What's included in the Less than, Greater than, Equal to Reasoning and Problem Solving resource and why is it useful?

Year 1 Less than, Greater than, Equal to Reasoning and Problem Solving is a worksheet designed to be used during the independent Reasoning and Problem Solving section of your maths lesson. Once children are secure in varied fluency, they are ready for this worksheet.

• The questions on this single Reasoning and Problem Solving worksheet for Less than, Greater than, Equal to cover comparing numbers and using the language less than, greater than and equal to.

Reasoning and Problem Solving

There are two are questions for children to complete.

• Q1: Reasoning - explain whether a child’s statement about a comparison is correct or not.

• Q2: Problem Solving – create two possible comparison statements using the number/symbol cards given.

How do our reasoning and problem solving resources work?

Our reasoning and problem solving 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. It can also be used to follow-up the Adult-Led Practical Activities resource, which includes questions that can be adapted to suit the needs of individual learners, helping you to meet each child where they are at to ensure progress for every child, not just the average child.

• After completing the Varied Fluency worksheet, children are now ready for their Reasoning and Problem Solving work.

• Children can complete the Reasoning and Problem Solving worksheet or deepen and apply their knowledge within the Continuous Provision .

• The Reasoning and Problem Solving worksheet can be accessed independently or with adult support.

• Within the PowerPoint, the final slide poses a Real Life Problem relating to the concept Less than, Greater than, Equal to, which provides opportunities for deeper discussion and more complex discussion.

• Across all Year 1 maths resources, challenge is also provided through adult questioning and reasoning rather than levelled tasks, in line with mastery principles.

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.