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title: "Reception Maths: Comparing Capacity."
url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2024-10-03-reception-maths-comparing-capacity"
school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy"
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# Reception Maths: Comparing Capacity.

  ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/rec_maths_pic_.jpg)   3 October 2024

In Maths, Reception class has been comparing capacity by using different size boxes. They enjoyed using the cuddly toys to find the perfect home to consider which was the right size  to fit it in; small, medium or big.

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