Sample

Dear Parent,

Today we discussed measuring distances with steps called paces. We estimated at school how far it is from our bedrooms to: the kitchen, the bathroom and the mailbox. We filled in our estimates below. Help your child pace off and record the actual distances. Send the results back tomorrow for us to use in graphing activities.

Steps from my bedroom to the:

Kitchen: Estimated ________ Actual _______

Bathroom: Estimated ________ Actual _______

Mailbox: Estimated ________ Actual _______

Name:__________________