Baby animal: measure and compare!

Topics Reception
This unit is part of Animals Baby Animals

Objectives

Early learning goals

  • Know about similarities and differences in relation to places, objects, materials and living things.
  • Make observations of animals and plants and explain why some things occur, and talk about changes.
  • Use everyday language to talk about size and weight to compare objects and to solve problems.
  • Recognise, create and describe patterns.
  • Explore characteristics of everyday objects and shapes and use mathematical language to describe them.
  • Express self effectively, showing awareness of listeners’ needs.
  • Develop narratives and explanations by connecting ideas or events.

Lesson Planning

Children talk about the size of different animals and compare which ones are taller or shorter. They make estimates of how tall they think a baby animal is and compare this to themselves and their friends. They begin to use standard measures as well as non-standard. They order animals according to their size, find hidden animals in the sand tray and measure objects using their foot as a measurement.

Teaching Outcomes
To order and compare different sizes of baby animals.

Children will:

  • Compare different animals and make estimates and predictions based on their knowledge.
  • Begin to use mathematical vocabulary to describe and compare different heights.
  • Use non-standard and standard units of measurement.

You Will Need

  • Roll of backing paper or wallpaper
  • Metre stick
  • Cubes
  • Small world animals
  • Sand tray.