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Autumn Block 1 – Place Value

National Curriculum Objectives:

Mathematics Year 1: (1N1a) Count to and across 100, forwards and backwards, beginning with 0 or 1, or from any given number

Mathematics Year 1: (1N2a) Count, read and write numbers to 100 in numerals

Mathematics Year 1: (1N2b) Given a number, identify one more and one less

Mathematics Year 1: (1N2c) Read and write numbers from 1 to 20 in numerals and words

Mathematics Year 1: (1N4) Identify and represent numbers using objects and pictorial representations including the number line, and

use the language of: equal to, more than, less than (fewer), most, least

Mathematics Year 1: (1C8) Solve one-step problems involving multiplication and division, by calculating the answer using concrete

objects, pictorial representations and arrays with the support of the teacher

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Year 1 – Provision Activity Cards

Autumn Block 1 – Place Value

Step 1 – Sort Objects

Step 2 – Count Objects

Step 3 – Represent Objects

Step 4 – Count Forwards

Step 5 – Count Backwards

Step 6 – Count One More

Step 7 – Count One Less

Step 8 – One-to-One Correspondence

Step 9 – Compare Objects

Step 10 – Introduce <,> and =

Step 11 – Compare Numbers

Step 12 – Order Objects

Step 13 – Order Numbers

Step 14 – Ordinal Numbers

Step 15 – The Number Line

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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Sort Objects

Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS

Maths VFProvide a range of

shapes. Ask children to

sort the shapes into

hoops, bowls or groups.

Children may sort by

type, colour, size,

properties etc.

Maths RPSChildren to choose a

range of objects. They

then sort the items and

explain how they have

sorted them. Challenge

children to consider

items that could belong

in both groups.

Sort shapes into

groups.

Collect 10

objects. Sort

them.

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Maths VFAsk the children to sort

into hoops, bowls or

groups. Children may

sort by size, type,

colour etc. Discuss how

they have sorted the

counters.

Maths RPSChildren to choose a

range of objects. They

then sort the items and

label the hoops to

show how they have

sorted them. Challenge

children to consider

items that could belong

in both groups.

Sort counters

into groups.

Sort 6 objects in

hoops. Label the

hoops.

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Advice and ideas Sand Water

SandProvide a selection of

different tools for the

children to sort.

Encourage the children

to explain how they

have sorted them.

WaterProvide a selection of

different shells for the

children to sort.


to explain how they

have sorted them.

Sort the tools in

the sand.

Sort shells into

groups.

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Advice and ideas Construction/STEM Creative

Construction/STEMChildren to sort the

blocks into two sorting

hoops. Encourage

children to discuss their

ideas as a group.

CreativeProvide children with a

choice of materials to

build towers. Can they

build two different

towers using different

colours?

Sort blocks into 2

groups.

Build two towers

using different

colours.

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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Count Objects


Maths VFAsk children to choose

a number card and

then collect the correct

amount of blocks to

match it.

Maths RPSProvide a variety of

objects. Children to

organise the objects to

make it easier to count

them. Children may

line them up or sort into

groups.

Match the

blocks to the

correct number.

Make the

objects easier to

count.

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Maths VFProvide a variety of

cubes for children to

count. Encourage

children to count the

cubes one at a time.

Maths RPSChildren to collect 10

objects from around

the classroom. Children

to sort the objects in

different ways to make

them easier to count.

How many

cubes can you

find?

Collect 10

objects. How

many ways can

you sort them?




SandProvide a variety of

sand tools. Children to

build sandcastles and

identify the total.

Encourage children to

count the castles as

they build them.

WaterProvide a number of

cups and a large bowl.

Children to investigate

how many cups it take

to fill the bowl.


count the cups as they

fill the bowl.

How many

castles can you

build?

How many cups

of water does it

take to fill the

bowl?




Construction/STEMChildren to build a

tower using ten bricks;

counting each brick as

they add it to the

tower.



make a ten frame.

Children to fill six parts.

Build a tower

with 10 bricks.

Make a ten

frame and fill 6.


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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Represent Objects



counters. Children to

count the counters,

draw them, write the

numeral and write the

number in words.

Maths RPSProvide five dinosaurs.

Children to explore

representing the

objects in different

ways. For example;

using counters,

numerals, words, a

picture etc.

Find 6 counters.

Draw it. Write it.

How many ways

can you

represent 5

dinosaurs?





cubes. Children to

count the cubes, draw

them, write the numeral

and write the number in

words.

Maths RPSProvide 10 objects.

Children to explore

representing the

objects in different

ways. For example;

using counters,

numerals, words, a

picture etc.

Find 8 cubes.

Draw it. Write the

word.

Show 10 objects

in different ways.




SandProvide shells in the

sand. Children to

explore representing

the shells in different

ways. For example;

using counters,

numerals, words, a

picture etc.

WaterProvide boats in the

water tray. Children to

explore representing

the boats in different

ways. For example;

using counters,

numerals, words, a

picture etc.

Represent 6

shells in different

ways.

How many ways

can you

represent 4

boats?




Construction/STEMProvide a variety of

objects and 7 blocks.

Children to explore

representing the blocks

in different ways. For

example; using

counters, numerals,

words, a picture etc.



make apples. Children

to place a counter next

to each apple to

represent the amount.

How many ways

can you

represent 7

blocks?

Make 4 apples.

Find a counter

for every apple.


Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Count Forwards


Maths VFChildren to clap ten

times; counting

forwards each time.

Saying the number

aloud.

Maths RPSChildren to select

different numbers to

start counting forwards

from. Children may

wish to create number

lines using objects to

represent their

counting.

Clap 10 times.

Say the number

each time.

How many ways

can you count

forwards to 10?




Maths VFChildren to start

counting forwards from

the given number;

saying each number

aloud. Children may

wish to represent the

numbers using

counters.


maths manipulatives

for children to explain

Pat’s mistake.

Carry on

counting.

2 3 4

Which number is

missing? Prove it

with counters.


1 3 4 5



SandChildren to collect ten

spades; counting

forwards each time.

Children to say each

number aloud.

WaterChildren to catch five

fish in a net; counting

forwards each time.

Children to say each

number aloud.

Collect 10

spades. Count

them.

Catch 5 fish in a

net. Count each

fish.





tower using eight

bricks; counting each

brick as they add it to

the car.

CreativeChildren to create their

own song using

numbers one to five.

Provide example songs

as stimuli such as

‘1,2,3,4,5 Once I

Caught a Fish Alive’ or

‘Ten Green Bottles’.

Build a car using

8 bricks.

Create your own

song using the

numbers 1, 2, 3,

4 and 5.


Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Count Backwards


Maths VFProvide writing

materials and paper for

children to create their

own number cards.

Provide the Count

Objects to 10 resource

to support. Order the

number cards and

count backwards.


objects including

maths manipulatives.

Children to use the

objects to show

counting backwards

from different numbers.

Make number

cards. Order

them

backwards.

Use objects to

count

backwards.


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objects and maths

manipulatives for

children to create a

number line. Provide

writing equipment for

children to label their

number line.

Maths RPSProvide counters for

children to prove that

the numbers are

getting smaller. Extend

by asking the children

which numbers would

come next.

Build a number

line.

Use counters to

show these

numbers are

getting smaller.


3 2 1



SandChildren to build five

sandcastles then knock

them down; stating

each number as they

are removed.

WaterChildren to place a leaf

in the water and count

backwards from ten

until it sinks. Discuss

how long it took for the

leaf to sink to the

bottom of the tray and

explore floating and

sinking.

Build 5 castles.

Then knock

them down one

at a time!

Put a leaf in the

water. Count

down from 10.

Did it sink?





tower and remove one

block at a time. Count

backwards each time

a block is removed.



make a spaceship.

Children to count down

to blast off their

spaceship.

Take away 10

blocks. Count

down from 10!

Build a

spaceship and

countdown to

blast off!


Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Count One More


Maths VFChildren to collect one

more than seven

objects using maths

manipulatives such as

counters or Base Ten.

Children to count and

use language of ‘more

than’.

Maths RPSChildren to show one

more than four using

different objects and

manipulatives from the

classroom. Children to

count and use

language of ‘more

than’.

Find one more

than 7 objects.

How many ways

can you show 1

more than 4?




Maths VFChildren to roll a dice

and identify the

number rolled. Children

to identify one more

than the given number,

using language of

‘more than’.


maths manipulatives

for children to prove

whether the statement

is correct.

Roll a dice. Say

the number that

is one more.

One more than 7

is 8. Prove it.




SandChildren to use

different amounts of

shells to make a

pattern. Children to

add one more and

identify the new total,

using language of

‘more than’.

WaterChildren to place five

stones in the water;

add one more stone

and identify the new

total, using language of

‘more than’.

Make a pattern

using shells. Add

one more.

Add 5 stones to

the water. Add

one more.




Construction/STEMProvide construction

materials to build a

house. Children to build

another house for a

friend. Count the

number of houses in

total.



make a one more

machine. Children to

place objects on each

side of the machine to

show one more.

Build a house for

you. Build one

more for a

friend.

Build a one

more machine.


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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Count One Less



maths manipulatives

for children to show

one less than nine.


maths manipulatives

for children to show

one less than ten.


explore different ways

of representing the

same number.

Show 1 less than

9.

How many ways

can you show 1

less than 10?




Maths VFProvide writing

materials for children to

write their own number

story such as ‘I have

seven sweets. I give

one to my friend. Now I

have six sweets. One

less than seven is six.’


maths manipulatives

and objects for

children to prove that

one less than eight is

seven.

Draw a number

story to show 6 is

one less than 7.

One less than 8

is 7. Prove it.




SandIdentify the amount

shown on the card.

Children to build four

castles in the sand

area. Ask children to

complete the sentence

orally; one less than

five is ___ .

WaterIdentify the amount

shown on the card.

Place five shells in the

water tray. Ask children

to complete the

sentence orally; one

less than six is ___ .

Build 1 less

castle than this:

Put 1 less shell in

the water than

this:




Construction/STEMProvide magnifying

glasses for children to

find objects around the

classroom or in the

outdoor environment.

Children to find one

less than the amount

shown.



make a one less

machine. Children to

place objects on each

side of the machine to

show one less.

Find one less

than this:

Build a one less

machine.


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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – One-to-One Correspondence


Maths VFChildren to draw a

bowl for each bear.

Make reference to the

different sized bowls for

the different sized

bears. Ensure that each

bear has one bowl.


maths manipulatives to

prove whether each

child can have a

sweet.

Draw a bowl for

each bear.

Can 6 children

have 1 sweet

each? Prove it.




Maths VFChildren to place a toy

bun on a plate for each

person. Alternatively,

children can draw the

plates with a bun for

each child.


maths manipulatives to

prove whether each

dog can have a ball

and if there are any left

over.

Show that each

person can

have one bun

each.

Could 9 dogs

have a ball?




SandChildren to build four

castles. Provide

materials to make

flags. Children to place

a flag on each castle.

Discuss how many

castles there are and

how many flags would

be needed.

WaterProvide four sea

creatures in the water.

Children to place the

sea creature in the

shells. Children identify

if the amount of shells

and sea creatures

match.

Build 4 castles.

Make a flag for

each castle.

Are there

enough shells for

each animal?




Construction/STEMChildren to use

different construction

materials to build a car

for each person.

Discuss how many

people there are and

how many cars have

been made.

CreativeProvide children with

bananas (real or

pictorial); cut the

banana into slices and

match each slice to a

monkey. Discuss the

amount of monkeys

and how many slices

are needed.

Build a car for

each person.

Cut the banana

into slices for the

monkeys to

share.


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counters for children to

represent a number

that is more than the

amount shown.



show the possible

amounts of cubes that

Tim has.

Collect more

counters than

Dan.

Tim has fewer

than 6 cubes.

Show Tim’s

cubes.




Maths VFChildren to collect

more than eight

objects from around

the classroom or from

the outdoor provision.


complete a sentence

orally; ___is more than

eight.



use to prove whether

the statement is correct

using the language of

‘more than’ or ‘less

than’.

Collect more

than 8 objects.

Sam has 6

counters and

Kat has 10. Show

who has more.





buckets for children to

collect. Encourage

children to discuss the

amount collected using

the language of ‘more

than’ and ‘less than’.

WaterProvide a variety of

jugs for children to fill.


discuss the amount

filled using the

language of ‘more


Collect more

than 6 but less

than 10 buckets.

Fill more than 5

jugs.




Construction/STEMProvide construction


build a house.


describe the amount of

windows using the

language of ‘more


CreativeProvide malleable or

creative materials for

children to create a

bug. Encourage

children to describe

the number of legs

using the language of

‘more than’ and ‘less

than’.

Build a house

with more than 6

windows.

Make a bug that

has less than 8

legs.


Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Introduce <,> and =



maths manipulatives

for children to create

statements that use the

inequality symbols.

Children may wish to

draw/make the

symbols.



prove that eight is

greater than five. They

may wish to write the

comparison statement.

Create number

sentences that

use < or >.

>

Use counters to

prove that 8 > 5.





maths manipulatives

for children to create

comparison statements

that use the equals

symbol. Children may

wish to draw/make the

symbol.



complete the

comparison statement.

Children may wish to

write the comparison

statement.

Show some

equal numbers.

=

Complete this

using counters:


8 <



Construction/STEMChildren use

construction materials

to build two towers to

show that six is less

than ten.

CreativeProvide creative


make their own

inequality symbol.

Children to use maths

manipulatives to create

comparison

statements.

Build two towers

to show

6 < 10.

Create one of

these:


> < =

Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Compare Numbers


Maths VFProvide number cards

from one to ten.

Children to select two

cards and compare

the numbers using the

inequality symbols.


maths manipulatives

for children to use to

prove whether Dot is

correct. Use language

of ‘more than’ and ‘less

than’.

Select two

number cards.

Compare them.

Show that this is

wrong:


7 8 > 10

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Maths VFChildren to locate

books that feature

numbers. Children to

compare two numbers

by writing or reciting

the comparison

statement.



complete the sentence

provided. Children to

write the comparison

statement and explore

different possibilities.

Compare 2

numbers in

books.

Use cubes to

complete this:


_____ is more

than _____.

Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Order Objects


Maths VFProvide Numicon

pieces from one to ten.

Children to order them

from smallest to largest.


to explain how they

have ordered them.


cars. Children to first

sort the cars by colour,

size or number of

wheels etc. Then order

the groups, explaining

the chosen order.

Order the

Numicon.

How many ways

can you order

10 cars?





counters. Children to

first sort the counters

into colour or size

groups. Then order the

groups, explaining the

chosen order.


bugs. Children to first

sort the bugs into

groups by colour, size,

number of legs etc.

Then order the groups,

explaining the chosen

order.

Sort counters

into groups.

Order the

groups.

How many ways

can you order 6

bugs?





shells. Children to first

sort the shells into

groups by pattern, size,

colour etc. Then order


the chosen order.

WaterProvide a variety of

boats. Children to first

sort the boats into

groups by style, size,

colour etc. Then order


the chosen order.

How many ways

can you order

shells?

How many ways

can you order

the boats?





building blocks.

Children to build three

towers with varying

number of blocks used.

Then order the towers,

explaining the chosen

order.

CreativeProvide different

coloured playdough.

Children to make four

groups of playdough

objects. Then order the

groups, explaining the

chosen order.

Build three

towers. Order

them.

Make 4 groups

using

playdough.

Order them.


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Maths VFProvide number cards

from one to ten.

Children to select 3

number cards and

order them from

smallest to largest.

Maths RPSProvide Base Ten for

children to use to prove

if Rex is correct. Use

language of ‘more


Explore all missing

number possibilities.

Put 3 number

cards in order.

Could 6 be the

missing number?

Prove it using

Base 10.


91, 4, ___, 9



Maths VFChildren to order four

numbers. Write different

statements to describe

the order of numbers

e.g. ‘8 is the greatest

number.’, ‘3 is greater

than 5.’, ‘the numbers

are ordered from

smallest to greatest.’

Maths RPSProvide playing cards

from ace to ten.

Children to select five

playing cards and

order them. Children

must explain how they

have ordered the

cards.

Order 4

numbers. Write

about them.

Order 5 playing

cards.





building blocks.

Children to build three

towers with varying

number of blocks used.

Order the towers using

the > symbols.

CreativeProvide creative


create their own

dominoes. Children to

order the dominoes

and explain how they

have been ordered.

Build 3 towers.

Order them

using the >

symbols.

Create your own

dominoes. Order

them.


____ > ____ > ____

Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Ordinal Numbers


Maths VFChildren to have a

race with two friends.

Discuss the finishing

positions using ordinal

numbers; also with

language such as

‘before’, ‘behind’,

‘after’, ‘first’ and ‘last’.

Maths RPSPlace stepping stones

in a line in the outdoor

area or mats in the

classroom. Children to

reason which stone is

first then identify the

third, fifth and seventh

stone in the sequence.

Have a race

with two friends.

Who came 1st,

2nd and 3rd?

Ask your friend

to stand on the

3rd, 5th and 7th

stone.


1st 3rd2nd



Maths VFChildren to draw 8

objects of their choice.

Colour the 1st, 4th and

6th objects in the row.

Maths RPSChildren to stand in a

line with their friends.

Children to generate

statements about the

line. E.g, James is 1st in

the line. Beth is in 3rd in

the line.

Draw 8 objects.

Colour in the 1st,

4th and 6th

objects.

Stand in a line

with your friends.

Describe the line

using ordinal

numbers.




SandChildren to create their

own game involving

shells. E.g. How many

shells can each person

collect in two minutes?

Discuss the finishing

positions of each

person using ordinal

numbers.

WaterChildren to race

different boats in the

water tray. Discuss the

finishing positions using

ordinal numbers; also

with language such as

‘before’, ‘behind’,

‘after’, ‘first’ and ‘last’.

Make a game

with friends

using shells. Who

came 1st, 2nd

and 3rd?

Have a boat

race. Who is the

winner?


1st 3rd2nd



Construction/STEMChildren to use

different coloured

blocks to build a tower.

Children to identify the

colour of the 3rd brick.

CreativeProvide string and

different coloured

beads for children to

make their own bead

string. Children to

identify the colour of

the 2nd bead.

Build a tower.

What colour is

the 3rd brick?

Make a bead

string. What

colour is the 2nd

bead?


Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – The Number Line


Maths VFChildren to build a

number line in order

using a variety of maths

manipulatives. E.g.

compare bears,

counters, Base Ten,

Numicon etc.

Maths RPSChildren to search for

numbers in the

classroom and place in

order on a number line.

Children may also wish

to photograph numbers

in the environment to

make a number line.

Use objects to

build a number

line.

Make a number

line using

numbers you

can find.




Maths VFChildren to select 3

digit cards and put on

a number line in the

correct order. Use the

number line to find one

more than each

number.

Maths RPSChildren to draw a

blank number line.

Children to describe a

number to a friend. The

friend needs to place

the number in the

correct place on the

number line.

Put 3 digit cards

on a number

line. Find one

more than each

number.

Draw a number

line. Describe a

number for your

friend to put on

the line.


6 ?



SandChildren to draw a

number line with the

numbers 0-10 in order.

Children may use sand

tools to create the

numbers.

WaterProvide numbered

balls to be placed in

the water. Children to

place the balls in order

from one to ten to

create a number line;

stating the number as

they place them.

Draw a number

line in the sand.

Fish the number

balls out of the

water and put

on a number

line.




Construction/STEMChildren to draw a

number line and label

each number using

amounts of blocks.

Discuss ordering the

numbers from smallest

to greatest.

CreativeProvide children with

different materials to

create and label a

number line. Discuss

ordering the numbers

from smallest to

greatest.

Use blocks to

build a number

line.

Build a number

line using

materials.


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