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Longer and shorter
Comparing lengths by looking, and by lining things up at one end. Little Roos has 1 free game that practise it, for ages 3-5.
Where it fits
In the Early Years Learning Framework V2.0 (birth to five) and the Australian Curriculum v9 (Foundation to Year 2), with the official wording:
- AC9MFM01 (Australian Curriculum v9: Mathematics, Foundation): identify and compare attributes of objects and events, including length, capacity, mass and duration, using direct comparisons and communicate reasoning.
Games that practise it
- Snake's Long and Short: Comparing lengths: which ribbons are long, and which are short?. Ages 3-5.
Away from the screen
About two minutes each, with things most homes have.
Longer than me? (from Snake's Long and Short)
- Lie down on the floor and put a sock at your child's head and feet.
- Find things around the house: is each one longer or shorter than the gap between the socks?
- Line up three things from shortest to longest.
Things to ask while they play
- Which one is longer? How can you tell?
- Can you find something shorter than your hand?
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