These are a set of arithmetic challenges that are differentiated starting from the simplest number facts to more challenging number facts. The children enjoyed working on these spotting patterns, doubles, adding zero/ one etc and also spotting when it was subtracting or adding. I have added my examples and a blank to create your own.

This includes a lesson and teaching powerpoint that can be adapted to develop reasoning skills too. I used this over a few days to ensure understanding.

Activities to support children with understanding how to make equal groups. 2 visual worksheets included.

1 less than worksheet

Two lessons worth of reasoning questions linked to ordinal numbers

I have made a 2 lesson unit on the objective “I can order amounts” linked to the White Rose Planning - it includes reasoning questions for each lesson too.

After practical sessions - children can then work on creating quarters on paper.

A starting point to help children understand making groups after working practically - can be adapted too.

Using part part whole to teach 1 less than - 3 presentations and 11 differentiated activities

Bundle of activities

Presentation and activity to support a lesson on multiplication in tens.

Based on the known book “One is a snail Ten is a Crab” - children are introduced to animals with 3 legs, 7 legs, 13 legs, 20 legs etc and are given a series of challenges to extend from this idea in the book.

Great set to use for dominoes for problem solving activities. I photocopied onto different colour card to keep the sets complete.

Included powerpoint to introduce topic, sorting activities, cut and stick activity and a 2D shape challenge.

Pictorial worksheets for children to practise counting in groups up to 100.

Bundle of worksheets to teach the progression of addition in Year 1.

Word problems for children to use - plus i have included large visuals that you can print of to demonstrate the problems practically.

Set of worksheets for children to use with visual support so that children can understand the value of different numbers - bargain bundle!

Two powerpoints and 3 activities linked to teaching of arrays of 2 and 5 and of course using real life objects (chocolate bars!) to demonstrate.

Subtraction word problems included. Pictorial format to support children subtracting tens numbers from a 2 digit number. Subtracting from 20 activities to support their number bonds to 20.