Measurement of Capacity

Mathematics Second Term Primary 1

Subject : Mathematics

Term : Second Term

Week : 8

Class : Basic 1 / Primary 1 / Grade 1

Topic :

Measurement of Capacity

Previous Knowledge : The pupils have been taught

Subtraction of whole numbers with sum less than 20

in their previous lesson

Reference Books :

• MAN Mathematics Book 1
• Understanding Mathematics Book 1
• New Method Mathematics Book 1
• Learn Africa Mathematics Book 1

Instructional Materials

• Gallon
• Keg
• Cup
• Bottle

Behavioural Objectives

By the end of the lesson, the learners will be able to

• Mention things that can be measured
• Say items that can be used for measurement

Content

Capacity means how much liquid a container can hold. Bigger container can hold more compared to smaller container. This means big container has larger capacity whereas smaller has lesser capacity.

We can use items like cup, water bottle, gallon, spoon or bucket to measure capacity.

Presentation :

The topic is presented step by step

Step 1 :The class revises the previous topic

Step 2 : The class teacher introduces the new topic which is counting, reading and identification of Numbers from one to five

Step 3 : Allow learners to give their own ideas and suggestions and corrects them when the needs arise

Evaluation

Mention these objects that can be used to measure capacity

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Conclusion

The class teacher goes round to access, read, marks and does the necessary corrects.

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Subtraction of whole numbers with sum less than 9

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