Classroom printables, activities & worksheets
Units of Measurement
A large collection of teaching resources to use when your students are learning about units of measurement including time, length, mass, volume and capacity, area and perimeter and temperature. Use the educational posters as a visual stimulus in your primary classroom. Also provided are hands-on learning activities, games, unit and lesson plans, worksheets and a maths mentals widget. Use the pre and post tests to ascertain your students prior knowledge before starting a measurement unit of work. Also provided are resources to assist your students when learning about converting between units of measurement and resources covering metric and imperial measurements.
32 of 260 teaching
resources for those 'aha' moments
teaching resource
Selecting Units of Length - Sorting Activity
A sorting activity to help students identify lengths and distances that should be measured in millimetres, centimetres, metres and kilometres.
teaching resource
Introduction to Area PowerPoint
A 24-slide editable PowerPoint template to use when introducing the concept of area.
teaching resource
Measuring Capacity – Reading Scales Worksheet
A worksheet to give students practice at reading scales on containers to measure capacity.
teaching resource
Reading Scales – Measuring Mass Worksheet
A worksheet for students to use when learning to read scaled instruments to measure mass.
teaching resource
Parts of an Analogue Clock - Poster
A poster showing the parts of an analogue clock.
teaching resource
Weighing Scales Templates
A variety of weighing scales templates for students to practise reading scales to measure grams and kilograms.
teaching resource
Time Assessment - Year 5 and Year 6
A three-page assessment, covering various time concepts.
teaching resource
Which Is Longer? – Interactive PowerPoint
An interactive PowerPoint quiz that asks students to compare the length and height of various everyday objects.
teaching resource
Selecting Units of Capacity - Sorting Activity
A sorting activity to help students identify containers that should be measured in millilitres and litres.
teaching resource
Jack and the Beanstalk - Informal Measurement Worksheet
A simple worksheet using informal units measurement.
teaching resource
Telling Time Puzzle - Quarter Hour
A fun puzzle to use when learning how to tell the time to the quarter-hour, using the language of 'past' and 'to'
teaching resource
Weighing Scales Templates – Fish Scales
An assortment of weighing scales templates to give students practice at reading scales to measure mass.
teaching resource
How Much Does It Measure? Match-Up Activity (Length, Mass and Capacity)
A set of 18 match-up cards to reinforce measurement concepts of length, mass and capacity.
teaching resource
Which Holds More? – Interactive PowerPoint
An interactive PowerPoint quiz that asks students to compare the capacity of various containers.
teaching resource
Reading Scales – Measuring Mass Match-Up Worksheet
A worksheet to give students practice at reading scales to measure mass.
teaching resource
I Have, Who Has? Game – Measuring Mass with Scales
A game to reinforce the skill of reading scaled instruments when measuring mass.
teaching resource
Appropriate Units of Measurement – Worksheet
A worksheet that allows students to choose appropriate units of measurement.
teaching resource
Which Holds More? – Mini Book
A mini book that allows students to compare the capacity of various containers.
teaching resource
Measuring My Body – Worksheet
A practical, hands-on activity to explore length by measuring parts of the body.
teaching resource
Wonderings – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Reception magazine (Bonus Issue).
teaching resource
Which Is Heavier? – Interactive PowerPoint
An interactive PowerPoint quiz that asks students to compare the mass of various everyday objects.
teaching resource
Telling Time Puzzle - To the Minute
A fun puzzle to use when learning how to tell the time to the minute.
teaching resource
How Much Does It Measure? Interactive PowerPoint
A 20-question interactive quiz to reinforce a range of measurement concepts.
teaching resource
How Much Does It Measure? Match-Up Activity (Mixed Units of Measurement)
A set of 24 match-up cards to reinforce a range of measurement concepts.
teaching resource
Telling Time Puzzle - Half-Hour
A fun puzzle to use when learning how to tell the time to the half-hour.
teaching resource
Which Is Longer? – Mini Book
A mini book that allows students to compare the length and height of various everyday objects.
teaching resource
Which Is Heavier? – Mini Book
A mini book that allows students to compare the mass of various everyday objects.
teaching resource
Time Machine Match-Up Activity
A fun sorting activity that consolidates knowledge of time to the hour, half-hour and to the quarter-hour.
teaching resource
Selecting Units of Mass – Sorting Activity
A sorting activity to help students identify objects that should be measured in grams, kilograms and tonnes.
teaching resource
Clock Cut and Paste Worksheet – 5-Minute Intervals
A cut and paste worksheet to use when learning to identify 5-minute intervals.
