Estimating and measuring to the nearest cm or m.

Hi all,

I try to link my worksheets to topics, so, we recently looked at the stone age in Topic whilst looking at length in Maths. Therefore, I gave my Y3 children an estimating and measuring task using a picture of a caveman. Working in pairs, they were meant to be the cavemen/women and first estimate the measurements and write them down. Once they'd done this we talked about which equipment might be suitable for certain shapes and sizes - it's difficult to measure someone's neck with a 30cm ruler because it doesn't bend easily!

Next, we shared measurements and talked about how 'reasonable' we thought they were, giving them chance to change them if they wanted to. Only then did I allow them to use the equipment to measure to the nearest cm or m.

If you don't like/want the image you can simply change it; the arrows can also be edited.

I've also included the vocab to go with length to put on your working wall. You'll notice that they're in a range of typefaces. I feel that it's really important for all children to be exposed to different typefaces as early as possible - not all letters are formed the same as handwriting schemes!

Please review this for me, it's important to know what people think and/or ask me for any specific work or changes that they want me to make.

Many thanks,
Emlo