31 Days of Read-Alouds: Inch by Inch

Inch by Inch is a fun story of a little inchworm who encounters a robin.

Of course the robin wants to eat the little worm but the inchworm convinces the robin he is useful and will measure the robin’s tail.

Throughout the book the inchworm measures many birds until he inches his way out of sight of away to safety.

This is a great book to read when your kids are learning how to measure and also a great introduction to several birds.

Birds mentioned in Inch by Inch

• Robin
• Flamingo
• Toucan
• Heron
• Pheasant
• Hummingbird
• Nightingale

Activities

• Measure different objects in the house (schoolbooks, desk, pencil, paper)
• Measure stuffed animals
• Bird unit study
• Bird book list

• Identifying bird calls
• Bird printables
• Measurement cards (learning to measure to the nearest inch)
• Measuring scavenger hunt

• Handprint flamingo
• Robin craft
• Make a hummingbird feeder

See all of our Read-Aloud Books and Activities for the entire series here!