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Measuring length and height (age 5+)
PROCEDURALMeasure and begin to record lengths and heights using non-standard and standard units
Mastery Evidence
- 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
Assessment Prompt
“If [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?”
Curriculum Standards1 alignment
Maths/Y1/M/5The national curriculum in EnglandMeasure lengths and heights
Measure and begin to record lengths and heights.
Mathematics · Key Stage 1
Prerequisites1
- Comparing Lengths & HeightshardAges 4—6
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- Comparing Lengths & Heights hard
Measuring length with units requires first being able to compare lengths directly
- Measurable Attributes of Objects hard
Comparing lengths/heights requires first identifying length as a measurable attribute
Unlocks2
- Measuring length (age 6+)hardAges 6—7
- Choosing measurement unitshardAges 6—7