Addition and subtraction within 10 - Adding more - Planning

In the Year 1 autumn term lesson on 'Adding more', the objective is for children to progress from counting all to counting on when performing addition within 10. The lesson starts with a recap of previous learning, emphasizing the flexibility of addition and its commutative property. This is to help students understand that the order in which numbers are added does not affect the total. The class is equipped with a range of resources, including differentiated worksheets, teaching slides, scissors, and glue, to support a variety of learning styles. Key vocabulary such as 'efficient', 'total', 'altogether', and 'count on' is introduced, with visual aids and definitions available for reinforcement. The lesson encourages the use of concrete and pictorial representations to aid conceptual understanding.

During the lesson, children engage in partner work to discuss and complete number sentences, demonstrating their understanding that addition does not always need to start with the largest number. Through a series of activities and presentations, they write number sentences to represent stories, remember amounts, and explore different totals. Reasoning and problem-solving tasks challenge children to validate statements, identify errors, and understand the importance of the equals sign. The lesson concludes with a 'Give me five' reflection, where children express their learning outcomes, the skills they've used, and what they will remember. Differentiation is evident as children work towards expected levels and greater depth, with activities tailored to their abilities, from using number visuals and counting on with objects to mental addition and expressing answers in words. An extension activity introduces the concept of missing numbers, further deepening their understanding of addition.