Capacity and Volume
Year 1Week 3
Year 1: Capacity and Volume (Week 3)
5 daily worksheets — Part of Measurements
Capacity and Volume
Year 1Week 3
Capacity and Volume
Year 1Week 3
Capacity and Volume
Year 1Week 3
Capacity and Volume
Year 1Week 3
About Year 1 Capacity and Volume Worksheets
Does your child love water play? These free Year 1 capacity and volume worksheets turn that natural curiosity into real maths learning. Children aged 5-6 will explore how much containers hold and begin comparing amounts of liquid through colourful, practical activities.
Over five daily worksheets, your child will learn to compare, describe, and measure capacity and volume. Starting with simple comparisons (full, empty, half full) and building up to ordering and measuring, these worksheets develop vocabulary and understanding that your child will use throughout primary school.
What's Inside Each Day
1
Day 1
Full, empty, and half full — your child identifies how full different containers are using visual examples.
2
Day 2
Comparing capacity — children decide which container holds more or less by looking at pictures of liquids.
3
Day 3
Ordering by capacity — your child arranges containers from holding the least to holding the most.
4
Day 4
Measuring volume — children use non-standard units (cups, scoops) to measure how much a container holds.
5
Day 5
Capacity and volume problems — word problems about pouring, filling, and sharing liquids bring the learning to life.
Skills Your Child Will Practise
- Understanding full, empty, and half full
- Comparing the capacity of containers
- Using vocabulary: more, less, most, least
- Measuring using non-standard units
- Solving practical capacity problems
Top Tip for Parents
Bath time and kitchen play are perfect for practising capacity! Give your child different-sized cups and ask them to predict which holds more. Pouring water between containers makes the abstract concept of volume wonderfully concrete.
All our Year 1 Capacity and Volume worksheets are completely free to download and print. Each worksheet is aligned to the UK national curriculum and includes fluency practice, word problems, and reasoning challenges — everything your child needs for a well-rounded KS1 maths practice session.