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Lesson Two – Comparing Mass
This numeracy teaching pack for the Foundation Stage gets the children to practise using a bucket balance to compare and record the mass of different pairs of classroom objects. The class can select and sort sets of objects into matching groups by their comparative masses.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to practise using a bucket balance to compare and record the mass of different pairs of classroom objects
Learning Objectives
Use language such as greater, smaller, heavier or lighter to compare quantities. Compare the mass of pairs of objects.
Learning Outcomes
I can use the correct language to compare the mass of a pair of objects. I can compare and measure the mass of something.
Comparing Mass
Teaching sequence to help the children practise using a bucket balance to compare and record the mass of different pairs of classroom objects
Bucket Balance
Template to help the children select and record the heaviest items when comparing the mass of pairs of classroom objects
Light or Heavy
Activity cards to help the children compare and label boxes filled with different masses using the correct vocabulary words
Comparing Mass
Interactive activity to help the children practise using a bucket balance to compare and record the mass of different pairs of classroom objects
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to practise using a bucket balance to compare and record the mass of different pairs of classroom objects
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