1 - Getting Started ~3 mins
Look at the big milk carton on the board. Its label says 1 litre. A litre is the shop unit for drinks.
Now look at this juice carton. Does it hold more than a litre, or less?
2 - Watch and Notice ~8 mins
Three buckets: more than a litre, about a litre, and less than a litre.
The milk carton is our one-litre check. Watch which bucket each container goes in. Look for the clue on the label, or think about pouring into the milk carton.
Now three more. The lemonade bottle has a label. What does the label tell us?
3 - Try It Together ~9 mins
Today we sort kitchen containers as more than, about, or less than one litre.
We will place: the mug, the washing-up bowl, the milk carton labelled 1 litre, and the tiny medicine cup.
1 L means 1 litre. Vote more, about, or less before each one lands.
Sort more, about, or less than one litre
4 - Write Two Containers in Your Copy ~3 mins
In your maths copy, write one container that holds more than a litre and one that holds less.
You can use these names: bucket, bath, juice box, yoghurt pot, mug, washing-up bowl.
5 - Class Challenge ~8 mins
Sort each container into more than, about, or less than a litre. Check the labels when you see them.
More or less than the milk carton: how do you know?
Sort more, about, or less than one litre
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