Addition and Subtraction

The first lesson in this series encourages your class to combine groups of objects. This hands-on, practical lesson will get your children counting objects, combining groups and reading number sentences. Read More

During this lesson your class will consolidate their understanding of what happens when they combine groups of objects. This hands-on, practical lesson will get your children counting objects, combining groups of objects and using number sentences. Read More

The third lesson in this series will have your class combining groups of objects that cannot be moved, creating their own number sentences using a combination of numerals and picture cards. Read More

During this lesson your class will consolidate their understanding of combining groups of objects that cannot be moved. They will create their own number sentences using a combination of numerals and picture cards. Read More

The final lesson of this series encourages your class to apply their knowledge of combining groups of objects. They will be challenged to record what they have done as number sentences. Read More

The first lesson in this series encourages your class to take away a number of objects from a group. This hands-on, practical lesson gets your children counting out objects, reading number sentences and removing objects to find their total. Read More

During this lesson your class will consolidate their understanding of what happens when they take objects away from a group. The hands-on, practical activities will get your children counting out objects, reading number sentences and removing objects... Read More

The third lesson in this series will have your class making and writing number sentences to describe what they have done. Read More

During this lesson, your class will consolidate their understanding of making and writing number sentences to describe what they have done. Read More

The final lesson of this series encourages your class to apply their knowledge of subtracting objects. They will be challenged to record what they have done as number sentences. Read More

What does add mean? What does subtract mean? The slides remind the children what these words signify, which symbols are used to represent them as well as getting your class practically finding the answers. During the teaching input your children will... Read More

This lesson gives your class the opportunity to consolidate their understanding of addition and subtraction questions. They will continue to work practically by counting out objects to solve problems. The included lesson plan includes a teacher’s i... Read More

This lesson will have your class solving a mixture of addition and subtraction problems. During the teaching input your class will be exposed to two-part questions that include addition and subtraction. These questions will encourage your children to... Read More

Now that your class are becoming confident with using and identifying addition and subtraction questions, they will consolidate their understanding by solving a mixture of addition and subtraction problems. The included lesson plan includes a teacher... Read More

This final addition and subtraction lesson gets your children applying their knowledge of using objects to solve problems. They will be encouraged to use different methods to solve problems including using objects and drawing representations. Challen... Read More

The first lesson in this series focuses on encouraging your class to find lots of different ways to make five using objects and to write what they did as a number sentence. Through hands-on activities your class will match, create and find all of the... Read More

The third lesson in this series focuses on getting your class to find lots of different ways to make ten using weights and bead strings. The main activity encourages your class to use bead strings to solve missing number sentences and write number se... Read More

The fourth lesson in this series introduces 'ten frames' and encourages your class to visualise numbers in groups of five. Your class will use ten frames to represent numbers shown on facts diagrams and find how many more they need to make ten. The a... Read More

Now that your class are confident with their number bonds and number facts to ten they will be challenged to apply their knowledge through a variety of games. This lesson will give you the opportunity to see which methods and resources your class use... Read More

The second lesson in this series gives your class the opportunity to become confident with applying number facts and using objects and pictures to prove their answers. Through hands-on activities your class will match, create, find and make all of th... Read More

This scheme of work begins by asking the children to order numbers and create their own number lines. They are encouraged to think about what each number represents and how they will find missing numbers. They will work collaboratively and independen... Read More

This lesson starts with the children counting a group of pictures and using a number line to correctly write the amount there are. By focusing on number recognition, order and accurate counting skills your class will become more confident using a num... Read More

This lesson starts with a number sentence being pictorially represented on a number line for the children to solve. The children are then challenged to draw or stick their own pictures on a number line to solve more problems. During this lesson they ... Read More

This lesson starts with a number sentence discussed and then solved by jumping along a number line. The children are then challenged to match number lines to number sentences or use number lines to solve number sentences. Read More

Now that your class are familiar with using number lines to solve problems they will have the opportunity use tabbed number lines. They will consolidate their skills by use number lines to help them find their way through a maze or solve number sente... Read More

The first lesson in this scheme of work allows your class time to recap and practise how to add and subtract numbers to twenty. They will use pictures and objects to solve simple addition and subtraction questions, preparing them for some harder conc... Read More

Children are to help Sam, the sweet-shop owner in this lesson, fill bags of sweets! Your class will use counters to help Sam find how many more sweets are needed to make different bags to sell. Children will become familiar with the 'count up' method... Read More

This lesson reinforces the concept of finding more to make a total with the use of number lines. Your children will use counters to make jumps up the number line to solve missing number sentences. They will also begin to solve questions with the miss... Read More

Challenge your class to look at two rows of objects and determine what differences there are between them. Your children will count up to find the difference between two groups of objects using pictures and objects. They will then use multi-link cube... Read More

Your children will use all the skills they have developed in this scheme of work to solve mixed addition and subtraction problems with missing numbers. Introduce your class to problems with the equals sign at the beginning of the statement, and consi... Read More

In the first money maths lessons of this scheme of work your class will be reminded of the values of different coins. They will then work out the total of sets of coins, and match them to products costing the same amount. Read More

The second lesson in this series of money lessons challenges your class to select coins to make a given total, and then select groups of objects they can buy with a set amount of money. Your class will become familiar with using different combination... Read More

During this ‘Let’s make totals using coins’ lesson your class will decide what they would like to buy with a set amount of money. There are multiple combinations of products they could buy, to encourage them to think about number facts as they ... Read More

The penultimate lesson of this money scheme of work for Year 1 focuses on making totals using coins. Your class will make totals using coins, and begin to represent them as number sentences. They will develop their problem-solving skills as they work... Read More

The final lesson in this ‘Let’s make totals using coins’ scheme of work develops your class’s confidence with money when they go shopping. They will think about how much a group of items costs, and work out what they can purchase with their m... Read More

The first lesson in this series introduces your class to coins with a value of up to 50p. Your children will think about the value of each coin and order them from lowest to highest value. They will then play games to match each coin to a set of coin... Read More

During the second lesson in this series your class will exchange coins to reduce the number of coins each character has in their wallet. They will work out the total value of a set of coins and think about different ways that total can be made. Read More

In the third lesson in this series your class will learn what happens when change is owed and how it is worked out. Your class will need to think about the value of the money they start with and how much money they will have left after they have been... Read More

This lesson builds on the children’s knowledge of buying and giving change. Your class will work out how much change is owed and then they will create the amount using coins. They will solve two-step problems that include answering subtraction ques... Read More

In the final lesson of this series your class will apply all the skills they have been practising over the week. They will recognise coins as they select coins from a given set to make a total. Your children will then work out if they need change and... Read More

Give children a chance to apply their knowledge of doubles to solve problems, by helping farmers work out how many animals they have. The problems are accompanied by number sentences and pictorial representations to aid the children’s understanding... Read More

This lesson challenges the children to recall and use number bonds to twenty to solve problems, by helping characters in a sweet shop fulfil their orders. The children will then have the opportunity to play games where they apply their knowledge of n... Read More

In the third lesson in this series the children will be challenged to apply their knowledge of number facts to solve addition and subtraction problems. They will increase their confidence with number facts by playing games in pairs or independently. Read More

In the fourth lesson in this series the children will be challenged to apply their knowledge of number facts to solve missing number addition and subtraction problems. They will help characters count their toy dinosaurs, before using their knowledge ... Read More

In the final lesson in this series the children will be challenged to apply their knowledge of number facts to solve a range of number addition and subtraction problems. The questions are all sports themed, so your class will answer questions about a... Read More

This scheme of work begins by asking the children to order numbers, fill in missing numbers and identify different representations of numbers. You will warm their brains up by encouraging them to think about the value of each digit in a number. There... Read More

In this lesson the children will complete missing number sequences and order numbers while counting in multiples. They will be challenged to identify the amount a sequence of numbers is increasing by and select the correct number to continue it. Will... Read More

In the third lesson of this series the children will apply their knowledge of counting in twos, fives and tens to find the total number of objects pictured. They will be able to work individually counting in multiples to find a total or work in group... Read More

The fourth lesson in this series challenges your class to solve number sentences by recording jumps on a number line. They will count in twos, fives and tens when solving the problems. There are pictures alongside the number sentences to help the chi... Read More

The final lesson in this series challenges your class to solve number sentences by recording jumps on a number line. They will move along the number line in jumps of tens, ones or multiples of one to solve problems. They will have the opportunity to ... Read More

The first lesson in this money series of lessons for Year 1 focuses on your children recognising coins and notes. They will think about the value of each coin or note. Your class will match the coins and notes to representations showing the same valu... Read More

The second lesson in this Let’s use money scheme of work begins by getting your class to identify coins by their descriptions. Your class will then use addition to work out the total value of a set of coins, before exchanging the group of coins for... Read More

The third lesson in this money scheme of work for Year 1 challenges your class to solve problems involving addition and subtraction. They will work out the total of a set coins and then decide how much money is left after an item has been purchased. Read More

The fourth lesson in this money scheme of work for Year 1 get’s your class thinking about giving change. They will solve multi-step problems by identifying how much money a character has to spend, how much money they will have left after they buy a... Read More

In the final lesson of this series your class will solve multi-step problems within a real-life context. They will work out how much money a character has to spend by recognising coins and using addition. They will then work out how much change the c... Read More