What this lesson shows
2 cups fill a pint, 2 pints a quart, and 4 quarts a gallon; 16 ounces make a pound. Then pick the unit that fits a glass, a bucket, or a book.
The worked example
The lesson works this one step by step: Cups to gallons, ounces to pounds. Then your kid tries one like it on paper.
The steps
- 2 cups = 1 pint
- 2 pints = 1 quart
- 4 quarts = 1 gallon
- 16 ounces = 1 pound
Helping at home
Find a measuring cup, a milk carton, and a gallon jug in the kitchen. Ask: does it hold something, or is it heavy? Holds: cups, pints, quarts, gallons. Heavy: ounces and pounds.
If your kid gets stuck
Does it hold something, or is it heavy?
Watch it with Lux
With Lux, this lesson is a narrated video and a printed page your kid works on. Then Lux helps with the same math on their own worksheet, one question at a time.