What's included in the Count in 2s, 5s and 10s Varied Fluency resource and why is it useful?

Year 2 Count in 2s, 5s and 10s Varied Fluency is a set of worksheets during the Try it/You do section of your maths lesson. Each set has been carefully designed to help you meet each child where they are at to ensure progress for every child, not just the average child. The content includes a knowledge organiser for Count in 2s, 5s and 10s and 4 levelled worksheets covering counting forward or backward in steps of 2, 3, and 5 from 0, and in tens from any number.

Knowledge Organiser

• Designed to support all children via key information and examples.

Scaffolded Examples

Completing a number track forwards and backwards in 2s, then counting in 5s.

Support

• Q1: complete a number track counting in 2s, with four numbers given.

• Q2: count in 5s using ten frames of five counters, with running totals given.

• Q3: circle the number that does not fit a pattern in 10s, with the step given.

Core

• Q1: complete a number track counting in 2s, with three numbers given.

• Q2: count in 5s using more ten frames, each showing five counters.

• Q3: circle the number that does not fit a pattern in 10s from any number.

Stretch

• Q1: complete a number track counting in 2s, with two numbers given.

• Q2: count in 5s using full and half-filled ten frames in a mixed order.

• Q3: circle the number that does not fit and give the correction in two patterns counting in 10s.

How do our varied fluency resources work?

Our varied fluency resources are not just about differentiation, but differentiation in an adaptive way. They work best alongside our teaching PowerPoints, which walk you through the whole lesson along with other lesson resources that you can find on our Count in 2s, 5s and 10s lesson page.

• After completing the main teaching of the Teaching PowerPoint (PPT), teachers assess whether children are ready to access their Varied Fluency worksheet or require support from the Scaffolded Examples sheet, based on how they have performed during the Model it (I do) / Practise it (We do) / Try it (You do) sequence.

• If any children need additional support, they can use the Scaffolded Examples sheet. This gives children the opportunity to secure key skills required for the Varied Fluency worksheet before they move on to it. The Scaffolded Examples sheet is designed to be completed as a group with a classroom adult.

• If children do not need the Scaffolded Examples, they can progress straight to a Varied Fluency worksheet suited to their level of understanding.

• Most children will use the Core sheet for their Varied Fluency practice.

• Some children may need the Support sheet. This is designed to be used after the Scaffolded Examples sheet, but some children might access this sheet without having used that scaffold.

• Some children may need additional challenge; the Stretch sheet will deepen their understanding of the core content.

Adaptive Maths Resources are not a separate lower-attainment route. They provide temporary and responsive support to help pupils access the same intended learning.

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.