Max Maths, Year 4, Work Book, Measuring length

In the 'Max Maths, Year 4, Workbook', students are encouraged to develop their measuring skills through a series of practical exercises. Practice 3 focuses on 'Measuring length' and is designed to help children estimate and then accurately measure various objects. In the first activity, pupils are asked to estimate the length of different bathroom items before using a ruler to measure their actual dimensions in centimetres and millimetres. This task not only reinforces the use of standard units of measurement but also sharpens their ability to gauge length by sight.

Following this, the workbook presents a second task where students are required to estimate the length of several lines in centimetres, and then confirm their estimations with precise measurements using a ruler. This exercise helps to solidify their understanding of centimetres and millimetres as units of length. The third activity takes the skill of measuring further by asking the students to draw lines of specified lengths on dotted paper. They are instructed to use different colours to represent various measurements, such as a blue line of 8 cm 5 mm or a green line of 15 cm. These exercises are not only engaging but also crucial in building the foundational skills of measurement in a young learner's mathematical development.