Place Value within 50 - Tens and ones - Planning

In a comprehensive lesson plan for Year 1, pupils delve into the concept of place value within the number range of 50, with a specific focus on tens and ones. The lesson is structured with differentiated worksheets, teaching slides, and practical equipment such as part-whole models and place value grids to facilitate learning. The key vocabulary for this lesson includes terms like 'group', 'tens', 'ones', 'represent', 'digit', 'value', and 'partition', which are essential for understanding the composition of numbers. The children begin with a starter activity that prompts them to use practical items, like straws or cubes, to physically represent numbers up to 50 and grasp that ten ones make a ten. Through partner work and practical activities, they are encouraged to discuss and explain their understanding of partitioning numbers into tens and ones.

The lesson continues with a range of activities where pupils use part-whole models to combine tens and ones to form numbers, and place value grids to visually represent and understand two-digit numbers. They learn to count tens and ones separately and then write the complete numeral. The teaching progresses with children representing numbers with concrete resources and drawing images to depict tens and ones. The lesson culminates in a plenary that includes a 'Give me five' reflection exercise, where pupils review what they've learned, the skills they've used, and what they found challenging. In the independent learning phase, children work at different levels, from 'Working Towards' to 'Greater Depth', where they apply their knowledge to practical tasks, such as grouping straws into tens and representing numbers as tens and ones. This structured approach ensures a deep understanding of place value, which is foundational for their future mathematical learning.