Longer or Shorter - Worksheet

The 'Longer or Shorter' worksheets are a set of educational resources designed to help primary school children understand and compare lengths. The first worksheet presents a simple task where students are asked to identify and circle the longer object among a group of three items, followed by a similar activity where they must circle the shorter object. The exercises are visual and interactive, encouraging the children to engage with the concept of comparing lengths directly.

Subsequent worksheets delve deeper into the concept of length comparison. For instance, one worksheet uses colourful illustrations of snakes, prompting students to compare their lengths and complete sentences using the words 'longer' and 'shorter'. Another activity involves comparing the lengths of different coloured pencils, with questions that require students to identify the longest and shortest pencils, as well as to count how many pencils are longer or shorter than a reference pencil. The worksheets progress in complexity, with further tasks such as ordering objects from shortest to longest and vice versa, and creative exercises where children are instructed to colour the longer or shorter object and even draw a longer carrot or a shorter scarf. These varied and engaging activities are designed to enhance the students’ understanding of length and their ability to make comparative judgements.