Explain that items can be compared using length and height | Maths

Starter quiz

How many counters are there altogether?
- 5 ✓
- 6
- 7
What is the next number in the count? 5, 6, 7, 8, 9...
- 8
- 9
- 10 ✓
What is one more than 8?
- 7
- 8
- 9 ✓
What is one less than 8?
- 7 ✓
- 8
- 9
Which set has more counters?
- Set A ✓
- Set B
- They have the same amount of counters.
Which set has fewer counters?
- Set A
- Set B ✓
- They have the same amount of counters.

Which animal is taller - a giraffe or a snail?
- a giraffe ✓
- a snail
- They are the same height.
Which animal is shorter - a mouse or an elephant?
- a mouse ✓
- an elephant
- They are the same height.
Who is shorter, Jun or Andeep?
- Jun ✓
- Andeep
- They are the same height.
Which is longer, the pencil or the pen?
- The pencil ✓
- The pen
- They are the same length.
Is the pencil longer than the pen?
- Yes ✓
- No
- They are the same length.
Which one travelled further, the car or the bike?
- the car ✓
- the bike
- They travelled the same distance.

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When comparing different heights and lengths, know the language used varies depending on what we are describing.
The ___ is taller / shorter than the ___.
The ___ is longer / shorter than the ___.
When travelling, some objects travel further, and some objects travel less far.

Inaccurate use of language e.g. 'Alex is longer than Sam' instead of 'Alex is taller than Sam'.

Encourage children to verbalise the comparisons they make eg. provide sentence scaffolds and ask them to repeat key sentences as a class.

Taller than - an object has more height than another.
Longer than - an object has more length than another.
Shorter than - an object has less height or length than another.
Further - an object has travelled further than another or a distance has more length than another.
Less far - an object has not travelled as far as another or a distance has less length than another.