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reSolve: Woolly worms
This sequence of two lessons engages students in comparing lengths of pieces of wool: 'woolly worms'. Students use direct comparison to order their collection of worms from shortest to longest. They learn to order their collection of worms using a variety of strategies, to record lengths using informal units, to draw worms of different lengths and talk about their results. The lesson is outlined in detail including vocabulary, curriculum links, discussion points and further activities. This sequence is part of the reSolve: Mathematics by Inquiry program.
- Resource details
- Year level
- Foundation
- Purpose
- Teaching resource
- Strand
- Measurement
- Topic
- Length
- Audience
- Teachers
- Format
- Downloadable resource
- Australian Curriculum code
- AC9MFM01
- Numeracy progression
- Understanding units of measurement (P2)
- Publisher
- reSolve Maths by Inquiry
- Copyright
- © Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment 2021. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Keywords
- informal units
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