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Exploring Non-Standard Measuring Units: Handspan

Skills & curriculum alignment
Skills & activity types:
  • early numeracy
  • fine motor
  • sensory
  • counting
  • cut-and-paste
  • writing

A Maths tasksheet for Nursery students to explore non-standard measurement. Children cut and paste pieces of yarn equal to their handspan, and count and write the number used.

On the sheet

Features a large central frame for pasting yarn or thread strands measured by the child's handspan, and a green-bordered box on the right for writing the total count.

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