Weight
This section weighs in as one of our best, there's plenty on grams, kilograms, scales and comparing and estimating weight.
Animal weigh in - imperial weights
Visit in a new windowUse this activity to teach and consolidate the understanding of pounds and ounces.
This is a slightly ancient activity from the BBC and it does require the Adobe Shockwave plug-in.
13,168 hits
Mostly Postie game
Visit in a new window3 games to try. Read a scale with answers limited to kg and half kg. Also weigh letters with answers limited to multiples of 50g and a multiples of 10g game is also provided from ICT games. Great.
27,764 hits
Non standard units on the balance
Visit in a new windowVery useful, the teacher should question to achieve the best from this activity.
This activity requires the free Adobe Flash player plug-in for your web browser. Click here to get the plug-in (you may need to be logged in to your computer as an administrator to continue).
17,921 hits
Scales
Visit in a new windowA great channel 4 activity which sits comfortably in a numbers lesson too.
Requires the Adobe Shockwave player.
7,299 hits
Scales reader
Visit in a new windowA number of ICT games. Upto 50g with halves. Up to 500g, 1kg, 6kg with decimals. Great for weighing and reading scales from upper Ks1.
22,465 hits
Simple scale reading
Visit in a new windowA lovely Crick activity which encourages scale reading by weighing toys.
19,420 hits
Weighing animals
Visit in a new windowA classic see-saw weighing activity. When Teacher led - works a treat. How many monkeys does it take to balance a zebra etc...
12,519 hits
Weight activities
Visit in a new windowLots of weight-based problem solving activities here. Another smashing activity.
15,516 hits
Around the site
Random Compliment
“What a fantastic site!!! My Sunday afternoons are forever indebted to you! No more trailing around the web - this site guarantees that I'll find something suitable and usually something I haven't come across before. Many, many thanks for such a clutter free, well designed and utterly wonderful site!!!”
Lynsey Graham
About
TopicBox has been providing quality free links to free resources for UK primary teachers for 6 years
©TopicBox 2006-2012