Measuring length and height (age 5+)
Measure and begin to record lengths and heights using non-standard and standard units
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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.
Measure length with repeated equal units and begin measuring from ruler zero in centimetres.
Measure length with repeated equal units and begin measuring from ruler zero in centimetres.
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- 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?”
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- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Measurement
- Age range
- Ages 5–6
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