Volume and Capacity Teaching Resources
A collection of volume and capacity related teaching resources. Use these educational posters, goal labels, hands-on games, worksheets and word wall vocabulary cards to assist your students when they are learning to identify volume and capacity units of measurement and convert between them. Use the pre and post tests to ascertain each student's prior knowledge before starting a volume and capacity unit of work.
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Capacity Worksheet
A worksheet to use when exploring the concept of capacity.
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Volume of 3D Objects Poster
A poster highlighting the formula for finding the volume of common 3D objects.
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Units of Measurement Word Wall Vocabulary
Forty-five measurement related vocabulary cards for a word wall.
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Which Holds More? – Mini Book
A mini book that allows students to compare the capacity of various containers.
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Which Holds More? – Interactive PowerPoint
An interactive PowerPoint quiz that asks students to compare the capacity of various containers.
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Volume Investigation - Creating the Land of Cubes
A mathematics investigation involving volume, embedded in a real-world context.
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Connecting Volume and Capacity Posters
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Volume and Capacity Sort Game
A volume and capacity sort game for lower grades.
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Volume and Capacity Colouring Worksheets
A set of 6 colouring worksheets aimed at improving each student's basic understanding of volume and capacity.
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Converting Units of Capacity Worksheet
A worksheet that focuses on converting units of capacity.
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Converting Units of Measurement Poster (Imperial)
Use these posters to assist your students in learning the different units of measurement in the imperial system.
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Which Objects Have Capacity Worksheet
A worksheet to use when exploring the concept of capacity.
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Measuring, Comparing and Ordering Capacity Worksheet
A worksheet that explores the concept of capacity using informal units of measurement.
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Comparing and Ordering Volume Worksheet
A worksheet that explores the concept of volume.
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Capacity Vocabulary Poster
A poster that explains the concept of capacity and lists associated vocabulary.
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Capacity Maths Investigation - Filling the Fish Tank
A mathematics investigation involving capacity, embedded in a real-world context.
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Volume Vocabulary Poster
A poster that explains the concept of volume and lists associated vocabulary.
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Capacity Vs Volume Poster
A poster explaining the difference between capacity and volume.
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Maths Warm Ups Interactive PowerPoint - Year 2
A PowerPoint providing a series of warm up activities for Year 2 students across the curriculum.
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Know Your Measurements Board Game
A fun measurement game for students to play when applying their knowledge of length, mass, capacity and time.
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Informal Measurement - Task Cards
A set of task cards to use when learning about informal measurement.
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Bear Square 3D Cube - Template
3D cube templates with bear illustrations.
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Goal Labels - Units of Measurement (Key Stage 2 - Lower)
Fourteen Measurement Goal Labels for Key Stage 2 - Lower.
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Goal Labels - Units of Measurement (Key Stage 1)
Seventeen Measurement Goal Labels for Key Stage 1.
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Measurement Worksheets - Year 5
6 measurement worksheets linked to the National Curriculum in England.
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Measurement Worksheets - Year 4
12 measurement worksheets linked to the National Curriculum in England.
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Number Talks Teaching Resource Pack - Grade 5
A collection of number talks teaching resources that support meaningful and highly engaging conversations in the mathematics classroom.
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Measuring Capacity with Informal Units
This Mathematics unit addresses the concept of measuring, comparing and ordering capacity using informal units.
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Measuring Volume with Informal Units Unit Plan
This Mathematics unit addresses the concept of measuring, comparing and ordering volume using informal units.
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Assessment - Measuring Capacity with Informal Units
A 30 minute assessment in which students will demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of capacity.
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Revision of Capacity
A 60 minute lesson in which students will revise and consolidate the concept of capacity.
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Capacity Investigation - Filling the Fish Tank
A 60 minute lesson in which students will apply their knowledge and understanding of capacity to a real-world situation.