Length and height
I can compare and measure lengths and heights.
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Years 1 and 2 · Maths
Length and height: I can compare and measure lengths and heights.
Sam's train is 7 cubes long.
Aisha's train is 4 cubes long.
Sam's train is longer. Aisha's train is shorter.
Picture: A pictogram called "Cube trains". Each cube stands for 1. Sam's train: 7; Aisha's train: 4.
Kofi's tower is 6 blocks tall. Mei's is 3 blocks.
Kofi's tower is taller, double the height of Mei's.
Mei's tower is shorter, half the height of Kofi's.
Picture: A block chart called "Block towers". Kofi's tower: 6; Mei's tower: 3.
Your turn: Here are three towers of blocks. Tap the tallest tower.
Picture: A block chart called "Block towers". Tom's tower: a stack of 3 blocks; Ana's tower: a stack of 7 blocks; Jonah's tower: a stack of 5 blocks.
Tap the right part of the picture.
Answer
The answer: Ana's tower
Ana's tower is 7 blocks. It is the tallest.
Picture: A block chart called "Block towers". Tom's tower: 3; Ana's tower: 7; Jonah's tower: 5.
Words to know
- length:
- How long something is, from one end to the other.
- height:
- How tall something is, from the bottom to the top.
- centimetre:
- A small unit for measuring length. We write cm.
- metre:
- A bigger unit for long or tall things. We write m.
- double:
- Two lots of the same. Double 3 is 6.
- half:
- One of two equal parts. Half of 6 is 3.
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