A five-page measuring homework for Year 1 maths. Children measure objects at home using hand spans and footsteps, compare heavy and light objects, label glasses full, half full or empty, then read rulers in centimetres and measure a real pencil. An answer key is included for parents. It touches six England National Curriculum measurement objectives.
Measurement
“Measure and begin to record lengths and heights”
Children record measurements in hand spans, footsteps and centimetres.
Measurement
“Compare, describe and solve practical problems for mass/weight”
The heavy and light comparisons use real objects from home.
Measurement
“Compare, describe and solve practical problems for capacity and volume”
Pupils label glasses full, half full and empty and compare containers.
A table for measuring household objects in hand spans and footsteps.
Comparisons like book versus feather and bucket versus cup, plus labelling glasses.
Reading rulers, ordering objects by length and measuring a real pencil.
All answers provided so parents can mark at home.
Weekly homework
Send home during a measures unit; every task uses everyday objects.
Holiday project
The three sections spread nicely over a half-term break.
Parent engagement
Measuring beds and pencils together gets families involved in the topic.
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