Measurement

Measurement connects mathematics to the real world. In Key Stage 1, children learn to measure and compare length, mass, capacity, time and money — progressing from informal comparisons to using standard units.

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What This Topic Covers

• Year 1: Compare and describe measurements; measure and record informally; recognise coins and notes; tell the time to the hour and half past
• Year 2: Use standard units (m/cm, kg/g, l/ml, degrees C); use pounds and pence; tell the time to 5 minutes; read and compare intervals of time

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Length and Height

Year 1 - Comparing and Describing

Children describe and compare lengths and heights using everyday language:

Comparative	Examples
long / short	a long snake, a short worm
longer / shorter	the pencil is longer than the crayon
tall / short	the door is tall, the mouse is short
taller / shorter	Anna is taller than Ben
double / half	a rope twice as long