The three bears

Collect resources

You will need:

• 3 different sized cups or glasses

• one type of filling material such as beans, rice, pasta or sand

• something to write on

• something to write with.

• something to measure with such as a spoon or small scoop.

Instructions

• Find 3 cups or glasses you think are of different sizes.

• Use filling material like sand or pasta to check by pouring and filling the cups to see which holds the most and which holds the least.

• Which cup would you give to Father Bear?

• Which cup would you give to Mother Bear?

• Which cup would you give to Baby Bear?

Instructions

• Find 3 cups or glasses you think are of different sizes.

• Use your measuring container such as a spoon or scoop and filling material like sand or pasta work out how many spoonfuls or scoopfuls each cup holds.

Discuss/reflect

• How many scoopfuls does Father Bear’s cup hold?

• How many scoopfuls does Mother Bear’s cup hold?

• How many scoopfuls does Baby Bear’s cup hold?