Measuring Volume

This is a simple multi-sensory activity for children and preschoolers to teach full, empty and half full. This activity could easily be adapted to teach measurements to older children.

Set Up

I used the sensory rice from our November Love activity box and two jars which I labelled full and empty and we were ready to learn.

We discussed what the words full and empty mean and then we enjoyed taking handfuls of the sensory rice to fill up the jar.

Then we had even more fun by pouring the rice from one jar into the other to learn about half full.

When my son is older we will repeat this activity and weigh the rice out. A lovely multi-sensory maths activity which is easy to adapt as he gets older.