This week we have published the first of our sets of worksheets aimed at helping children  raise their SAT levels from a 4 to a 5. As such, some of the questions are quite tricky. We begin by looking at measurement of length, perimeter and area. A good knowledge of the metric system of measuring [...]

This week’s sets of mental arithmetic questions for Year 6 are all about measurement. These questions highlight some key concepts, including the difference between finding the perimeter and the area of rectangles. The perimeter is the total distance around the rectangle. Because a rectangle has two pairs of parallel sides there are several ways  of [...]

Here we have four pages of word problems using measurement, suitable for Year 2 children (6 – 7 yrs old). The first two pages are about length, using centimetres. The last two pages are about mass, or weight, using grams and kilograms. The questions themselves are quite easy, using addition or multiplication to work them [...]

Here are some great activities to do to help with measuring length, suitable for Year 2 children who can read and numbers and count up to 100. At least two people are needed. They involve using a metre ruler, but a metre tape will also do just as well. (You can always pick one of [...]

In year 2, children will be used to reading scales where every mark is numbered and they go up in ones. However, they are also expected to read scales which go up in fives or tens and where not all the marks are numbered. This is much trickier but is an important skill in real [...]

This week we have published two more Year 2 measurement worksheets on reading scales. This time we look at capacity and reading how much a container holds which has a scale going up in tens. However, the divisions are only labelled on every other one, so the ability to count in tens is important. This [...]

Reading scales is something which we tend to take for granted, but they can be much trickier than they first appear. To begin with children will come across scales where every division is labelled, but most scales in real life do not do this. Litre jugs, minutes on a clock, rulers etc often have divisions [...]

In year 2 children are introduced to most of the common metric units, including: centimetres metres kilometres grams kilograms litres. In the real world they will still hear other units being used (those old inches, feet, pounds etc) but it is vital that they gain a secure knowledge of the metric system and are able [...]

This is taken from our range of colourful resources for our members which looks at all aspects of shape and measurement for young children.  At this age, measurement is about comparisons between things and standard units of measurement such as centimetres are not introduced until much later. So we begin with simple comparisons of size, [...]