Maths

This week we will compare the weight of objects using soft drink "see-saws" At home you might like to make your own "see-saw" then use it to compare the weights of small objects. Make a see-saw using a soft-drink can, a shoe box lid and some tape. Stop the soft drink can from rolling by fixing it to the table with a piece of plastercine. Use a narrow box lid (or cut a larger one in half). See if your child can balance the lid on the can when it is empty. Provide your child with small objects (paper clips, beans, coins) to see if they can find combinations that balance. Use the cars and animals to see if you can find things that make the see-saw balance. We will also begin to look at standard measurement units. Look at the grocery items in your cupboards and draw their attention to the symbols for grams and kilos. Look around the house for things about a kilo, more than a kilo and less than a kilo.