What's included in the Compare Groups by Matching Continuous Provision resource and why is it useful?

Year 1 Compare Groups by Matching Continuous Provision resource includes planning for eight provision activities. The planning can be used to set up the activities in one or more provision areas, such as small world, construction or maths area. The activities have been designed for children to access independently as part of the lesson or as a follow-up. Each activity covers counting to and across 100, forwards or backs, beginning from zero or 1, or from any given number.

This pack includes ideas for the following areas:

• Maths area – match different coloured counters

• Maths area – match dominoes

• Role Play area – match plates and cups

• Role Play area – match socks

• Malleable area – match ‘cakes’ and candles

• Sand area – match buckets and spades

• Small World area – match farm animals and pens or cars and parking spaces

• Snack area – match a cup or a piece of fruit to each child

How do our continuous provision resources work?

Our Continuous Provision resources work best alongside our teaching PowerPoints, which walk you through the whole lesson along with other lesson resources that you can find on our Compare Groups by Matching lesson page. Children can use the activities to flexibly access their learning to improve fluency or to deepen and apply their knowledge as part of their reasoning and problem solving.

The Continuous Provision activities:

• Can be used at different points throughout the lesson.

• Can be used alongside the Varied Fluency and Reasoning and Problem Solving worksheets to provide meaningful opportunities for practice.

• Can be used to revisit the activities to consolidate their understanding, giving them the time and space to really focus and deepen their thinking and reasoning skills, which supports mastery of the concept.

• Support observation and assessment as children apply their learning independently through play.

This resource is designed to align to White Rose Maths version 3. Classroom Secrets Limited is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or in any way connected to White Rose Education Limited. Our products are original to Classroom Secrets Limited and any reference to White Rose Maths is solely for the purpose of indicating compatibility and does not imply any association with White Rose Education.