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Which Is Longer? Long and Short with Pipo
🏠 A game for home: Find something longer than your shoe and something shorter.
Scale Island
Measuring by comparing: long and short, heavy and light (with a scale), full and empty, and measuring with units: how many clips long is it?
The idea of this island
Why it matters
Measuring means comparing with something. First you compare two things; then you count how many equal units fit.
The 5-week plan
- 1 Long and short Pencils and ribbons that start at the same line.
- 2 Heavy and light A scale: the side that goes down is heavier.
- 3 Full and empty Glasses of water: which one has more?
- 4 Measuring with units Clips and cubes, side by side, to count how long it is.
- 5 Island review Pipo makes mistakes with everything from the island, then a mix, and the Big game (the check-up).
By the end of the island, your child will be able to…
- Compare length, weight and capacity
- Read a scale
- Measure by counting units
Builds on: Necklace Island
Prepares for: Clock Island
Week 1
Long and short
Pencils and ribbons that start at the same line.
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Coming soon to YouTube Tuesday · Play
Long or Short? Pencils and Ribbons Game
🏠 A game for home: Line up three spoons from shortest to longest.
Coming soon to YouTube Wednesday · Play more
Almost the Same! Look Where They End
🏠 A game for home: Put two pencils side by side, starting at the same edge. Which one is longer?
Coming soon to YouTube Thursday · Mix
Long and Short Mix
🏠 A game for home: Lie down on the floor. What is longer than you?
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Friday: rewatch the week's favorite
Week 2
Heavy and light
A scale: the side that goes down is heavier.
Coming soon to YouTube Monday · Learn
Heavy or Light? Learn with the Scale
🏠 A game for home: Lift a book and a sheet of paper. Which one is heavier?
Coming soon to YouTube Tuesday · Play
Which Side Goes Down? Scale Game
🏠 A game for home: Make a scale with a hanger and two bags.
Coming soon to YouTube Wednesday · Play more
Which One Is Lighter? Think Backwards!
🏠 A game for home: Find something big that is light, like a balloon or a pillow.
Coming soon to YouTube Thursday · Mix
Heavy and Light Mix
🏠 A game for home: Help with the shopping: which bag is heavier?
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Friday: rewatch the week's favorite
Week 3
Full and empty
Glasses of water: which one has more?
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Full or Empty? Learn with Glasses of Water
🏠 A game for home: At bath time, fill one cup and leave another empty.
Coming soon to YouTube Tuesday · Play
Which Glass Has More Water?
🏠 A game for home: Pour water into three cups: a little, half and full.
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Long, Heavy or Full? Listen to Pipo!
🏠 A game for home: A grown-up asks: what is long, heavy or full in the kitchen?
Coming soon to YouTube Thursday · Mix
Full and Empty Mix
🏠 A game for home: Fill a box with toys and empty it again.
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Friday: rewatch the week's favorite
Week 4
Measuring with units
Clips and cubes, side by side, to count how long it is.
Coming soon to YouTube Monday · Learn
How Many Clips Long? Measuring with Pipo
🏠 A game for home: Measure a pencil with clips or pasta. How many long is it?
Coming soon to YouTube Tuesday · Play
Measure with Clips and Cubes!
🏠 A game for home: Measure your shoe with toy blocks.
Coming soon to YouTube Wednesday · Play more
Up to Ten Clips! Measuring Longer Things
🏠 A game for home: Measure the table with your hands. How many hands long is it?
Coming soon to YouTube Thursday · Mix
Measuring Mix
🏠 A game for home: Measure a book with clips and with spoons. Is it the same number?
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Friday: rewatch the week's favorite
Week 5
Island review
Pipo makes mistakes with everything from the island, then a mix, and the Big game (the check-up).
Coming soon to YouTube Monday · Pipo made a mistake!
Is That the Longest? Catch Pipo's Mistake
🏠 A game for home: A grown-up says which is longer and sometimes gets it wrong. Can you catch it?
Coming soon to YouTube Tuesday · Spot the mistakes
Pipo Measured Wrong! Help Him Out
🏠 A game for home: Guess: how many clips long is the spoon? Then measure it.
Coming soon to YouTube Wednesday · Island mix
All the Measuring: Scale Island Review
🏠 A game for home: Find something long, something heavy and something full at home.
Coming soon to YouTube Thursday · Big game
Measuring Check-Up for Kids
Open the Big game guide
Week 5 ends with the Big game. Use the interactive guide while you watch: it tells you what to review.