GM1-1: Order and compare objects or events by length, area, volume and capacity, weight (mass), turn (angle), temperature, and time by direct comparison and/or counting whole numbers of units.
Elaboration on this Achievement Objective
This means students will go through a stage of using direct comparison to establish the relative length, area, volume, weight and temperature of objects. This means that the objects are brought together physically. Through experiences using direct comparison techniques students will come to appreciate the need for units of measure so that objects can be compared without bringing them together. Units have the attribute being measured, have to be the same size and are combined and counted. For example handspans can be used to compare the length of a table and the height of a door. Students are expected to apply their number strategies to count these units. Students are expected to explore turns (angles) through bodily movement and time through comparing durations of events.
Teaching resources for this Achievement Objective
Level One
Integrated
Units of Work
In this unit students help plan a party for Q-Bear and think about some of the different ways people celebrate their birthdays.
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
This unit is based around a series of activities in which students explore aspects of measurement using non standard units to answer a 'how many' question. They make predictions and work in pairs over 4 to 5 sessions.
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
In this unit the students use a small plastic dinosaur as the unit with which to measure the capacity of containers. They apply their counting strategies and discover that a number of different shaped containers can contain the same number of dinosaurs.
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Picture book activities
This is an activity based on the picture book Ernest.
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Picture book activities
This is an activity based on the picture book Good Morning, Good Night
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Picture book activities
This is an activity based on the picture book Guess How Much I Love You?
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
In these five activities the students compare the duration of events, learn the order of months and read the time to the hour and half-hour.
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
This unit comprises 5 stations, which involve the students developing an awareness of the attributes of temperature The focus is on the development of language for describing temperature.
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Rich learning activities
The purpose of this activity is to engage students in estimating and comparing the capacity of objects with different dimensions.
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
In this unit we compare the weight of the students’ favourite soft toys directly, and then indirectly, using beads. Although the technically correct term to use is mass, the term weight is used here.
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
In these five activities the students explore sequences of time and the concept of faster and slower. These are teacher-led, whole class activities.
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
In this unit students develop number, measurement and shape understanding, skills and language, through making and working with play dough.
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
This unit provides opportunities for students to order and compare objects according to their area.
Level One
Integrated
Problem solving activities
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
This unit involves the students directly comparing the weight (mass) of two or more objects.
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
This unit encourages students to use measurement language and counting to compare the attributes of length, width or height of objects in a variety of game situations. The transition from counting all to advanced counting is also supported.
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
In this unit we compare the lengths of the students’ favourite soft toys directly and then indirectly using multi-link cubes.
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
In this unit students use the traditional tale of the gingerbread man as a context for ordering and comparing lengths. A “sessions” approach is used, with five related but not sequential activities.
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
This unit begins by having students use their bodies to measure the area of different shapes drawn on the floor. A further understanding of area is developed through the use of beans, counters and blocks to measure the area of objects in the classroom.
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
In this unit we compare the volumes of containers using the context of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
In this unit we take measurements of ourselves which we store in a time capsule to open and use later in the year.
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Problem solving activities
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
This unit comprises 5 stations, which involve the students developing an awareness of the attributes of volume and mass. The focus is on the development of the language of measurement.
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
In this unit we look at the beginning of the concept of angle. As students come to understand quarter and half turns, they also begin to see that ‘angle’ is something involving ‘an amount of turn’. These ideas are explored by using students’ bodies, toys, games and art.
Level One
Integrated
Picture book activities
This is an activity based on the picture book Twice My Size