Y3 Mathematics
Year 3 Measure Capacity 1
This Year 3 Measure Capacity 1 lesson covers the prior learning of millilitres, before moving onto the main skill of measuring 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 3: (3M1c) Compare volume/capacity (l/ml)
Mathematics Year 3: (3M2c) Measure volume/capacity (l/ml)
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Lesson Slides
These lesson slides guide pupils through the prior learning of place value of recognising a half, a quarter and a third, before moving onto the main skill of measure capacity 1. 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 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.
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Video Tutorial
In this Measure Capacity Video Tutorial, Vanessa shows pupils how to measure liquids and read a scale accurately. She uses key vocabulary including litres and millilitres.
1 Prior Learning
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Worksheet
This Year 3 Measure Capacity 1 lesson covers the prior learning of millilitres, before moving onto the main skill of measuring capacity.
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Video Tutorial
In this Millilitres Video Tutorial, Katie shows pupils how to read a scale to measure liquids. She uses key vocabulary including measure and millilitres.
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Video Tutorial
In this Litres Video Tutorial, Katie shows pupils how to read scales. She uses key vocabulary including millilitres, litres and liquids.
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Interactive Activity
This Year 2 Litres Game aims to support pupils' knowledge of measurement.
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Interactive Activity
This Year 2 Millilitres Game aims to support pupils' measurement skills.
2 Varied Fluency
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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 3 Measure Capacity Game checks pupils’ understanding of measuring capacity by reading scales accurately.
2 Application
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Worksheet
This measure capacity 1 extension task includes a challenge activity which can be used to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the measure capacity 1 lesson.
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Mixed Practice
This worksheet includes varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving questions for pupils to practise the main skill of measure capacity 1.
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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 3 Measure Capacity 1 Maths Challenge is designed to check pupils' understanding of measuring different capacities of vessels within a problem solving context.
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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Home Learning Pack
This Summer week 10 Maths pack contains varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving worksheets.
