1. Quote of the Week
“It's not how good
you are. It's how
good you want to be.”

2. Length
What is length?
Length is the measurement of a body.
Examples of measurements of length is
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How tall are you?
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How is the overhead bridge?
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How long or how wide is your school
field?
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The length of your pencil box

3. Length – First Things First
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cm
What is the length of the screw?
Is it 9 cm long or is it 6 cm long?
Primary 2

4. Length – First Things First
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
cm
In order to find the length of the screw, we
need to look the ending number and starting
number.
Primary 2

5. Length – First Things First
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
cm
In order to find the length of the screw, we
need to look the ending number and starting
number.
Ending number is 9, starting number is 3.
Length of screw 9–3=6
Primary 2

6. Length – Problem Solving
Leslie is swimming in a 200-metre race.
He is 73m from the starting point. How far is he
from the finishing point?
200m
Start Finish
73m ?
200 – 73 = 127
He is 127 m from the finishing point.
Primary 2

7. Length – Problem Solving
A pole is 368 cm long. Mr Lee paints 234 cm of it.
What is the length of the pole that is not painted?
368m
Start Painted Not painted End
234m ?
368 – 234 = 134
The length that is not painted is 134cm.
Primary 2

8. Length – Problem Solving
String X is 836m long. String Y is 321m long. How
much longer is String X than String Y?
X 836
?
Y 321
836 – 321 = 515
String X is 515m longer than String Y.
Primary 2

9. Length – Problem Solving
Dave is 138 cm tall. Joe is 172 cm tall. How much
taller is Joe than Dave? Working
172 – 138 = 34
?
Joe is 34 cm taller
than Dave.
172
138
Dave Joe
Primary 2