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Measure Length (cm) Year 2 Length and Height Free Resource Pack

Step 1: measure length (cm) year 2 length and height spring block 5 resources.

Measure Length (cm) Year 2 Length and Height Resource Pack includes a teaching PowerPoint and differentiated varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving resources for Spring Block 5.

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This pack includes:

• Measure Length (cm)  Year 2 Length and Height Teaching PowerPoint.
• Measure Length (cm)  Year 2 Length and Height Varied Fluency with answers.
• Measure Length (cm)  Year 2 Length and Height Reasoning and Problem Solving with answers.

National Curriculum Objectives

Mathematics Year 2: (2M2)  Choose and use appropriate standard units to estimate and measure length/height in any direction (m/cm); mass (kg/g); temperature (°C); capacity (litres/ml) to the nearest appropriate unit using rulers, scales, thermometers and measuring vessels

Differentiation:

Varied Fluency Developing Questions to support measuring length (cm). Measure objects using ruler; always starting at 0; all units shown on ruler. Expected Questions to support measuring length (cm). Measure objects using ruler; not always aligned with 0; all units shown on ruler. Greater Depth Questions to support measuring length (cm). Measure objects using ruler; not aligned with 0; missing increments on ruler.

Reasoning and Problem Solving Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Reasoning) Developing Explain why an object is the odd one out. Measure objects using ruler; always starting at 0; all units shown on the ruler. Expected Explain why an object is the odd one out. Measure objects using ruler; not always starting at 0; all units shown on the ruler. Greater Depth Explain why an object is the odd one out. Measure objects using ruler; not aligned with 0; some increments missing.

Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Problem Solving) Developing Explain which child is correct when measuring an object. Measure objects using ruler; always starting at 0; all units shown on the ruler. Expected Explain which child is correct when measuring an object. Measure objects using ruler; not always starting at 0; all units shown on the ruler. Greater Depth Explain which child is correct when measuring an object. Measure objecs using ruler; not aligned with 0; some increments missing.

Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Reasoning) Developing Find two possible measurements between two lengths. Measurements are smaller than 10cm. Expected Find a range of possibilities between two lengths. Measurements are up to 15cm. Greater Depth Find a range of possibilities between two lengths. Using a clue to limit possibilities.

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• know and use Place value up to 100
• Compare and order numbers up to 100
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• count in 2s, 5s and 10s
• Position numbers on a number line up to 1000
• use addition and subtraction facts to 20
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• know multiplication facts for the 2, 5 and 10 times table
• recognise and find a half, a quarter and a third
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• understand the equivalence of a half and two-quarters
• count on in halves, thirds and quarters up to 10
• count in pence: 1p, 2p ,5p, 10p and 20p
• count in pounds: £1, £2, £5, £10 and £20
• find a simple total or difference between two money amounts
• find the change from simple amounts
• tell the time: o'clock, half-past, quarter-past and to
• understand and compare durations of time
• compare and measure length, mass, volume, capacity and temperature
• read a variety of scales going up in 1s, 2s, 5s and 10s
• recognise 2D and 3D shapes
• count sides and vertices on 2D shapes
• count faces, edges and vertices on 3D shapes
• sort and make patterns with 2D and 3D shapes
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• make tally charts
• draw and interpret pictograms
• understand and use block diagrams

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Year 2 Place Value Charts

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• learn to order numbers to 100;
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• learn to read and write numbers to 100.

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Year 2 Addition Worksheets

Here you will find a range of Free Printable Addition Worksheets to support Year 2.

The following first grade math worksheets involve adding different amounts.

• learn their addition facts to 12+12;
• learn to solve an addition fact where one of the addends is missing;
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Here you will find a range of Year 2 Subtraction Worksheets.

The following worksheets involve using the Math skills of subtracting.

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• learn their addition and subtraction facts to 12;
• learn to subtract 2 digit numbers.
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Here is our selection of measurement worksheets for Year 2 pupils.

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Measurement homework

Subject: Mathematics

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Using Units of Measurement Worksheets - Year 2

Updated:  20 Nov 2023

10 using units of measurement worksheets linked to the Australian Curriculum.

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• Curriculum Curriculum:  AUS V8, NSW, VIC, AUS V9
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This teaching resource could be used in a variety of ways when teaching measurement. Some suggestions include:

• pre- and post-testing
• independent classwork

This teaching resource pack includes worksheets addressing the following concepts:

• comparing length – informal units
• comparing area – informal units
• comparing mass
• telling the time
• months and seasons.

Answer sheets are also provided.

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• no year level displayed at the top of the sheet to use for differentiation.

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Australian Curriculum Mathematics V9 : AC9M2M01

Numeracy Progression : Understanding units of measurement: P3

Students extend their understanding of uniform informal units  to measure and compare lengths, mass and capacities.

Provide opportunities for students to:

• select the appropriate size of an informal unit to measure and compare attributes
• choose and use appropriate uniform informal units to measure length without gaps or overlaps (e.g. use the same sized paper clips to measure the length of a book)
• use multiple uniform informal units to measure the mass of objects (e.g. a balance scale and a number of same-sized marbles to compare mass)
• use multiple uniform informal units to measure the capacity of objects (e.g. a number of cups of water or cups of sand to measure capacity.

Use a variety of teaching strategies to facilitate learning.

• Provide access to a range of physical materials to use as uniform informal units (e.g. Multilink cubes, marbles, paperclips, matchsticks and popsticks) and provide hands-on opportunities to measure and compare items.
• Encourage visualising as a strategy for estimating length and capacity using uniform informal units. Probe student thinking to draw out mathematical reasoning when estimating and making measurements.
• Provide explicit explanations to support their learning, such as how to use tiling (using many copies of a unit to measure without gaps or overlaps) and iteration (using one copy of an informal unit to measure by repeatedly moving it along) to measure the length or area of a shape.

Teaching and learning summary:

• Estimate, compare and measure lengths using informal units.
• Estimate, compare and measure capacities using informal units.
• Estimate, compare and measure mass using informal units.
• Compare length, mass and capacities of objects using informal units and everyday language.
• Apply measurement skills and knowledge to familiar and unfamiliar problems.
• Look for opportunities to explicitly teach the key ideas of measuring.

• choose appropriate uniform informal units to measure and compare length, mass or capacity
• measure and describe length, mass or capacity of two or more objects in order to then make comparisons.

Some students may:

• inaccurately measure by having gaps or overlapping units when tiling or by not tracking carefully when iterating. Provide feedback and discuss the need for accuracy.
• not yet understand that using smaller units will produce a larger total measure than using larger units, and that using larger units will produce a smaller total measure than using smaller units. Provide opportunities to use small and large units and make explicit the impact of using each on the overall measurement.
• not yet understand that capacity is the property of a container and describes how much a container can hold. When measuring capacity, ask how much the container holds. Discuss the appropriate types of informal units that could be used such as cups of sand or water, or cubes for a rectangular object.

The Learning from home activities are designed to be used flexibly by teachers, parents and carers, as well as the students themselves. They can be used in a number of ways including to consolidate and extend learning done at school or for home schooling.

Learning intention

• We are learning how to measure length using informal units.

Why are we learning about this?

• We often need to measure things to work out which is longer.
• Find three things to measure.
• Measure each item using the unit you chose.
• Order the items shortest to longest.
• Draw your ideas to show someone else.
• Compare two of the items. How much longer is one than the other?
• How would you measure something that is curved?

Success criteria

• use an informal unit to measure something
• work out how much longer an object is compared to another
• order objects by length.

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Teaching strategies.

A collection of evidence-based teaching strategies applicable to this topic. Note we have not included an exhaustive list and acknowledge that some strategies such as differentiation apply to all topics. The selected teaching strategies are suggested as particularly relevant, however you may decide to include other strategies as well. 

Concrete, Representational, Abstract (CRA)

The CRA model is a three-phased approach where students move from concrete or virtual manipulatives, to making visual representations and on to using symbolic notation.

Mathematics investigation

By giving students meaningful problems to solve they are engaged and can apply their learning, thereby deepening their understanding.

Explicit teaching

Explicit teaching is about making the learning intentions and success criteria clear, with the teacher using examples and working though problems, setting relevant learning tasks and checking student understanding and providing feedback.

Culturally responsive pedagogies

Culturally responsive pedagogy is a form of teaching that incorporates learners’ cultural background and histories into classroom practice.

Teaching resources

A range of resources to support you to build your student's understanding of these concepts, their skills and procedures. The resources incorporate a variety of teaching strategies.

Gulliver’s chair

In this estimation activity (p 30) students are presented an image and are invited to think of their own questions before exploring one of the questions posed.

Which is the longest? Length

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Counting on Measurement

A sequence of lessons exploring length, volume and area using informal units and a counting-on strategy to keep track of a series of additions.

Measuring Beads Mass

In this unit, students compare the height and weight of various soft toys directly, and then indirectly, using beads or another uniform informal unit.

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A series of five sessions exploring the capacity of cylinders using small objects of the same size (uniform informal units).

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Act 1 – Lil’ Sister

Use this 3-Act task to explore comparing height using informal units.

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Snail trails

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