We have gone to great lengths in Autahi this week - we have also gone to great widths, great weights and great capacities, as we experimented with measuring!
Our maths curriculum requires children in year 1 to know that:
- Length is the distance between two points.
- Weight is how heavy something feels.
- Capacity is the maximum amount of liquid a container can hold.
and we have discovered that there are so many fun and exciting ways to explore these elements of measurement!
First we measured up and tackled the concept of length! We did this by comparing different lengths of ribbon and play dough 'snakes'. We discussed the terms that we could use when comparing the lengths of these objects, such as, "longer than" and "shorter than".
Next up was the heavyweight champion of measurement - weight! We held out our book bags to compare different weights, and then we explored further with play dough and scales - we discussed the fact that a bigger object does not automatically make it a heavier object!
Lastly we simply couldn't contain ourselves - it was time to learn about capacity! We did this by discussing what we could fill up with water - a glass, a bath a sink - and what word we could use when there was enough water in it (full). Then we got outside and labelled different containers of water as 'holds more than' and 'holds less than'. We even knew that when a container was almost full, we could label it as 'half full'.
So next time you're cooking dinner, washing the dishes, or driving from one place to another, have a chat with your tamariki about measurement, and see if they can share their learning with you!
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