Teddy bear weighing and measuring

Maths activities: comparing, measuring, and weighing stuffed animals.

Steps

1. Children line up their teddy bears from smallest to largest.
2. They measure them with a tape measure or blocks and record the result in a table.
3. They weigh the bears on a balance scale and determine which is the heaviest.
4. Older children draw a bar chart of the bears' heights.

Tip: For preschoolers, concepts like bigger-smaller, heavier-lighter are enough.

Materials needed

• Balance scale for children (1 per group)
• Tape measure (1 per 2 children)
• Measuring blocks (e.g., 2 cm cubes) (1 set)