Key
Stage 1 Numeracy Homework Year
1 Measures
"Handspans"
What
will this game will achieve?
This will help your child to measure using non-standard measurements
e.g. measuring in handspans not centimetres. It will also
help them to estimate.
You
will need:
How do you play?
Look
at the length of the hand span. Compare it with your hand
and your child's hand
Talk
about which is the longest/shortest
Ask your
child how many handspans long they think the table top is
(Record on sheet)
Now measure
the table top by placing the hands next to each other from
little finger to thumb.
Count
how many hands you have used and write the answer on the sheet
provided
Now measure
other things around your house
NB: If you are measuring the height of something you can stick
the hands on the wall using blue-tack but be warned it can
remove paint when pulled off!
Good
questions to ask:
How wide
do you think the table is?
How long do you think the sofa is?
How tall do you think the door is?
Was our estimation right?
