Place value within 10 - Order numbers - Planning

In the Year 1 Autumn term, the focus is on understanding place value within 10, with the fourth week dedicated to ordering numbers. The lesson begins with a starter where children revisit inequality and equals symbols, using them to compare numbers. The class teaching input involves a variety of resources, including differentiated worksheets, teaching slides, and concrete resources such as base 10 blocks or counters. Students are encouraged to use key vocabulary words like 'compare', 'objects', 'equal', 'more', 'less', 'most', 'least', 'fewer', 'equal to', 'greater than', and 'less than' to articulate their understanding of number order. The lesson plan invites children to complete 'fluent in four' questions, which will be available on the provided website, where they can also find vocabulary cards and definitions.

The main activities involve practical, hands-on learning, where children order dominoes based on the number of dots and compare numbers using stem sentences to encourage full sentence speaking. They are guided to understand the meaning of inequality symbols and how to use them in statements involving more than one number. The presentation includes activities that gradually increase in complexity, from comparing two numbers to ordering multiple numbers, sometimes involving simple addition. The lesson concludes with reasoning and problem-solving tasks, where children are asked to order groups in a variety of ways and to prove their answers using concrete objects. The lesson ends with a reflective 'Give me five' plenary, where children consider what they've learned, the skills they've used, what they found tricky, what helped them, and what they will remember from the lesson. Worksheets are provided for different levels of achievement, from 'Working Towards' to 'Greater Depth', with activities tailored to challenge and support every child's learning journey.