Experience Ask children to tell you ways that numbers are associated with horses, e.g. the speed a horse runs at, how its size is measured. Ask children to measure the width of their hands. Children measure each other's height in standard hands and in their own hand-measure. Record the data on a chart. Children write statements describing their findings.
Children measure the height in hands of objects inside and outside the classroom.
They make an illustrated chart to display their findings. Find out about different breeds of horse and what their average heights are. Make a graph to show the findings. Assessment Children write a formula for converting height in hands into height in centimetres. Look at these examples of farm expenses.