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Full and empty

This book aligns with White Rose Maths Year 1 Mass and volume

Step 4. Full and empty

Children are learning about volume and capacity. They have been looking at different sizes and shapes of containers and describing the volume in a container using vocabulary such as ‘empty’, ‘nearly empty’, ‘nearly full’, and ‘full’.

Children might need some help understanding that containers of different shapes and sizes can have the same capacity. They will also often think that a taller container has a greater capacity than a shorter one, even if its width is smaller.

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Series Editor: MK Connolly

This story is designed for an adult to read to a child. A child may be able to read the larger, decodable text.

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Written by Karl Newson

Illustrated by Richard Watson

All was quiet on Make It Street when Scooter opened his front door. It was still early, but he was too excited to wait any longer. The monsters were going camping!

Scooter took his rucksack next door to Ralf ’s house. He knocked on the door.

‘Good morning, Scooter,’ said Ralf. ‘Come in. I’m still packing.’

Scooter followed Ralf into the kitchen.

‘What’s in all of the bags and boxes?’ asked Scooter.

‘Everything we need for our camping trip,’ said Ralf. ‘Tents, ropes, sleeping bags, blankets, food and drinks … and marshmallows!’

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That’s a lot of things!

Just then, there was a knock at the door.

‘That must be Netty and Cora,’ said Ralf. ‘Good!’ Scooter exclaimed. ‘That means it’s time to go!’

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Everyone helped to load the bags into Ralf ’s van.

‘I hope I haven’t forgotten anything,’ Ralf said to himself.

Ralf got in the driver’s seat.

Talking with children about maths concepts can help deepen their understanding and grow their mathematical skills. Children also benefit from hearing and using key maths vocabulary in multiple contexts. Some suggestions to support children in learning through talk have been included in this story.

The following words and phrases are highlighted in bold in the book.

capacity NOUN capacities (pages 11, 15, 24)

the amount that something can hold empty ADJECTIVE emptier, emptiest (pages 3, 6, 10, 11, 15, 17, 20, 21, 22, 24) with nothing in it • My water bottle was completely empty.