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Monster trucks

Topics Reception
This unit is part of Superheroes Superhero Vehicles

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Objectives

Early learning goals

  • Count reliably with numbers from 1 to 20, place them in order and say which number is 1 more or 1 less than a given number.
  • Using quantities and objects, add and subtract 2 single-digit numbers, counting on or back to find the answer.
  • Solve problems, including doubling, halving and sharing.
  • Use everyday language to talk about size, weight, capacity, position, distance, time and money to compare quantities and objects and to solve problems.
  • Recognise, create and describe patterns.
  • Explore characteristics of everyday objects and shapes and use mathematical language to describe them.

Lesson Planning

Watch these super trucks jump over and crush old cars with their huge tyres and supersized frames. Create your own obstacle courses large and small for monster trucks to complete; crash into cars on the number line and design your very own supersized truck.

Children will:

  • Use positional language to direct monster trucks around large and small obstacle courses.
  • Design their own monster truck and measure it using Lego™ men as a non-standard unit, use comparative language when describing just how big their monster truck is.
  • Order numbers 0-20 and solve a range of monster truck related problems using these numbers.

Provided Resources

  • Photos of monster trucks
  • Monster truck obstacle course for photo ideas and mathematical vocabulary examples
  • Monster truck number line crash cards
  • Design your own monster truck
  • Measuring your monster truck
  • Visuals for monster truck mental maths problem solving

You Will Need

  • Items for obstacle course outside
  • Small cars with numbered roofs 0-20
  • Items for small world monster truck course
  • Lego men

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