Informal Measurement – Task Cards

This teaching resource provides 48 task cards with hands on activities around informal measurement.

Topics include:

• Time
• Length
• Mass
• Volume
• Capacity
• Area

Use these activity ideas for group rotations or as a whole class activity. Referenced and helpful activity resources included below.

Recommended to use Teach Starter’s Informal Measurement Unit Lessons.

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  Bear Squares

  A hands-on educational resource with so many applications!

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  Bear Square 3D Cube – Template

  3D cube templates with bear illustrations.

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  Informal Units Rulers

  A set of rulers that use different sized, informal units to measure length.

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  3D Popcorn Box Template

  A geometry template for students to create a 3D popcorn box from a 2D net.

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  Informal Time of Day Jigsaw Puzzle – Game

  A measurement jigsaw puzzle illustrating informal time

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  Informal Time of Day – Game

  An informal time of day activity resource.

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  Time of Day Colouring Activity

  An informal time of day activity resource.

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  Months of the Year Poster – Northern Hemipshere

  A poster displaying the months of the year.

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  Months of the Year Poster – Southern Hemipshere – No Christmas

  A poster displaying the months of the year.

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  Learning Time! Unit Plan

  This Mathematics unit addresses the concept of time for young learners. It focuses on the days of the week, connecting familiar events to particular days and sequencing events in time order.

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  Measuring Length with Informal Units Unit Plan

  This Mathematics unit addresses the concept of measuring, comparing and ordering length using informal units.

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  Measuring Mass with Informal Units Unit Plan

  This Mathematics unit addresses the concept of measuring, comparing and ordering mass using informal units.

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  Measuring Volume with Informal Units Unit Plan

  This Mathematics unit addresses the concept of measuring, comparing and ordering volume using informal units.

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  Measuring Capacity with Informal Units

  This Mathematics unit addresses the concept of measuring, comparing and ordering capacity using informal units.

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  Measuring Area with Informal Units Unit Plan

  This Mathematics unit addresses the concept of measuring, comparing and ordering area using informal units.

Australian Curriculum alignment

• Mathematics > Foundation Year > Measurement and Geometry > Using units of measurement > ACMMG006

  Use direct and indirect comparisons to decide which is longer, heavier or holds more, and explain reasoning in everyday languageElaborationscomparing objects directly, by placing one object against an...

• Mathematics > Foundation Year > Measurement and Geometry > Shape > ACMMG009

  Sort, describe and name familiar two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional objects in the environmentElaborationssorting and describing squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, spheres and cubes (S...

• Mathematics > Year 1 > Measurement and Geometry > Using units of measurement > ACMMG019

  Measure and compare the lengths and capacities of pairs of objects using uniform informal unitsElaborationsunderstanding that in order to compare objects, the unit of measurement must be the same size...

• Mathematics > Year 1 > Measurement and Geometry > Shape > ACMMG022

  Recognise and classify familiar two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional objects using obvious featuresElaborationsfocusing on geometric features and describing shapes and objects using everyday w...

• Mathematics > Year 2 > Measurement and Geometry > Using units of measurement > ACMMG037

  Compare and order several shapes and objects based on length, area, volume and capacity using appropriate uniform informal unitsElaborationscomparing lengths using finger length, hand span or a piece ...

• Mathematics > Foundation Year > Measurement and Geometry > Using units of measurement > ACMMG007

  Compare and order duration of events using everyday language of timeElaborationsknowing and identifying the days of the week and linking specific days to familiar events (Skills: Numeracy, Critical an...

• Mathematics > Year 2 > Measurement and Geometry > Using units of measurement > ACMMG038

  Compare masses of objects using balance scalesElaborationsusing balance scales to determine whether the mass of different objects is more, less or about the same, or to find out how many marbles are n...

• Mathematics > Year 2 > Measurement and Geometry > Shape > ACMMG043

  Describe the features of three-dimensional objectsElaborationsidentifying geometric features such as the number of faces, corners or edges (Skills: Numeracy, Critical and Creative Thinking)(View this ...

• Mathematics > Foundation Year > Measurement and Geometry > Using units of measurement > ACMMG008

  Connect days of the week to familiar events and actionsElaborationschoosing events and actions that make connections with students’ everyday family routines (Skills: Numeracy, Critical and Creati...

• Mathematics > Year 2 > Measurement and Geometry > Using units of measurement > ACMMG040

  Name and order months and seasonsElaborationsinvestigating the seasons used by Aboriginal people, comparing them to those used in Western society and recognising the connection to weather patterns. (S...

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