Measuring Weight Mass Uniform Non-Standard Units Presentations Lesson Plans Worksheets

This maths pack relates to weight/mass lessons aimed at: EYFS/Year 1/2
A practical-based topic - to get children involved in comparing and weighing different objects and using vocabulary related to mass.

Three clear lesson plans:

• Lesson 1 - Main Lesson - Comparing two objects

• (Starter Lesson: Reviewing days of the week)

• Lesson 2 - Main Lesson - Comparing two objects and then introducing a third object to find the heaviest and lightest. There is extension worksheet for the more able to compare four objects.

• (Starter Lesson: Reviewing months of the year)

• Lesson 3 - Main Lesson - Using uniform non-standard units to find ‘how many …’ something weighs.

• (Starter Lesson: Review O’clock times and half hour times)

Each lesson plan contains learning objectives, lesson starter, main activities and plenary - questions to ask and elicit from the children to make them think about how we can find something out.

There are 3 PowerPoint Presentations on each of the topics which includes whole class lesson starters, pictures showing weighing of objects and explanations. The slides are referred to in the lesson plans.

Presentation 1 - 6 Slides
Presentation 2 - 5 Slides
Presentation 3 - 7 Slides

Slides are referred to in the lesson plans.

The main preparation needed is shown on a separate slide:

• suggested objects to use for children to carrying out their activities.

• Differentiated worksheets for each of the lessons.

  Each lesson is 1 hour - you can adapt to suit the level of your class.

Whole lessons now contained in a file.

Extra New worksheets - Updated 20 January 2020:

• Worksheet(x5) (cut/paste): Comparing two objects - Children look at the two pictures and then cut out either heavier or lighter to complete each sentence.
• Worksheet (x4) (fill in blank space): Comparing three objects - Children look at three pictures and then write the name of the object or animal which is heaviest or lightest.
• Worksheet (x4) (cut/paste): Arranging three objects above the words ‘heavy’ ‘heavier’ and ‘heaviest’ and ‘light’, ‘lighter’ and ‘lightest’. Children cut out a set of pictures of their choice and arrange them in the appropriate order above the words. Please see example sheet in preview pane.

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Goes well with: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/numeracy-counting-and-ordering-shapes-and-measures-lessons-1-to-5-presentations-worksheets-10003068

File type: PowerPoint , MS Word and PDF

Images are sourced from Microsoft clipart.