Lesson video

Hi, my name's Mrs. Harris.

I'll be with you in a minute.

I just need to finish sorting out this shelf.

I found some books are much too tall.

They really don't fit in with the shorter ones around them.

I'm just going to move it.

Yes, I think I'll pop it just here.

It's another of the taller books.

That's better now, today, we're going to be doing some comparing in our lesson and we're going to be comparing similar objects by their size.

So let's find out what we're going to do in the lesson and what you're going to need.

There are three parts to our lesson today.

First of all, I'm going to introduce some words related to size.

Then I'd like you to practise using the words that are related to size, and we will finish the lesson with you doing some independent practise of all the things you've learned.

Now let's find out what you're going to need.

You're going to need some books, any books you can find around your house.

It doesn't matter if they're yours, your parents, or your carers, any books that you're allowed to use would be great for comparing in this lesson.

So if you don't have them, pause the video now, go and find them, and bring them back to me.

Remember, to start the video again, when you get back.

See you in a few minutes.

In this part of the lesson, I will teach you some new words and have you practise using them.

This is two parts of our lesson in one.

So the words we're going to use today, well, there's five words.

We could maybe call them phrases.

We're going to have the word taller, tallest, and too tall.

Then we're going to have shorter and shortest.

I could even use them for my fingers, couldn't I? So we're going to use them with my toys just here.

I have my Robin, my old lady and I have Tigger.

Now so that we can compare them by their size, I'm actually going to ask them all to stand up.

That's made the old lady look a little bit taller, hasn't it? Remember when you're comparing by size, you need to make everything on the level as well.

And I'm going to say that Robin is shorter than the old lady.

Look, she's shorter than the old lady.

So I said that Robin is shorter than the old lady.

Now I could say the old lady is taller than Tigger.

because Tigger is all the way down here, where the old lady is all the way up here.

So I could go back this way.

I could say Tigger is shorter than the old lady.

And the old lady is taller than the Robin.

Maybe you could have a go, but so you don't just copy me, I'm going to move things around just a little bit.

Okay.

So remember, we're going to use taller and shorter right now.

Can you start with the old lady? The old lady is.

than the Robin, The Robin is.

than Tigger.

Did you notice I missed the words out? That's when you had to say to them.

Let's do it together.

The old lady is taller and the Robin and the Robin is shorter than Tigger.

Let's give you another go.

Okay.

Have a look.

Who is taller than who? Who is shorter than who? Okay, so Tigger is.

than the Robin, Robin is.

than the old lady.

I think we filled in the blanks that time.

Let's do it together.

Tigger is taller than the Robin.

And the Robin is shorter than the old lady.

Look.

At what I have here.

I said another lad was going to be tallest.

Who is tallest now I wonder? Who is tallest? That's right, you stand just there.

And you stand just there.

Well, it's not Tigger and it's not the Robin.

Let's put the old lady and my crocodile together.

"Ah ha, I am the tallest".

The crocodile is taller than the old lady.

And he is the tallest of our group.

If the crocodile is the tallest, who is the shortest? "That's right, the robin." No! Robin was the shortest.

I think I better let the Robin fly away to safety, but there's one word I haven't used, one phrase I haven't used.

I didn't use the phrase too tall because none of them were too tall for my table, but this book is too tall to go, Oh my shelf.

It won't fit.

Too tall.

Well done.

We've learned all our words and we've even practised using them.

Great job everyone.

Just before you have a quick practise on your own, with the books that you found earlier, I thought I'd show you the books that I found, and I'm going to compare them using the language of shorter or taller.

Now this is my first book.

I can't use anything to compare it yet because I don't have any other books.

So let's find out, is the next book going to be taller or shorter? Ah, the book, the Gruffalo, is taller than my book, Each Peach Pear Plum.

And you see how I've got them lined up at the bottom, so I can compare them fairly.

One of them isn't floating in the air.

So I can say the Gruffalo is taller than Each Peach Pear Plum.

It's tricky to say.

Let's find out what book is next.

Ah, Big Nate, The boy with the Biggest Head in the World, is shorter, than the Gruffalo.

Maybe you've noticed it's taller than Each Peach Pear Plum.

There are so many comparisons you can make.

And so many lovely books we could choose.

Let me find some more.

This is the next set of books I like to compare.

And look at all here at once.

Which one is the shortest? Yeah.

It's Mr. Happy and the Wizard.

which one is the tallest? Green Eggs And Ham is the tallest book.

That's not comparing them to each other though, is it? It's comparing them within the set.

Let's start with this one.

Green eggs And Ham is what it's called.

And we can say Green Eggs and Ham is taller than Mr. Happy and the Wizard.

And then we could start with Mr. Happy and the Wizard and say what it's like in relation to Where the Wild Things Are.

So Mr. Happy and the Wizard is taller than Where the Wild Things Are.

Isn't it? No, it's shorter.

Mr. Happy And the Wizard is shorter than Where the Wild Things Are.

Thanks for helping me compare my books.

Now, though, it's time for you to compare yours.

Don't worry, you're ready.

Think of everything we've done so far, all that practising of using the words shorter than, and taller than, and putting them into full sentences.

You can do it.

So pause the video now and compare your books by side.

Welcome back.

How did you get on with the comparing? Did you find books that were taller than some others? Did you find books that were shorter than some others? And I wonder if maybe you even found some books that were the same size.

What a lot of comparing we've done today.

But it doesn't stop here.

You can compare anything.

And I think you'll be doing it as you play.

I think you'll be doing it as you see grownups or your friends.

Who is taller? Who is shorter? Yeah, you can do it.

Anytime you like.

If you'd like to share your work with me, because I'd love to see it, you could ask your parents or carer to pop some of it on social media.

The details are down here.

Can you see it? We can do it on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter, and I'll be looking out for it.

Bye.