--- title: "Nursery and Reception exploring mass and weight of objects" url: "https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2023-01-18-14-15-00-nursery-and-reception-exploring-mass-and-weight-of-objects" school: "The William Hogarth School" --- # Nursery and Reception exploring mass and weight of objects 18 January 2023 [Maths](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/category/maths) #### Nursery Pollock class and Reception Rothko class using scales to explore mass / heaviness and lightness using scales In Maths the notion of heaviness introduces 'more than. and 'less than' when we consider if an object is heavier than another. ![](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/r_mass_2.jpg) ![](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/r_mass_1.jpg) Here, Reception children are looking at Mass and how heavy something is ![](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/r_mass_4.jpg) ![](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/r_mass_3.jpg) Here, Nursery children were looking at whether an object was heavier than an other. Both classes were using scales. In one this simply explored the concept of heaviness and lightness, in the other the concept of units of measurement is introduced. [ Reception have been reading 3 Billie Goats Gruff](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2023-01-12-16-00-00-reception-have-been-reading-3-billie-goats-gruff) [Nursery Pollock class are reading The Three Little Pigs and exploring building materials ](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2023-01-18-14-15-00-nursery-pollock-class-are-reading-the-three-little-pigs-and-exploring-building-m) ![The William Hogarth School](https://files.schudio.com/william-hogarth-school-3/images/logo/HogarthLogo_White_(1).png) ### The William Hogarth School Duke Road Chiswick W4 2JR 020 8994 4782 020 8742 7736 ### Useful Links - [LGFLmail](https://mail.lgflmail.org/owa/auth/logon.aspx?replaceCurrent=1&url=https%3a%2f%2fmail.lgflmail.org%2fowa%2f) - [Parent Pay](https://www.parentpay.com/) - [Parent View](https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/) - [Opening Hours](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/opening-hours) ### Social Media - [X](https://twitter.com/search?q=%40hogarth_the&src=typd) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/the_william_hogarth_school/) © Copyright 2017–2026 The William Hogarth School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)