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Year 2 Compare Capacity

This Year 2 Compare Capacity lesson covers the prior learning of introducing 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 Objectives
Mathematics Year 2: (2M1) Compare and order lengths, mass, volume/capacity and record the results using >, < and =

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2 Teaching Support

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Lesson Slides

Lesson Slides

These lesson slides guide pupils through the prior learning of place value of introducing capacity and volume, before moving onto the main skill of compare capacity. There are a number of questions to check pupils' understanding throughout.

PowerPoint from the old Resource Pack
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Modelling PowerPoint

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 Slides

Lesson Slides

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.

1 Prior Learning

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This Year 2 Compare Capacity lesson covers the prior learning of introducing capacity and volume, before moving onto the main skill of comparing capacity.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 1 Introduce Capacity Game aims to support pupils' understanding of capacity and associated vocabulary of full, half full and empty.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 1 Compare Capacity Game aims to support pupils' understanding of capacity and using symbols to compare.

2 Varied Fluency

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency questions for pupils to practise the main skill of this lesson.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 2 Compare Capacity Game is designed to check pupils’ understanding of of comparing volume and capacity.

2 Application

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This compare capacity extension task includes a challenge activity which can be used to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the compare capacity lesson.

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Mixed Practice

Mixed Practice

This worksheet includes varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving questions for pupils to practise the main skill of compare capacity.

Application and Reasoning from the old Resource Pack
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Worksheet

Worksheet

This differentiated worksheet includes reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.

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Discussion Problem

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

Interactive Challenge Activity

This Year 2 Compare Capacity Maths Challenge is designed to check pupils' understanding of comparing capacities within a problem solving context.

2 Homework

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Worksheet

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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Home Learning Pack

Home Learning Pack

This Summer week 10 Maths pack contains varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving worksheets.

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Consolidation Pack

Consolidation Pack

This Mass, Capacity and Temperature Consolidation Year 2 resource will help your pupils consolidate their understanding of Summer Block 4: Mass, Capacity and Temperature.