What's included in the Less than, Greater than, Equal to Continuous Provision resource and why is it useful?

Year 1 Less than, Greater than, Equal to 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 how to compare numbers and use the language less than, greater than and equal to.

This pack includes ideas for the following areas:

• Small World area –set up stations using a small world train set, compare the amount at each station

• Role play area – set up a toy shop and encourage children to compare prices

• Construction area – compare towers, which one has used more bricks

• Creative area – make play dough cakes and supply candles and number cards

• Water area – compare the amount of water in different bottles

• Outdoor area – throw pebbles between two hoops and compare amounts

• Loose parts – provide two trays and small loose parts e.g. buttons for children to divide and compare

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 Less than, Greater than, Equal to 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.