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Mathematics · Kindergarten

Compare and Describe Measurements

A pumpkin can be tall, heavy and wide all at once. Children learn the things we can measure about an object (length, height, weight, how much it holds), compare two objects directly by lining up ends, and compare weights with their hands and a balance scale, discovering that bigger is not always heavier.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 40 minutes
  • Measurement check: 6 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, match pairs, put in order, sort into groups and true or false
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What learners will discover

  • Name what can be measured about an object (length or height, weight, how much it holds) and describe one object in several of these ways.
  • Compare two objects directly by length or height and say which is longer, shorter or taller.
  • Compare two objects by weight with hands or a balance scale and say which is heavier or lighter.

Lessons

  1. What can we measure? 5 steps3 practiceabout 13 min
  2. Longer, shorter, taller 5 steps3 practiceabout 13 min
  3. Heavier and lighter 6 steps3 practiceabout 14 min
  4. Measurement check 6 questions at the end

Keep exploring

Games to practice with

  • Number-Line HopHelp the frog hop to the right number — from counting to negative fractions.
  • Paint by AnswersSolve each space, dip your brush and watch a picture come to life.
  • Shape PicnicSet up Olly's picnic by putting every shape on its matching outline.

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Guide for grown-ups