game.

Our Customary Measurement Conversion Games are Easy to Play

Like our other customary measurement conversion games, “Construction Conversions” is easy to learn and play. Here are the instructions:

  1. Print the resource and cut out the cards and any other pieces you may need.
  2. Give each group a game board, a set of game cards, and a spinner (to be used with a paperclip and pencil) or a 4-sided die.
  3. Have each player select a game piece and place it at the starting line. The person with the longest first name goes first.
  4. Player 1 spins the spinner and moves forward the appropriate number of spaces.
  5. If a player lands on a space that has a picture of a construction symbol, they draw a card and answer the question. The next player in line should check the answer key to see if the answer is correct.
  6. If the player is correct, they may stay in their space. If the player is incorrect, they must return to their previous space
  7. The first player to the finish line wins!

We recommend printing this resource on cardstock and then laminating it for longevity.

Converting Customary Units of Length 

Download this resource today to get your students converting customary units of length in no time! Simply click the “download” button and choose the file format that works best for your classroom.


This resource was created by Kendall Britnell, a teacher in Colorado and a Teach Starter collaborator.


Additional Customary Units of Length Activities

We have many more customary units of length activities where this one came from! Take a look at some additional resources that complement our measurement conversion game, including the metric version.

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