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KB & KC – Mathematics Fun

Last week we were learning about volume and capacity. We participated in many hands on activities to find the capacity of different containers.

Miss Callinan had wide and tall containers and we had to estimate which one would hold more water. Then Miss Benning took us to the long jump pit and discovered that it took 74 cups of sand to fill drink bottle container. That’s a lot of counting for us.

We then explored different materials and estimated how many objects we will need to fill the capacity of various containers. We are learning how to ‘fit’ things in so there is no space in the container.

We used buttons to fill ice cream tubs, beads to fill cups, little bears to fill jugs and centicubes to fill circle containers.

We have enjoyed learning about volume and capacity, and our teachers think we are excellent learners.

KB – Miss Benning & KC – Miss Callinan

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