Lina’s Family (Measurement)
CBSE · Class 1 · Mathematics
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Overview
Lina lives in a hut-shaped house in a hilly area. Her family includes grandparents, parents, and a brother named Shanbor. Family members, neighbours, and classroom friends are used to understand measuring, comparing, and finding objects that are taller, shorter, longer, heavier, or hold more water.
Key Concepts
People and things can be compared
People and things can be compared by height. Some are taller, and some are shorter. Lina stands on a stool because she likes to be tall, which helps i
A handspan is the distance from
A handspan is the distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger when the hand is stretched open. It is used to measure the length
Fingers are used as another small
Fingers are used as another small unit for measuring short objects. They help when an object is too short for a handspan to measure well.
Some things around us may be
Some things around us may be shorter than a handspan, while others are longer. A handspan may work for some objects and not for all objects.
Weight tells how heavy something
Weight tells how heavy something is. A person’s weight is checked using a weighing machine.
Learning Objectives
- To compare heights and find the tallest and shortest people
- To use simple body parts like handspan and fingers for measuring length
- To understand that some objects are longer than a handspan and some are shorter
- To compare weight and understand that a weighing machine is used to check weight
- To measure water using containers like jugs, glasses, bowls, cups, buckets, and bottles
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- CBSE Official — cbse.gov.in
- National Education Policy 2020 — education.gov.in
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