Learning intention
Students will learn how to:
use the language of distance: (high, low, higher, lower, highest, lowest).
Success criteria
I will know I have been successful if I can:
- say which objects are high or low
- say which objects are higher or lower
- say which objects are highest or lowest.
Prerequisites
None
Language
Reinforce the use of the language of distance: high, higher, highest, low, lower, lowest
Before the video
- Sing the song ‘Head, shoulders, knees and toes’.
- Identify which parts of the body are higher/lower, highest/lowest.
During the video
First viewing:
Watch the video without stopping or pausing. Then, ask the children to explain what happened in the video. Begin to draw out key vocabulary or possible misconceptions.
Second viewing:
| Pause point | Key learning | Action/discussion |
|---|---|---|
| 1:23 | What is high? | What is high in the classroom? |
| 1:55 | What is low? | What is low in the classroom? |
| End | Highest/lowest | Where is the highest place in the school? Where is the lowest place in the school? |
After the video
Game: Higher/lower hiding place:
- Working in pairs, 1 student hides an object and then directs their partner to find it using the language of ‘higher’ and ‘lower’.
Mathletics worksheet:
- High/low colouring and drawing worksheet
Game: Where are the colours?
- Students work in small teams to make ‘towers’ and solve the following riddles. Give each team a blue, red, green and yellow connecting cube (or objects that can stack).
- Riddle 1: Yellow is the lowest. Green is the highest. Blue is higher than red. Is yellow higher or lower than blue? (LOWER)
- Riddle 2: Green is higher than yellow. Red is lower than green. Blue is highest. Red is not the lowest. Which colour is the lowest? (YELLOW)
- Riddle 3: Blue is lower than green. Yellow is lower than green. Red is higher than blue. Yellow is higher than red. Which colour is the lowest? (BLUE)
- Riddle 4: Yellow is higher than blue. Red is lower than green. Blue is higher than red. Green is higher than blue. Which colour is the highest? (YELLOW)
- Riddle 5: Green is the lowest. Red is higher than blue. Yellow is higher than green. Which colour is the highest? (Trick question – not enough information!)