Nursery World - Home learning - A parent's guide to ... Measurement

There are many interesting ways in which you can introduce your
child to this important skill. Penny Tassoni explains.

Understanding measurement and being able to measure accurately is an important mathematical skill. It is also a practical one, as we use measurement in many aspects of our lives. If you drive, for example, you should be watching the speedometer - the device that measures speed, or when listening to the weather forecast you may listen out for the prediction of temperature in Celsius - a way of measuring heat.

FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MEASUring

1. Children tend to be natural measurers

It would seem that many children are primed to be able to compare quantities. A good example of this is the way that by three years old, most children notice if another child has a larger slice of cake than theirs or when their cup is nearly empty.

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