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Measurement Money & Time

Make maths practical with bucket scales, volume sets and geared teaching clocks. Give children something to weigh, pour or move as they explain their thinking.
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Make maths practical with bucket scales, volume sets and geared teaching clocks. Give children something to weigh, pour or move as they explain their thinking.

Compare mass and capacity

Invite children to predict which object is heavier, then test their idea in bucket scales. For capacity, fill two differently shaped containers using the same small cup. Counting the cupfuls gives children a way to explain a result that surprised them.

Connect clocks and classroom shops

Move the hands of a geared teaching clock through an hour and watch the hour hand advance. For money practice, add handwritten price tags to a pretend shop and ask children to make the same total in two ways.

Frequently Asked Questions

How can we introduce mass?

Start with two familiar objects. Ask children to heft them, predict which is heavier, then check using a balance.

What is a simple capacity activity?

Use a single cup to fill different containers. Record how many full cups each holds and discuss any part-cup left over.

How can a geared clock help?

Move the minute hand slowly from twelve to six. Watch where the hour hand ends up and practise saying the time together.

How can we practise giving change?

Give a pair of learners a small pretend budget and a price list. One chooses an item while the other counts on from the price to the amount paid.