Place value within 100 - Comparing numbers - Planning

As part of the Year 1 curriculum for Summer term's second week, the lesson plan focuses on understanding place value within 100, specifically on comparing numbers. The National Curriculum objectives set the stage, aiming to enhance students' ability to count to and from 100, both forwards and backwards, starting from any number. They will also learn to read, write, and identify numbers up to 100 in numerals, as well as recognize one more and one less than a given number. Representational tools such as objects, pictorial representations, and number lines are employed to help students grasp concepts like 'equal to', 'more than', and 'less than'. Key vocabulary for the unit includes terms like place value, tens, and hundreds.

The lesson begins with a starter activity that prompts students to compare numbers using different representations, followed by a class discussion that involves grouping items and determining which are greater or less than 20. The use of greater than (>) and less than (<) symbols is introduced and practiced with the class. Practical exercises include counting in tens and ones to build two-digit numbers and compare them, reinforcing the concept that the direction of the comparison symbols corresponds to the number's position on a number line. Partner work and independent activities with differentiated worksheets solidify the learning. The lesson concludes with a reflective 'Give me five' activity, where students consider what they've learned, the skills they've used, and what they found challenging. The lesson plan provides progression from working towards understanding to achieving greater depth, with activities ranging from circling to writing comparison symbols and dealing with mixed representations.