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Capacity and volume
PROCEDURALMeasure and begin to record capacity and volume using non-standard and standard units
Mastery Evidence
- Measure capacity by counting how many cups fill a container
- Begin to use litres as a unit of capacity
- Record capacity measurements with a number and unit
Assessment Prompt
“If [child] fills a jug using a small cup, can they count how many cups it takes — and understand that this tells you how much the jug holds?”
Curriculum Standards1 alignment
Maths/Y1/M/7The national curriculum in EnglandMeasure capacity and volume
Measure and begin to record capacity and volume.
Mathematics · Key Stage 1
Prerequisites1
- Comparing CapacityhardAges 4—6
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- Comparing Capacity hard
Measuring capacity with units requires first being able to compare capacities
- Measurable Attributes of Objects hard
Comparing capacity requires understanding capacity as a measurable attribute
Unlocks1
- Choosing measurement unitshardAges 6—7