The Year 1 The Number Line 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
number line: A line with marks that shows numbers in order.
mark: A line where a number sits on the number line.
jump: One step from one number to the next on the number line.
order: To put numbers from smallest to greatest.
Adult-Led Practical Activities
• Activity 1: Playground Number Line - pace out a number line. Children count and jump along it from 0 to 10.
• Activity 2: Peg the Number Line - peg number cards 0 to 10 on a washing line, then children find the missing numbers.
You will need:
• chalk
• a washing line, pegs and number cards 0 to 10
• space to pace out and jump along the line
Why not try…
• Jump the Track – jump along a floor number track and count the jumps.
• Roll and Find - roll a dice and find the number on a number line.
• Build a Number Track - build a train track with number cards as stations and move a train along it.
Varied Fluency
• Q1: completing a 0 – 10 number line.
• Q2: counting how many jumps there are from 0 to 5.
Reasoning and Problem Solving
• Q1: Reasoning - explaining whether 1 more than a number has been found correctly.
• Q2: Problem Solving - finding possible numbers greater than one number and less than another using a number line.
Continuous Provision
• Small World area – train track laid out with numbers along the track
• Construction area – arrange numbered blocks into number order
• Outdoor area - hop along a chalk number line
• Outdoor area – place skittles on the chalked number line to knock over
• Water area - pour water and read the number on the scale
• Sand area - dig up numbered pebbles and lay them in order
• Creative area - make a number caterpillar and decorate 0 to 10
• Malleable area – roll a number line snake and place numbers along it