Measuring Length

This week in numeracy we have been measuring length. We started out measuring our heights using a range of materials such as pop sticks, counters, hand spans, feet and giant's feet We also measured the corridor using giant's feet! We got a lot of different answers!

Later we talked about why it is useful to have a standard form of measure and how we can tell other people measurements of things in centimetres and metres. We can measure centimetres and metres using rulers, tape measures and trundle wheels. We played a game called 'Guess the Length' in pairs. To play this game we needed to pick a card from a deck, guess which line length we thought matched the number shown on the card, measure the line and if we were right we got to highlight that line. We also went outside for a measuring scavenger hunt!