🔢 KG 1 · Numbers & shapes · Ages 4–5 · about 3 weeks Dates: to

Measure It

Goal: Compare length, height, weight and capacity, and put three things in order.

For parents: Children compare before they measure. 'Longer', 'heavier' and 'holds more' come long before rulers and scales.

Do together

  1. Hand spans

    You need: Furniture

    Measure the table with your hand spans, then with your child's. Why did they need more hands?

  2. Which feels heavier?

    You need: Two light, safe household objects, such as a sock and a book

    Offer one object for each hand while your child is seated. Ask which feels heavier, then swap hands and compare again. Choose objects they can comfortably lift. Try another pair and say heavier or lighter.

  3. Pouring play

    You need: Unbreakable cups, a shallow bowl and a little water

    Stay within reach as your child fills and empties cups over the bowl on a stable low surface. Compare full, partly full and empty. Help pour from one cup into another to see which holds more. Wipe spills promptly and empty the water afterwards.

Talk about it

  • Which is longer, your arm or my arm?
  • Which is heavier, the book or the pencil?
  • Is the cup full or empty?

Words to use

  • long
  • short
  • tall
  • heavy
  • light
  • full
  • empty

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