Y1 Maths
Compare Capacity Lesson
This Year 1 Compare Capacity lesson covers the prior learning of using everyday language to talk about capacity and volume, before moving onto the main skill of comparing capacity.
The lesson starts with a prior learning worksheet to check pupils’ understanding. The interactive lesson slides recap the prior learning before moving on to the main skill. Children can then practise further by completing the activities and can extend their learning by completing an engaging extension task.
National Curriculum Objective
Mathematics Year 1: (1M1) Compare, describe and solve practical problems for: capacity and volume [for example, full/empty, more than, less than, half, half full, quarter]
Mathematics Year 1: (1M2) Measure and begin to record: capacity and volume
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Lesson Slides
These lesson slides guides pupils through the prior learning of using everyday language to talk about capacity and volume, before moving onto the main skill of rounding to the nearest 10. There are a number of questions to check pupils' understanding throughout.
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Modelling PowerPoint
This powerpoint can be used to model the questions that the children will complete on the Varied Fluency and Reasoning & Problem Solving worksheets as part of this lesson.
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Lesson Sldies
These are the same as the lesson slides on Classroom Secrets. You can assign this as an activity for pupils to access individually in school or remotely from home.
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Video Tutorial
In this Comparing Capacity and Volume Video Tutorial, Katie shows pupils how to compare volume and capacity.
1 Prior Learning
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Worksheet
This Year 1 Compare Capacity lesson covers the prior learning of using everyday language to talk about capacity and volume, before moving onto the main skill of comparing capacity.
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Interactive Activity
This Reception Capacity Game will help children learn the vocabulary related to capacity.
2 Practical Activities
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Practical Activities
These practical activities include tasks covering a range of provision areas for pupils to practise the main skill of counting objects to 100.
2 Varied Fluency
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Mixed Practice
This worksheet includes varied fluency questions for pupils to practise the main skill of rounding to the nearest 10.
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Worksheet
This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency questions for pupils to practise the main skill of this lesson.
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Interactive Activity
This Year 1 Compare Capacity Game aims to support pupils' understanding of capacity and using symbols to compare. The game includes three questions, including multiple-choice, fill in the blank and drag and drop.
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Interactive Activity
This Year 1 Compare Capacity Matching Game aims to support pupils' understanding of measurement.
2 Reasoning & Problem Solving
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Worksheet
This round to the nearest 10 extension task includes a challenge activity which can be used to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the round to the nearest 10 lesson.
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Worksheet
This differentiated worksheet includes reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.
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Discussion Problem
This worksheet includes two discussion problems which can be used in pairs or small groups to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in this lesson.
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Interactive Challenge Activity
This Year 1 Compare Capacity Maths Challenge aims to extend pupils' understanding of measurement. Children will use the clues to calculate the volume of the liquids given. They will compare against a given amount using the symbols > and <.
2 Homework
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Worksheet
This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.
2 Additional Activities
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Consolidation Pack
These Weight and Volume worksheets are fantastic at helping your pupils practice their reasoning and problem solving skills. This pack contains two different question types for Year 1 Spring Block 4.
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Home Learning Pack
This Spring week 12 Maths pack contains varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving worksheets
