Summary
In “The Container Drainer,” the Numberjacks leap out of the sofa to fix a maths problem all about empty and full. A full episode (~14 min) from the BBC CBeebies maths-adventure series — a quick, friendly way to anchor a numeracy warm-up or maths centre.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Capacity is how much a container holds -- we describe it as empty, full, or part full.
- Which containers were empty and which were full?
- How could you make a full container half full?
- Which container do you think holds the most?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: empty, full, holds, capacity, more, less.
Try it: Pour water (or rice) to make one cup empty, one full, and one half full.