04 Represent objects

In this Year 1 Represent Objects lesson, children identify and represent numbers using objects and pictorial representations.

The Year 1 Represent Objects 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

representing objects: One object can be represented by another. Two counters may be used to represent two apples. This can help us to find the value of a number.

value: How much something is worth.

Adult-Led Practical Activities

• Activity 1: count dots on a dice and represent number with fingers

• Activity 2: select a number of natural materials then represent with a tower of blocks

• Activity 3: represent a number of classroom objects using ten frames

You will need:

• dice

• natural and classroom materials

• blocks

• blank ten frames

Why not try...

• sorting and labelling kitchen objects

• sorting clothes and explaining why they are same or different

• sorting and describing groups of blocks

Varied Fluency

• Q1: draw counters in a ten frame to represent the apples.

• Q2: draw counters in a ten frame to represent the oranges and write the numeral.

Reasoning and Problem Solving

• Q1: Reasoning - explaining whether a child has selected the correct number of counters to represent a number.

• Q2: Problem Solving - identifying the different number of pears that could be represented using counters.

Continuous Provision

• Outdoor area – count dots on a dice and represent with outdoor materials

• Construction area – select dominoes and represent number with blocks

• Role Play area – create shopping lists

• Malleable area – count dots on a dice and represent with playdough shapes

• Maths area – represent numbers with different counting materials

• Creative area – count dots on a dice and represent with a pattern

• Small world – represent numbers with animals

• Investigation area – match pegs to representations

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