Autumn 2 Suggested topics Suggested ideas Calendar Days of the week Days of the Week song (Adams family tune) Today is, yesterday was, tomorrow will be Months of the Year song (found on YouTube) maths Months of the year Seasons of the Year song (several versions are available on This month is, last month was, next month will be YouTube) Seasons of the year What’s the Weather song (several versions are available on YouTube) This season is, last season was, next season will be Use calendar to show: Today’s date is the 12th, therefore yesterday was the… [11th] and tomorrow will be the… [13th] Date and year Pictograph with weather add a coloured square to chart each day Weather – Number Count to 40, forwards and backwards, from Number song, counting do not always start at 1 – any given number Odd or even numbers song Odd and even numbers Number songs to highlight addition and subtraction, e.g. 10 Skip counting in 2s and 5s green bottles One more or one less than a given number Number patterns within 20 using ten frames, pegs and pegboards and Ordinal numbers: 1st, 2nd… Dienes blocks Number of the week: Count on and back from the number. Is it greater or Addition and subtraction within 20 Introduction to place value of a 2-digit number (tens less than 10? What is the total of the digits? Etc. and ones) Guess my number it is less than 16, it has no tens, it is half of 8, etc… – Number bonds within 20 Missing or secret number, e.g. 6 and 3 make… Show me using your fingers. Patterns of numbers within 40 Record answer on Maths Meetings board. Use concrete manipulatives and pictures for addition and subtraction scenarios. Sets Partition sets for sharing The pupils could be used for partitioning; all the boys are the main set and Combine sets for grouping then partition with certain criteria, e.g. black hair, brown shoes Reverse this idea and with the subsets. Combine these to make a collective group of boys. Large hula hoops or circles marked on the ground are a great resource to show the full set.
Autumn 2 Suggested topics Suggested ideas Calendar maths Days of the week Today is, yesterday was, tomorrow will be Months of the year This month is, last month was, next month will be Seasons of the year This season is, last season was, next season will be Date and year Weather Days of the Week song (Adams family tune) Months of the Year song (found on YouTube) Seasons of the Year song (several versions are available on YouTube) What’s the Weather song (several versions are available on YouTube) Use calendar to show: Today’s date is the 12th, therefore yesterday was the… [11th] and tomorrow will be the… [13th] Pictograph with weather – add a coloured square to chart each day Number Count to 40, forwards and backwards, from any given number Odd and even numbers Skip counting in 2s and 5s One more or one less than a given number Ordinal numbers: 1st, 2nd… Addition and subtraction within 20 Introduction to place value of a 2-digit number (tens and ones) Number bonds within 20 Patterns of numbers within 40 Number song, counting – do not always start at 1 Odd or even numbers song Number songs to highlight addition and subtraction, e.g. 10 green bottles Number patterns within 20 using ten frames, pegs and pegboards and Dienes blocks Number of the week: Count on and back from the number. Is it greater or less than 10? What is the total of the digits? Etc. Guess my number – it is less than 16, it has no tens, it is half of 8, etc… Missing or secret number, e.g. 6 and 3 make… Show me using your fingers. Record answer on Maths Meetings board. Use concrete manipulatives and pictures for addition and subtraction scenarios. Sets Partition sets for sharing Combine sets for grouping The pupils could be used for partitioning; all the boys are the main set and then partition with certain criteria, e.g. black hair, brown shoes Reverse this idea and with the subsets. Combine these to make a collective group of boys. Large hula hoops or circles marked on the ground are a great resource to show the full set.