Teachables Metre Ruler

Enhance your measurement lessons with this bright and easy-to-read Metre Ruler, designed for both precision and classroom visibility. Ideal for front-of-class demonstrations or individual measuring tasks, this sturdy metre stick features clearly defined markings in 1 cm, 5 cm, and 10 cm increments. With alternating green and white colour blocks on the lower half every 10 cm, students can quickly identify and group lengths into manageable units-an effective visual tool for building an understanding of measurement concepts. Whether teaching estimation, unit conversion, or straight line drawing, this measuring instrument is versatile across maths, STEM, and design-related subjects. The crisp green numbering against a clean white background ensures readability from a distance, making it a perfect addition to whiteboard sessions, practical measurement exercises, or even technical drawing.

Educational Benefits:

• Supports recognition of metric units with colour-coded 10 cm blocks for clearer grouping.
• Encourages accurate measuring and estimation skills through real-world application.
• Reinforces spatial awareness and measurement in geometry and STEM-related tasks.
• Helps students make connections between number patterns and physical measurement increments.

Classroom Ideas:

• Use in group tasks to measure classroom items and record findings in a data table.
• Model concepts such as perimeter and area by drawing and measuring shapes on the floor or board.
• Conduct practical investigations into standard units of length using classroom objects and this ruler.
• Introduce comparisons and conversions between centimetres and metres during hands-on lessons.

Information:

• Ages: Suitable for Year 1 and up
• Measurements: 1 metre in length with 1 cm, 5 cm, and 10 cm markings
• Features: Alternating 10 cm green/white blocks for visual grouping
• Material: Durable plastic with high-contrast green markings on a white background