What is about 1 metre?

Today's lesson....what is about 1 metre?

What is smaller than 1 metre and what is bigger than 1 metre?

The students took their metre sticks on a walk around the school to find things

about 1 metre, bigger than 1 metre, and smaller than 1 metre.

'This is almost 1 metre...the house is bigger though.'

'The door to get into the boys bathroom is about 1 metre...'

'This door is too!'

'The shelf is a bit smaller than 1 metre.'

'The door is way bigger than 1 metre...but the window in the door is about a metre...'

'This is a lot longer than 1 metre.'

'4 clipboards is exactly 1 metre.'

'The door knob is at 1 metre.'

'This board is about 1 metre.'

'The fountain is less than 1 metre high.'

Stay tuned for our math centers on measurement...