I'm not even joking when I say the Time Bandits is a fabulous film

Thank you

Its tough being outside your comfort zone. The only way to make yourself comfortable there is to STAY outside your comfort zone. Well done for embracing the challenge, it's brave and hopefully rewarding. Respect.

Please can you share the main idea here? I love a manipulative!

Doesn't answer your question about sequencing, but engages learners, covers measurements Inc. conversions and is a nice introduction.

He was 6 foot 10

I've tried measuring & plotting hand span and height. They work in pairs measuring. Then showed them a photo of my hand, palm to palm with a man I met in a pub (I don't always tell them where I met him!), who had huge hands and asked them to estimate his height using lobf. Lively lesson, but good.

Only if they enjoy reading historical maths books! I'm a teacher and what I love about this is the reference to student's general attitudes to maths and how we can cultivate a positive attitude.

@mathsjem.bsky.social have you read this? It was gifted to me for my birthday. For a book written in the 1940s is so incredibly contemporary! I'm loving it!