1. Year 2 Summer Term Week 13 Lesson 2
Capacity
Year 2 Summer Term Week 13 Lesson 2

2. Today we will be learning to:
solve simple capacity word problems
understand and use words about capacity
read scales
understand the different units of capacity.

3. Mental Activity
Multiples of 100.

4. Which numbers are greater than 330?
200
750
600
900
700
250
500
300
400
800
100

5. Which numbers are smaller than 750?
100
250
800
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700
900
600
750
Which numbers are smaller than 750?

6. What do all the numbers have in common?
100
250
800
500
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700
900
600
750

7. Which numbers are multiples of 100?
250
800
500
200
400
300
700
900
600
750
Which numbers are multiples of 100?

8. Find two numbers which combine to make 1000.
250
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900
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750

9. Find three numbers which combine to make 1000.
250
800
500
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900
600
750
Find three numbers which combine to make 1000.

10. Main Activity Today we will solve problems using litres
and some of you will use millilitres too.

11. How many millilitres are equal to 1 litre?

12. 1 litre jug.

13. How much water is there in the jug?
1 litre jug.
How much water is there in the jug?
1 litre

14. Half of the water has been poured out. How many millilitres are left?
Remember:
1 litre =1000ml.
500ml

15. Fill a litre jug with different amounts.
150
100 50
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
550
600
650
700
750
800
850
900
950
1000
Estimate how much water.
Read the scale on the jug.

16. Group Work
Work on capacity problems.
Practise reading scales and ordering capacities.
Practise reading scales and combining capacities to make a total.