This week, we’ve started a new block of maths learning all about measuring, starting with length and height. So far, we’ve been learning how to use a ruler to measure items and also to draw lines of certain lengths (to the nearest cm). If you’ve a ruler at home, find some things to measure. We’ve investigated when to use centimetres (cm) or metres (m) as the units for measuring length and height.
Taken from the Year 2 age related expectations, here are the related objectives we will be learning.
24. choose and use appropriate standard units to estimate and measure length/height in any direction (m/cm); mass (kg/g); temperature (°C); capacity (litres/ml) to the nearest appropriate unit, using rulers, scales, thermometers and measuring vessels
25. compare and order lengths, mass, volume/capacity and record the results using >, < and =
Here are some example questions of how this learning might appear in a maths reasoning SAT paper.
Supermovers have a great video to show when to use different units for measuring, cm and m in Year 2, and for keeping active, too. The children love to join in with these in class.
Also, take a look at Mathletics as new activities have been assigned for the children to follow up this learning at home.
We’re looking forward to seeing all the measuring related homework this week, too.