Year 2 Spring Term Week 12 Lesson 1 Problems Involving Measures Year 2 Spring Term Week 12 Lesson 1

Today we will be learning to: find solutions to simple mass word problems understand and use words about mass.

Mental Activity Find different ways of making 4 using addition. _ Do not forget to use fractions like and . _ 2 1 4

Main Activity Today we are going to find some possible solutions to a problem related to mass.

What is mass? How can we measure it? What units do we use?

What mass do you measure in a post office? When do we measure mass? What mass do you measure in a post office?

A postman has got 4kg of parcels in his bag. How many different parcels could he have and how much could they weigh?

In pairs, find different combinations of masses to make 5kg. Group Work In pairs, find different combinations of masses to make 5kg. The postman is carrying 5kg of parcels. Work out how many parcels he could be carrying and how much each could weigh.