Year 1 Spring Block 3

Spring Block 3: Length and Height

Support pupils with early measurement using this Year 1 length and height unit, aligned with the White Rose Maths progression. The block introduces key concepts through hands-on comparison and measuring activities, helping children develop confidence in using both non-standard and standard units.

Pupils begin by comparing lengths and heights and using practical resources to measure, before moving on to measuring with a ruler. Children also solve simple addition and subtraction problems involving measurement, building essential vocabulary such as longer, shorter, taller and shorter in meaningful contexts.

Each lesson includes planning, interactive slides, practical activities and differentiated worksheets, making it ideal if you are looking for KS1 measurement resources and ready-to-teach Year 1 length and height worksheets for Spring Term.

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View Small Steps and Curriculum Objectives

Week 8

  • Compare lengths and heights
  • Measure length using non-standard units
  • Introduce standard units and measure using a ruler
  • Order lengths and heights
  • Solve problems involving length and height

Week 9

  • Use a ruler
  • Measure length (standard units)
  • Adding length problems
  • Subtracting length problems

National Curriculum Objectives

  • Compare, describe and solve practical problems for length and height (for example, long/short, longer/shorter, tall/short, double/half)
  • Measure and begin to record lengths and heights

Year 1 length and height worksheets and KS1 measurement resources

Teach measurement with confidence using our Year 1 length and height worksheets and lesson resources for Spring Block 3. Fully aligned with the White Rose Maths small steps and the Year 1 National Curriculum, this unit supports pupils in comparing lengths and heights, measuring using non-standard and standard units, and using a ruler accurately.

Children begin by comparing lengths and heights and using practical resources to measure. They then move on to standard units and measuring with a ruler, building accuracy and confidence. The unit also includes simple word problems and reasoning activities, helping pupils apply measurement skills in meaningful contexts.

Measuring using a ruler in Year 1

This block includes targeted lessons for teaching children how to use a ruler correctly. Pupils practise reading the scale, lining up at zero, and measuring objects carefully in centimetres. If you’re searching for a using a ruler worksheet or reading a ruler worksheet, the unit includes differentiated practice tasks alongside clear teaching slides.

What’s included in this length and height unit?

  • Differentiated Year 1 length and height worksheets
  • Clear teaching slides with modelling and vocabulary support
  • Practical activities and measurement tasks for hands-on learning
  • Planning and guidance aligned with the White Rose small steps
  • Addition and subtraction problems involving length

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