Length Outcomes Content Descriptor Limited Basic Sound High Outstanding Describes and Use direct and Beginning to make Makes short and long Makes short and long Makes a variety of Makes short and long compares length indirect short and long construction from construction from short and long construction from and distances comparisons to construction from concrete materials concrete materials construction from concrete materials using everyday decide which is concrete materials with teacher using everyday concrete materials and using everyday language longer and explain and with teacher assistance language to explain and using everyday language in an their reasoning assistance language to explain unfamiliar context using everyday language Beginning to use Uses some everyday Uses everyday Uses and applies Uses and applies the everyday language to language to describe language to describe everyday language to language for informal describe length eg length eg long short, length eg long short, explain and describe units within an long short, high, tall high, tall and high, tall length and distance unfamiliar context and everyday everyday language to language to describe describe distance eg Uses everyday distance eg near, far, near, far, closer language to describe closer with teacher distance eg near, far, assistance closer Compares length Compares some Compares length Compares length Compares length directly by placing length directly by directly by placing directly by placing 2 directly by placing 2 objects side by side placing objects side objects side by side or more objects side or more objects side and aligning the ends by side and aligning and aligning the ends by side and aligning by side and aligning with teacher the ends the ends within an the ends using assistance unfamiliar context informal units Records length Records length Records length Records length Records length comparisons comparisons comparisons comparisons comparisons informally by informally by informally by informally by using informally by using drawing, tracing or drawing, tracing or drawing, tracing or informal units of informal units of cutting and pasting cutting and pasting cutting and pasting, measurement measurement using with teacher and by using words unfamiliar contexts assistance and numerals
Length Outcomes Content Descriptor Limited Basic Sound High Outstanding Describes and compares length and distances using everyday language Use direct and indirect comparisons to decide which is longer and explain their reasoning using everyday language Beginning to make short and long construction from concrete materials and with teacher assistance Makes short and long construction from concrete materials with teacher assistance Makes short and long construction from concrete materials using everyday language to explain Makes a variety of short and long construction from concrete materials and using everyday language to explain Makes short and long construction from concrete materials and using everyday language in an unfamiliar context Beginning to use everyday language to describe length eg long short, high, tall and everyday language to describe distance eg near, far, closer with teacher assistance Uses some everyday language to describe length eg long short, high, tall and everyday language to describe distance eg near, far, closer Uses everyday language to describe length eg long short, high, tall Uses everyday language to describe distance eg near, far, closer Uses and applies everyday language to explain and describe length and distance Uses and applies the language for informal units within an unfamiliar context Compares length directly by placing objects side by side and aligning the ends with teacher assistance Compares some length directly by placing objects side by side and aligning the ends Compares length directly by placing objects side by side and aligning the ends Compares length directly by placing 2 or more objects side by side and aligning the ends using informal units Compares length directly by placing 2 or more objects side by side and aligning the ends within an unfamiliar context Records length comparisons informally by drawing, tracing or cutting and pasting with teacher assistance Records length comparisons informally by drawing, tracing or cutting and pasting Records length comparisons informally by drawing, tracing or cutting and pasting, and by using words and numerals Records length comparisons informally by using informal units of measurement Records length comparisons informally by using informal units of measurement using unfamiliar contexts