Metric Conversions Copywork
Copy the metric prefixes and the length, mass, and volume conversions.
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About this printable
The metric prefixes from kilo down to milli, plus the everyday length, mass, and volume conversions students are asked to memorize. Writing each equivalent out by hand builds both recall and neat number formation. Keep it in a binder as a ready reference. 13 pages, 3/8-inch letters in manuscript print on dashed manuscript lines. Sheets included: Copywork (Step 1), First Letter Hints (Step 2), Memory Lines (Step 3), Source Text, First Letters Only.
ON THIS SHEET: Prefixes · kilo = 1,000 · hecto = 100 · deca = 10 · base unit = 1 · deci = 1/10 · centi = 1/100 · milli = 1/1,000 — Length (meter) · 1 kilometer = 1,000 meters · 1 meter = 100 centimeters · 1 meter = 1,000 millimeters · 1 centimeter = 10 millimeters — Mass (gram) · 1 kilogram = 1,000 grams · 1 gram = 1,000 milligrams · 1 metric ton = 1,000 kilograms — Volume (liter) · 1 liter = 1,000 milliliters · 1 liter = 100 centiliters · 1 milliliter = 1 cubic centimeter — LETTER SIZE: 3/8-inch. HANDWRITING: manuscript print. SHEETS: Copywork (Step 1), First Letter Hints (Step 2), Memory Lines (Step 3), Source Text, First Letters Only.
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3 pages from the 13-page PDF, as they print.
A plan for this set
A longer text: give Steps 1, 2 and 3 about two weeks, one sheet a day.
- Days 1–4 Copywork (Step 1). Read the whole text, then copy it exactly.
- Days 5–8 First Letter Hints (Step 2). Write it again with only the first letter of each word as a prompt.
- Days 9–10 Memory Lines (Step 3). Write it from memory on lines sized to each word.
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