09 Addition – Add More

The Year 1 Addition – Add More PowerPoint guides both teachers and children through the lesson, including use of the varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving, practical activities and continuous provision resources. Key learning information about this step:

Key Vocabulary

more: More means we add to the amount we already have.

total: The total is how many there are altogether.

number line: We start on the first number and jump on to add more.

first, then, now: We can tell a first, then, now story to add more.

Adult-Led Practical Activities

• Activity 1: Button Stories – use two sets of different coloured buttons and number cards to create a sentence.

• Activity 2: Jump On – create a giant number line and child jumps as if adding more.

You will need:

• buttons in two colours

• a large floor number line 0 to 10 (chalk or masking tape)

• number cards 0 to 10, plus + and = cards and whiteboards

Why not try…

• Bead String Push – push some beads along a bead string, then push some more along.

• Roll and Count On – children roll two dice and move along a number track.

• Feed the Monster – feed two lots of pompoms to a ‘monster’.

Varied Fluency

• Q1: Complete an addition sentence to match a first, then, now story with sports balls.

• Q2: Count on along a number line to complete an addition sentence.

Reasoning and Problem Solving

• Q1: Reasoning – spot the mistake when counting on along a number line.

• Q2: Problem Solving - find all the ways to add more to 5 and stay below 9.

Continuous Provision

• Dry mud kitchen – add more natural objects to a pot and count how many now

• Maths area – add more counters to a ten frame using number discs

• Role play area – more teddies get on the bus at each stop

• Small world area – more marine creatures arrive at the reef

• Outdoor area – jump along a chalk number line after rolling a giant dice

• Creative area – add more pompom spots to a junk-model monster

• Construction area – roll a dice and add more blocks to a tower

• Malleable area – add more candles to a playdough birthday cake