A cloze passage about measuring for the school fair, written for Year 2 maths. Pupils pick from a twelve-word bank, including heavier, capacity and litres, to complete sentences comparing tables, juice containers and race times. They finish by writing their own comparison sentence. Model answers included. Matches the England National Curriculum objectives on comparing measures and time.
Measurement
“Compare and order lengths, mass, volume/capacity and record the results using >, < and =”
The passage compares lengths, masses and capacities in a running story.
Measurement
“Compare and sequence intervals of time”
Race-time sentences bring minutes and seconds into the comparisons.
Twelve words including heavier, capacity, longer, centimetres, seconds and litres.
A gap-fill passage comparing a 120 cm table with a 95 cm one, juice containers and more.
Pupils choose a word from the bank and write their own comparison sentence.
Model answers for every gap plus guidance for the written sentence.
Vocabulary recap
Use it to lock in the comparing words after practical measuring lessons.
Main task
Read the passage together, then set the gaps independently.
Homework
The story format works well as a reading-and-maths crossover at home.
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