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Hello Year 1. How are you today? Today is Wednesday 3 rd June. We are going to be learning to measure length in metres (m).

Mental Math’s Warm Up – 10 more and 10 less than… https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=zau 4 jt. SA_k. Y Find 20 more than a number. Find 20 less than a number. Find 30 more than a number. Find 30 less than a number. What is the quickest way to do this?

Measuring in metres… How many cm are in 1 metre? Count in 10’s to 100 cm – how is the same as 1 metre? Convert (change) 200 cm into metres… Convert (change) 500 cm into metres… Estimate how many metres high your front door is? Measure it and check to see how close you were. Try estimating and measuring other things in your home.

Let’s get measuring in metres! Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Using a tape measure can you measure out 2 metres? Using a tape measure can you measure out 3 metres? Can you measure 1 metre? Can you measure 2 metres? Estimate and measure Revisit drawing different lengths using a different length lines tape measure. Why and measuring them in would you use a tape measure and not a ruler? cm.

Extra Challenge… Turn these metre and centimetre lengths into cm lengths. 1 m 30 cm 1 m 26 cm 1 m 48 cm 1 m 52 cm 1 m 93 cm 2 m 88 cm

Were you right? 1 m 30 cm = 130 cm 1 m 26 cm = 126 cm 1 m 48 cm = 148 cm 1 m 52 cm = 152 cm 1 m 93 cm = 193 cm 2 m 88 cm = 288 cm WELL DONE!