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Measure Our Heights
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level 
In the first picture, the boy is trying to find out how tall he is. I think he is finding it hard.
In the second picture the children are trying to measure their heights in a different way, but they are still finding it hard.
In the second picture the children are trying to measure their heights in a different way, but they are still finding it hard.
This girl is being measured in a different way, with a friend helping her. Do you think measuring using this method looks easy or difficult?
What things in the pictures might they be finding hard?
Can you find a better way to find out the height of a friend?
What will you use? Try it and see how tall they are.
Can you give answers in metres as well as centimetres?
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