Planning and Activities
Short Blocks
Maths Year 1 Summer Measures and Shape
Each unit has everything you need to teach a set of related skills and concepts.
Compare and measure capacities (suggested as 3 days)
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The Route maps below outline what to teach online, and what to practise at home. The Home packs provide all materials needed at home.
With TA/Tutor
These materials are for a TA or Tutor to use with a small group of children or one child.
They support the learning in class in this unit.
Notes are provided for teacher and TA/Tutor.
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Mastery
In-depth Investigation: Fill the Bucket
Children estimate then measure the capacity of a bucket, and play a game filling it.
Worksheets
Resources
Extra Support
Teacher Tips
Explore container capacity (suggested as 2 days)
Planning and Activities
Back to Lockdown?
If your class/school is closing for a while, we're here to help.
The Route maps below outline what to teach online, and what to practise at home. The Home packs provide all materials needed at home.
With TA/Tutor
These materials are for a TA or Tutor to use with a small group of children or one child.
They support the learning in class in this unit.
Notes are provided for teacher and TA/Tutor.
Coming soon!
Mastery
In-depth Investigation: Thirsty?
Using the clues, can the children order the glasses of juice? Thirsty? from nrich.maths.org.
Worksheets
Resources
Extra Support
Bottles (1)
Use estimation and measuring to explore which bottle holds the most/least liquid. Bottles (1) from nrich.maths.org.
Teacher Tips
Recognise/describe 3-D shapes and turns (suggested as 2 days)
Planning and Activities
Day 1 Teaching
Show some examples of different 3-D shapes, tin of beans, cereal packet, etc. Look at what happens to the shape if it is turned through a 1/4 turn, through a 1/2 turn, through a 3/4 turn. Does it matter which direction we turn it?
Group Activities
Use the ‘Spin the Mouse’ in-depth problem-solving investigation below as today’s group activity.
Or, use these activities:
-- Explore 3-D shapes and turn them to different positions.
Day 2 Teaching
Show a cube and demonstrate how we can count the faces by putting a sticker on each face. Count the number of edges by putting a piece of sticky-tack on each. Repeat for a cuboid. Then show a short film to demonstrate the similarities and difference between cubes and cuboids.
Group Activities
-- Describe the position of shapes in relation to other shapes.
-- Recognise a shape by listening to a description of its position.
Back to Lockdown?
If your class/school is closing for a while, we're here to help.
The Route maps below outline what to teach online, and what to practise at home. The Home packs provide all materials needed at home.
With TA/Tutor
These materials are for a TA or Tutor to use with a small group of children or one child.
They support the learning in class in this unit.
Notes are provided for teacher and TA/Tutor.
Coming soon!
Mental/Oral Maths Starters
Day 1
2-D shape (pre-requisite skills)
Day 2
2-D shape (pre-requisite skills)
Worksheets
Day 1
Draw shapes look like after a 1/4 and 1/2 turn.
Day 2
Write descriptions of the position of shapes in relation to other shapes.
Mastery: Reasoning and Problem-Solving
- Look at the shape pictured (see illustration on download).
Imagine it turns through half a complete turn. Draw what it looks like now. - Find an example of each of these shapes in your classroom and draw it.
1. Cylinder
2. Cube
3. Cone
4. Sphere - What shape is a cereal box? How many edges does it have?
In-depth Investigation: Spin the Mouse
Children turn a mouse through a rolled number of quarter or half turns, aiming to get the mouse facing home again.
Extra Support
Behind the Wall
Describing 3-D shapes