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Volume: Choose appropriate units of measurement for capacity
Select and use appropriate units to measure the capacities of a variety of containers
Equipment
Equipment
Capacity cards (page 86 and 87 DoE Mathematics - Stage 3 - Unit 9)
Whistle
Maths Workbook
Activity set-up
Activity set-up
Print capacity cards and cut out individually (ensure you print enough copies for there to be one card per student)
Mark a playing area
How to play
How to play
The aim of this activity is to order the capacity cards from smallest to largest.
Teacher gives each student a card.
Teacher calls out a locomotor skill for students to use to move around marked space.
When whistle is blown students must move to order the capacity cards from smallest to largest.
Students discuss their thinking during the activity.
Teacher collects playing cards and redistributes to play again, naming different locomotor skills each time.
Variations
Variations
1 card between 2 students
Order from largest to smallest.
Sort cards into categories.
Adapted from: DoE Mathematics - Stage 3 - Unit 9
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