Level 1 · Mathematics M1.6

Longer, heavier, fuller, and o'clock

Compare how long, how heavy and how full things are, and tell the time on a clock.

Planned. This book is not written yet. Below is its plan, which a teacher can already use.

You are ready for this book if

You can count 15 steps across a room.

  • One step up M2.6 Measuring
  • This book M1.6 Longer, heavier, fuller, and o'clock

The plan

  1. M1.6.1 Longer and shorter
    • Compare two lengths by lining up the ends
    • Put three sticks in order from shortest to longest
  2. M1.6.2 Measuring with hands, sticks and rulers
    • Measure a length in hand spans or in sticks of one size
    • Say why everyone needs to use the same unit
    • Measure a short line in centimetres with a ruler
  3. M1.6.3 Heavier and lighter
    • Compare two things by holding them, then on a balance
    • Find how many stones balance a cup of beans
  4. M1.6.4 Full, empty and holds more
    • Say if a cup is full, half full or empty
    • Find which bottle holds more by pouring water
  5. M1.6.5 Days and times of day
    • Put the things you do in a day in order
    • Say the days of the week in order
  6. M1.6.6 O'clock and half past
    • Read o'clock times on a clock face
    • Read half past times on a clock face
    • Draw the hands to show 3 o'clock

For parents and teachers

Level 1 fits learners who can already: listen to a story. count a few things. In many schools that is about 5 to 7, but start wherever the learner is.

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