Top Access Tips: Measuring with a Ruler

1. Equipment

• Clear contrasting ruler with black markings on white background
• Use a ruler marked from edge of left end of ruler.
• Black pen or 2B pencil to mark/draw lines
• For children not able to measure accurately, a 0.5cm allowance is made in external tests and exams

2. Measuring a Line

• Provide black, well contrasting lines.
• Mark the beginning and end of the line to be measured with a black line marked through the line to be measured.

• Use a Wikki Stix/piece of string to measure the line/object, cut to size and then place/Blu Tack on top of the ruler to measure length.
• Hold ruler in place with Blu Tack to stop it moving around during measuring.

3. Drawing a Line

• Mark the starting point of the line with a black dot, or line, or Wikki Stix

• Child to measure and mark the finish point of the line by drawing a line/ marking with a dot they can see, above the ruler
• Child to draw the line joining the two points together