Koala's Big and Small Measures – Measurement Worksheet (IB PYP Grade 1)

About This Worksheet

Practise the language of measuring: longer, heavier, holds more. This colourful, printable IB PYP Grade 1 Mathematics worksheet gives young learners focused practice with measurement, with a friendly koala to guide them. It has a name, class and date box for students, the mindtested.com header and footer, and a teacher answer key on page 2.

What Questions Are in This Worksheet?

There are 4 activities worth 15 marks in total:

• Activity A: Comparing real things using measuring words.
• Activity B: Ordering lengths.
• Activity C: Ordering by capacity.
• Activity D: Measuring mass using cubes.

What Your Child Will Practise

• Comparing mass with a balance: heavier and lighter
• Describing capacity: full, half full and empty
• Ordering objects by length, mass or capacity
• Comparing lengths: longer, shorter, taller

How to Use This Worksheet

1. Print the PDF on A4 paper (colour is best, but black and white works too).
2. Read each instruction aloud together before your child starts.
3. Let your child try every activity independently first.
4. Mark with the answer key on page 2 and talk through any mistakes.

Tip: five to ten minutes of regular practice works better for Grade 1 learners than one long session. Colour in the koala when the worksheet is finished as a small reward.

Ideal for classroom use, homework, tutoring or home learning in the IB PYP Measurement strand, where learners compare and measure length, mass and capacity using everyday words and simple units. Answer key included.