Measuring length and height (age 5+)
Measure and begin to record lengths and heights using non-standard and standard units
Teaching approaches
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Length tells how long something is from end to end. First measure with same-size cubes laid in a straight line with no gaps. Then try a ruler and write the number with a unit such as centimetres.
Spend about 15 minutes measuring one object with cubes, then with a ruler, and recording both results.
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Check understanding
- Measure the length of a table using cubes and record the result
- Begin to use a ruler to measure in centimetres
- Record a measurement as a number with a unit
“If your child measures the length of a book using small cubes laid end to end, can they count how many cubes it takes — and then try measuring the same book with a ruler?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Measurement
- Age range
- Ages 5–6
Standards