Place Value within 50 - Compare numbers within 50 - Starter

In a Year 1 mathematics lesson, part of the Spring Term's Week 6 Day 4 curriculum, students are encouraged to develop their understanding of place value within 50 through various comparison activities. The lesson starts with a 'Fluent in Four - Revision' exercise, designed to consolidate their arithmetic skills. Children are asked to solve a subtraction problem, '14 – 9', and engage in comparative reasoning by completing statements to determine which has more or less. For example, they must decide who has the most cookies and compare two numbers to identify which is greater.

The lesson also includes practical counting tasks where students count different coloured fish, adding the numbers to find a total. This activity not only reinforces their counting skills but also introduces them to simple addition. Moreover, the lesson incorporates a problem-solving element where students are asked to spot the odd one out among a set of shapes, further developing their analytical abilities. The example given shows that the green circle is the odd one out when compared to the number of yellow and purple shapes. These activities are designed to be engaging and interactive, helping young learners to grasp the concepts of number comparison and place value within 50.