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Seaview Primary School, Glenarm
 

Capacity in P1 & 2

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22nd Mar 2018

Children enjoy playing with water, pouring and filling containers.

This week, we were discussing how containers are different shapes or have a greater capacity than others, progressing from just ‘bigger’ to ‘shorter’, fatter’, ‘taller’, ‘thinner’ and ‘holds more than’.

We practised counting and cardinality by counting how many cups are filled.

We matched numerals and amounts by making labels to show how many scoops of porridge each bowl holds. 

We began to understand size and measures, the children explained how they know containers hold more: ‘This is smaller because when you pour from the bigger one it overflows’ (Niall); and ‘This is bigger because you get 6 cups and that one only fills four cups.’ (Tomas)

Lots of practical fun... sorry about the wet socks!