Y1 Maths
This Year 1 Compare Lengths and Heights lesson covers the prior learning of ordering objects by size, before moving onto the main skill of comparing length and height.
The lesson starts with a prior learning worksheet to check pupils’ understanding. The interactive lesson slides recap the prior learning before moving on to the main skill. Children can then practise further by completing the activities and can extend their learning by completing an engaging extension task.
National Curriculum Objectives
Mathematics Year 1: (1M1) Compare, describe and solve practical problems for: lengths and heights [for example, long/short, longer/shorter, tall/short, double/half]
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These lesson slides guides pupils through the prior learning of ordering objects by size, before moving onto the main skill of compare lengths and heights. There are a number of questions to check pupils' understanding throughout.
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This powerpoint can be used to model the questions that the children will complete on the Varied Fluency and Reasoning & Problem Solving worksheets as part of this lesson.
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These are the same as the lesson slides on Classroom Secrets. You can assign this as an activity for pupils to access individually in school or remotely from home.
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In this Compare Lengths and Heights Video Tutorial, Katie shows children how to compare objects using size language. Katie uses the following vocabulary: tall, taller, short, shorter, long and longer.
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This worksheet recaps prior learning of ordering objects by size, before moving onto the main skill of comparing length and height.
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This Reception Longer and Shorter Game will help children develop their understanding of length and the appropriate language. They need to drag the correct string of beads into the box.
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This the compare lengths and heights supporting activities sheet contains suggestions for additional tasks you might wish to use to support pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the lesson.
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These practical activities include tasks covering a range of provision areas for pupils to practise the main skill of compare lengths and heights..
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This worksheet includes varied fluency questions for pupils to practise the main skill of compare lengths and heights..
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This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency questions for pupils to practise the main skill of this lesson.
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This Year 1 Comparing Lengths Game aims to support pupils' measurement skills.
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This Year 1 Compare Length and Height Game aims to support pupils' measurement skills.
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This compare lengths and heights. extension task includes a challenge activity which can be used to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the compare lengths and heights. lesson.
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This differentiated worksheet includes reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.
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This worksheet includes two discussion problems which can be used in pairs or small groups to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in this lesson.
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This Year 1 Compare Lengths and Heights Maths Challenge aims to extend pupils' knowledge of measurement.
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This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.
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These Length and Height worksheets are fantastic at helping your pupils practice their reasoning and problem solving skills. This pack contains two different question types for Year 1 Spring block 3.
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This Spring week 8 Maths pack contains varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving worksheets