Year 1 have been busy this week, measuring things in and around the classroom.
We began our learning with measuring using non-standard units such as cubes.
‘Length is how long something is, from start to finish.’
‘Height is how tall something is, from the bottom to the top.’
We also used centimetres to measure small objects in our classrooms.
After this, we used rulers to measure objects accurately.
We need to line the object up with the end of the ruler, keep it straight and measure to the closest centimetre.
Help at home by making good estimations about how many centimetres long or tall, household objects are.