Mathematics / Year 2 / Measurement and Geometry / Using units of measurement

• TLF-IDM025298

This sequence of two lessons builds students' understanding of equivalence as balance. The equals sign is used to indicate the same value on both sides of an equation. Students develop their understanding of equivalence by looking at balancing scales with blocks of different weights. Each lesson is outlined in detail including ...

• TLF-IDA004657

This sample multi-age unit explores the big idea 'what needs to be measured determines the unit of measurement'.

• TLF-IDA004665

This unit develops understanding and skills of position and chance.

• TLF-IDA004650

This two-week unit introduces students to formal units of measurement in length and further develops student knowledge, understanding and skills of uniform informal units of measurement.

• TLF-IDA004653

This sample unit introduces students to making and using equal groups.

• TLF-IDA004660

This sample multi-age unit explores the big idea 'equal means equivalent'.

• TLF-IDA003567

This comprehensive resource describes the progression of measurement ideas. The resource demonstrates examples of relevant teaching strategies, investigations, activity plans and connected concepts in measurement including teaching and cultural implications.

• TLF-IDA004273

The focus of this activity is to encourage students to measure, order, compare and check the mass of a range of objects using hefting (holding something to test its mass) or formal units of measure.

• TLF-IDA003515

Students compare and order several shapes and objects based on length, area, volume and capacity using appropriate uniform informal units.

• TLF-IDA003134

This planning resource for Year 2 is for the topic of Informal units. Students extend their understanding of uniform informal units to measure and compare the lengths, mass and capacities.