Year 1 – Provision Activity Cards
Autumn Block 1 – Place Value
National Curriculum Objectives:
Mathematics Year 1: (1N1a) Count to and across 100, forwards and backwards, beginning with 0 or 1, or from any given number
Mathematics Year 1: (1N2a) Count, read and write numbers to 100 in numerals
Mathematics Year 1: (1N2b) Given a number, identify one more and one less
Mathematics Year 1: (1N2c) Read and write numbers from 1 to 20 in numerals and words
Mathematics Year 1: (1N4) Identify and represent numbers using objects and pictorial representations including the number line, and
use the language of: equal to, more than, less than (fewer), most, least
Mathematics Year 1: (1C8) Solve one-step problems involving multiplication and division, by calculating the answer using concrete
objects, pictorial representations and arrays with the support of the teacher
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Year 1 – Provision Activity Cards
Autumn Block 1 – Place Value
Step 1 – Sort Objects
Step 2 – Count Objects
Step 3 – Represent Objects
Step 4 – Count Forwards
Step 5 – Count Backwards
Step 6 – Count One More
Step 7 – Count One Less
Step 8 – One-to-One Correspondence
Step 9 – Compare Objects
Step 10 – Introduce <,> and =
Step 11 – Compare Numbers
Step 12 – Order Objects
Step 13 – Order Numbers
Step 14 – Ordinal Numbers
Step 15 – The Number Line
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Sort Objects
Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFProvide a range of
shapes. Ask children to
sort the shapes into
hoops, bowls or groups.
Children may sort by
type, colour, size,
properties etc.
Maths RPSChildren to choose a
range of objects. They
then sort the items and
explain how they have
sorted them. Challenge
children to consider
items that could belong
in both groups.
Sort shapes into
groups.
Collect 10
objects. Sort
them.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Sort Objects
Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFAsk the children to sort
into hoops, bowls or
groups. Children may
sort by size, type,
colour etc. Discuss how
they have sorted the
counters.
Maths RPSChildren to choose a
range of objects. They
then sort the items and
label the hoops to
show how they have
sorted them. Challenge
children to consider
items that could belong
in both groups.
Sort counters
into groups.
Sort 6 objects in
hoops. Label the
hoops.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Sort Objects
Advice and ideas Sand Water
SandProvide a selection of
different tools for the
children to sort.
Encourage the children
to explain how they
have sorted them.
WaterProvide a selection of
different shells for the
children to sort.
Encourage the children
to explain how they
have sorted them.
Sort the tools in
the sand.
Sort shells into
groups.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Sort Objects
Advice and ideas Construction/STEM Creative
Construction/STEMChildren to sort the
blocks into two sorting
hoops. Encourage
children to discuss their
ideas as a group.
CreativeProvide children with a
choice of materials to
build towers. Can they
build two different
towers using different
colours?
Sort blocks into 2
groups.
Build two towers
using different
colours.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Count Objects
Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFAsk children to choose
a number card and
then collect the correct
amount of blocks to
match it.
Maths RPSProvide a variety of
objects. Children to
organise the objects to
make it easier to count
them. Children may
line them up or sort into
groups.
Match the
blocks to the
correct number.
Make the
objects easier to
count.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Count Objects
Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFProvide a variety of
cubes for children to
count. Encourage
children to count the
cubes one at a time.
Maths RPSChildren to collect 10
objects from around
the classroom. Children
to sort the objects in
different ways to make
them easier to count.
How many
cubes can you
find?
Collect 10
objects. How
many ways can
you sort them?
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Count Objects
Advice and ideas Sand Water
SandProvide a variety of
sand tools. Children to
build sandcastles and
identify the total.
Encourage children to
count the castles as
they build them.
WaterProvide a number of
cups and a large bowl.
Children to investigate
how many cups it take
to fill the bowl.
Encourage children to
count the cups as they
fill the bowl.
How many
castles can you
build?
How many cups
of water does it
take to fill the
bowl?
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Count Objects
Advice and ideas Construction/STEM Creative
Construction/STEMChildren to build a
tower using ten bricks;
counting each brick as
they add it to the
tower.
CreativeProvide children with a
choice of materials to
make a ten frame.
Children to fill six parts.
Build a tower
with 10 bricks.
Make a ten
frame and fill 6.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Represent Objects
Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFProvide a variety of
counters. Children to
count the counters,
draw them, write the
numeral and write the
number in words.
Maths RPSProvide five dinosaurs.
Children to explore
representing the
objects in different
ways. For example;
using counters,
numerals, words, a
picture etc.
Find 6 counters.
Draw it. Write it.
How many ways
can you
represent 5
dinosaurs?
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Represent Objects
Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFProvide a variety of
cubes. Children to
count the cubes, draw
them, write the numeral
and write the number in
words.
Maths RPSProvide 10 objects.
Children to explore
representing the
objects in different
ways. For example;
using counters,
numerals, words, a
picture etc.
Find 8 cubes.
Draw it. Write the
word.
Show 10 objects
in different ways.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Represent Objects
Advice and ideas Sand Water
SandProvide shells in the
sand. Children to
explore representing
the shells in different
ways. For example;
using counters,
numerals, words, a
picture etc.
WaterProvide boats in the
water tray. Children to
explore representing
the boats in different
ways. For example;
using counters,
numerals, words, a
picture etc.
Represent 6
shells in different
ways.
How many ways
can you
represent 4
boats?
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Represent Objects
Advice and ideas Construction/STEM Creative
Construction/STEMProvide a variety of
objects and 7 blocks.
Children to explore
representing the blocks
in different ways. For
example; using
counters, numerals,
words, a picture etc.
CreativeProvide children with a
choice of materials to
make apples. Children
to place a counter next
to each apple to
represent the amount.
How many ways
can you
represent 7
blocks?
Make 4 apples.
Find a counter
for every apple.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Count Forwards
Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFChildren to clap ten
times; counting
forwards each time.
Saying the number
aloud.
Maths RPSChildren to select
different numbers to
start counting forwards
from. Children may
wish to create number
lines using objects to
represent their
counting.
Clap 10 times.
Say the number
each time.
How many ways
can you count
forwards to 10?
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Count Forwards
Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFChildren to start
counting forwards from
the given number;
saying each number
aloud. Children may
wish to represent the
numbers using
counters.
Maths RPSProvide a variety of
maths manipulatives
for children to explain
Pat’s mistake.
Carry on
counting.
2 3 4
Which number is
missing? Prove it
with counters.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Count Forwards
Advice and ideas Sand Water
SandChildren to collect ten
spades; counting
forwards each time.
Children to say each
number aloud.
WaterChildren to catch five
fish in a net; counting
forwards each time.
Children to say each
number aloud.
Collect 10
spades. Count
them.
Catch 5 fish in a
net. Count each
fish.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Count Forwards
Advice and ideas Construction/STEM Creative
Construction/STEMChildren to build a
tower using eight
bricks; counting each
brick as they add it to
the car.
CreativeChildren to create their
own song using
numbers one to five.
Provide example songs
as stimuli such as
‘1,2,3,4,5 Once I
Caught a Fish Alive’ or
‘Ten Green Bottles’.
Build a car using
8 bricks.
Create your own
song using the
numbers 1, 2, 3,
4 and 5.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Count Backwards
Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFProvide writing
materials and paper for
children to create their
own number cards.
Provide the Count
Objects to 10 resource
to support. Order the
number cards and
count backwards.
Maths RPSProvide a variety of
objects including
maths manipulatives.
Children to use the
objects to show
counting backwards
from different numbers.
Make number
cards. Order
them
backwards.
Use objects to
count
backwards.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Count Backwards
Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFProvide a variety of
objects and maths
manipulatives for
children to create a
number line. Provide
writing equipment for
children to label their
number line.
Maths RPSProvide counters for
children to prove that
the numbers are
getting smaller. Extend
by asking the children
which numbers would
come next.
Build a number
line.
Use counters to
show these
numbers are
getting smaller.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Count Backwards
Advice and ideas Sand Water
SandChildren to build five
sandcastles then knock
them down; stating
each number as they
are removed.
WaterChildren to place a leaf
in the water and count
backwards from ten
until it sinks. Discuss
how long it took for the
leaf to sink to the
bottom of the tray and
explore floating and
sinking.
Build 5 castles.
Then knock
them down one
at a time!
Put a leaf in the
water. Count
down from 10.
Did it sink?
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Count Backwards
Advice and ideas Construction/STEM Creative
Construction/STEMChildren to build a
tower and remove one
block at a time. Count
backwards each time
a block is removed.
CreativeProvide children with a
choice of materials to
make a spaceship.
Children to count down
to blast off their
spaceship.
Take away 10
blocks. Count
down from 10!
Build a
spaceship and
countdown to
blast off!
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Count One More
Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFChildren to collect one
more than seven
objects using maths
manipulatives such as
counters or Base Ten.
Children to count and
use language of ‘more
than’.
Maths RPSChildren to show one
more than four using
different objects and
manipulatives from the
classroom. Children to
count and use
language of ‘more
than’.
Find one more
than 7 objects.
How many ways
can you show 1
more than 4?
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Count One More
Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFChildren to roll a dice
and identify the
number rolled. Children
to identify one more
than the given number,
using language of
‘more than’.
Maths RPSProvide a variety of
maths manipulatives
for children to prove
whether the statement
is correct.
Roll a dice. Say
the number that
is one more.
One more than 7
is 8. Prove it.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Count One More
Advice and ideas Sand Water
SandChildren to use
different amounts of
shells to make a
pattern. Children to
add one more and
identify the new total,
using language of
‘more than’.
WaterChildren to place five
stones in the water;
add one more stone
and identify the new
total, using language of
‘more than’.
Make a pattern
using shells. Add
one more.
Add 5 stones to
the water. Add
one more.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Count One More
Advice and ideas Construction/STEM Creative
Construction/STEMProvide construction
materials to build a
house. Children to build
another house for a
friend. Count the
number of houses in
total.
CreativeProvide children with a
choice of materials to
make a one more
machine. Children to
place objects on each
side of the machine to
show one more.
Build a house for
you. Build one
more for a
friend.
Build a one
more machine.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Count One Less
Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFProvide a variety of
maths manipulatives
for children to show
one less than nine.
Maths RPSProvide a variety of
maths manipulatives
for children to show
one less than ten.
Encourage children to
explore different ways
of representing the
same number.
Show 1 less than
9.
How many ways
can you show 1
less than 10?
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Count One Less
Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFProvide writing
materials for children to
write their own number
story such as ‘I have
seven sweets. I give
one to my friend. Now I
have six sweets. One
less than seven is six.’
Maths RPSProvide a variety of
maths manipulatives
and objects for
children to prove that
one less than eight is
seven.
Draw a number
story to show 6 is
one less than 7.
One less than 8
is 7. Prove it.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Count One Less
Advice and ideas Sand Water
SandIdentify the amount
shown on the card.
Children to build four
castles in the sand
area. Ask children to
complete the sentence
orally; one less than
five is ___ .
WaterIdentify the amount
shown on the card.
Place five shells in the
water tray. Ask children
to complete the
sentence orally; one
less than six is ___ .
Build 1 less
castle than this:
Put 1 less shell in
the water than
this:
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Count One Less
Advice and ideas Construction/STEM Creative
Construction/STEMProvide magnifying
glasses for children to
find objects around the
classroom or in the
outdoor environment.
Children to find one
less than the amount
shown.
CreativeProvide children with a
choice of materials to
make a one less
machine. Children to
place objects on each
side of the machine to
show one less.
Find one less
than this:
Build a one less
machine.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – One-to-One Correspondence
Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFChildren to draw a
bowl for each bear.
Make reference to the
different sized bowls for
the different sized
bears. Ensure that each
bear has one bowl.
Maths RPSProvide a variety of
maths manipulatives to
prove whether each
child can have a
sweet.
Draw a bowl for
each bear.
Can 6 children
have 1 sweet
each? Prove it.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – One-to-One Correspondence
Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFChildren to place a toy
bun on a plate for each
person. Alternatively,
children can draw the
plates with a bun for
each child.
Maths RPSProvide a variety of
maths manipulatives to
prove whether each
dog can have a ball
and if there are any left
over.
Show that each
person can
have one bun
each.
Could 9 dogs
have a ball?
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – One-to-One Correspondence
Advice and ideas Sand Water
SandChildren to build four
castles. Provide
materials to make
flags. Children to place
a flag on each castle.
Discuss how many
castles there are and
how many flags would
be needed.
WaterProvide four sea
creatures in the water.
Children to place the
sea creature in the
shells. Children identify
if the amount of shells
and sea creatures
match.
Build 4 castles.
Make a flag for
each castle.
Are there
enough shells for
each animal?
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – One-to-One Correspondence
Advice and ideas Construction/STEM Creative
Construction/STEMChildren to use
different construction
materials to build a car
for each person.
Discuss how many
people there are and
how many cars have
been made.
CreativeProvide children with
bananas (real or
pictorial); cut the
banana into slices and
match each slice to a
monkey. Discuss the
amount of monkeys
and how many slices
are needed.
Build a car for
each person.
Cut the banana
into slices for the
monkeys to
share.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Compare Objects
Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFProvide a variety of
counters for children to
represent a number
that is more than the
amount shown.
Maths RPSProvide a variety of
cubes for children to
show the possible
amounts of cubes that
Tim has.
Collect more
counters than
Dan.
Tim has fewer
than 6 cubes.
Show Tim’s
cubes.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Compare Objects
Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFChildren to collect
more than eight
objects from around
the classroom or from
the outdoor provision.
Encourage children to
complete a sentence
orally; ___is more than
eight.
Maths RPSProvide a variety of
counters for children to
use to prove whether
the statement is correct
using the language of
‘more than’ or ‘less
than’.
Collect more
than 8 objects.
Sam has 6
counters and
Kat has 10. Show
who has more.
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Advice and ideas Sand Water
SandProvide a variety of
buckets for children to
collect. Encourage
children to discuss the
amount collected using
the language of ‘more
than’ and ‘less than’.
WaterProvide a variety of
jugs for children to fill.
Encourage children to
discuss the amount
filled using the
language of ‘more
than’ and ‘less than’.
Collect more
than 6 but less
than 10 buckets.
Fill more than 5
jugs.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Compare Objects
Advice and ideas Construction/STEM Creative
Construction/STEMProvide construction
materials for children to
build a house.
Encourage children to
describe the amount of
windows using the
language of ‘more
than’ and ‘less than’.
CreativeProvide malleable or
creative materials for
children to create a
bug. Encourage
children to describe
the number of legs
using the language of
‘more than’ and ‘less
than’.
Build a house
with more than 6
windows.
Make a bug that
has less than 8
legs.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Introduce <,> and =
Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFProvide a variety of
maths manipulatives
for children to create
statements that use the
inequality symbols.
Children may wish to
draw/make the
symbols.
Maths RPSProvide a variety of
counters for children to
prove that eight is
greater than five. They
may wish to write the
comparison statement.
Create number
sentences that
use < or >.
>
Use counters to
prove that 8 > 5.
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Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFProvide a variety of
maths manipulatives
for children to create
comparison statements
that use the equals
symbol. Children may
wish to draw/make the
symbol.
Maths RPSProvide a variety of
counters for children to
complete the
comparison statement.
Children may wish to
write the comparison
statement.
Show some
equal numbers.
=
Complete this
using counters:
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Introduce <,> and =
Advice and ideas Construction/STEM Creative
Construction/STEMChildren use
construction materials
to build two towers to
show that six is less
than ten.
CreativeProvide creative
materials for children to
make their own
inequality symbol.
Children to use maths
manipulatives to create
comparison
statements.
Build two towers
to show
6 < 10.
Create one of
these:
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Compare Numbers
Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFProvide number cards
from one to ten.
Children to select two
cards and compare
the numbers using the
inequality symbols.
Maths RPSProvide a variety of
maths manipulatives
for children to use to
prove whether Dot is
correct. Use language
of ‘more than’ and ‘less
than’.
Select two
number cards.
Compare them.
Show that this is
wrong:
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Compare Numbers
Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFChildren to locate
books that feature
numbers. Children to
compare two numbers
by writing or reciting
the comparison
statement.
Maths RPSProvide a variety of
cubes for children to
complete the sentence
provided. Children to
write the comparison
statement and explore
different possibilities.
Compare 2
numbers in
books.
Use cubes to
complete this:
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_____ is more
than _____.
Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Order Objects
Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFProvide Numicon
pieces from one to ten.
Children to order them
from smallest to largest.
Encourage the children
to explain how they
have ordered them.
Maths RPSProvide a variety of
cars. Children to first
sort the cars by colour,
size or number of
wheels etc. Then order
the groups, explaining
the chosen order.
Order the
Numicon.
How many ways
can you order
10 cars?
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Order Objects
Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFProvide a variety of
counters. Children to
first sort the counters
into colour or size
groups. Then order the
groups, explaining the
chosen order.
Maths RPSProvide a variety of
bugs. Children to first
sort the bugs into
groups by colour, size,
number of legs etc.
Then order the groups,
explaining the chosen
order.
Sort counters
into groups.
Order the
groups.
How many ways
can you order 6
bugs?
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Order Objects
Advice and ideas Sand Water
SandProvide a variety of
shells. Children to first
sort the shells into
groups by pattern, size,
colour etc. Then order
the groups, explaining
the chosen order.
WaterProvide a variety of
boats. Children to first
sort the boats into
groups by style, size,
colour etc. Then order
the groups, explaining
the chosen order.
How many ways
can you order
shells?
How many ways
can you order
the boats?
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Order Objects
Advice and ideas Construction/STEM Creative
Construction/STEMProvide a variety of
building blocks.
Children to build three
towers with varying
number of blocks used.
Then order the towers,
explaining the chosen
order.
CreativeProvide different
coloured playdough.
Children to make four
groups of playdough
objects. Then order the
groups, explaining the
chosen order.
Build three
towers. Order
them.
Make 4 groups
using
playdough.
Order them.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Order Numbers
Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFProvide number cards
from one to ten.
Children to select 3
number cards and
order them from
smallest to largest.
Maths RPSProvide Base Ten for
children to use to prove
if Rex is correct. Use
language of ‘more
than’ and ‘less than’.
Explore all missing
number possibilities.
Put 3 number
cards in order.
Could 6 be the
missing number?
Prove it using
Base 10.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Order Numbers
Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFChildren to order four
numbers. Write different
statements to describe
the order of numbers
e.g. ‘8 is the greatest
number.’, ‘3 is greater
than 5.’, ‘the numbers
are ordered from
smallest to greatest.’
Maths RPSProvide playing cards
from ace to ten.
Children to select five
playing cards and
order them. Children
must explain how they
have ordered the
cards.
Order 4
numbers. Write
about them.
Order 5 playing
cards.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Order Numbers
Advice and ideas Construction/STEM Creative
Construction/STEMProvide a variety of
building blocks.
Children to build three
towers with varying
number of blocks used.
Order the towers using
the > symbols.
CreativeProvide creative
materials for children to
create their own
dominoes. Children to
order the dominoes
and explain how they
have been ordered.
Build 3 towers.
Order them
using the >
symbols.
Create your own
dominoes. Order
them.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Ordinal Numbers
Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFChildren to have a
race with two friends.
Discuss the finishing
positions using ordinal
numbers; also with
language such as
‘before’, ‘behind’,
‘after’, ‘first’ and ‘last’.
Maths RPSPlace stepping stones
in a line in the outdoor
area or mats in the
classroom. Children to
reason which stone is
first then identify the
third, fifth and seventh
stone in the sequence.
Have a race
with two friends.
Who came 1st,
2nd and 3rd?
Ask your friend
to stand on the
3rd, 5th and 7th
stone.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Ordinal Numbers
Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFChildren to draw 8
objects of their choice.
Colour the 1st, 4th and
6th objects in the row.
Maths RPSChildren to stand in a
line with their friends.
Children to generate
statements about the
line. E.g, James is 1st in
the line. Beth is in 3rd in
the line.
Draw 8 objects.
Colour in the 1st,
4th and 6th
objects.
Stand in a line
with your friends.
Describe the line
using ordinal
numbers.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Ordinal Numbers
Advice and ideas Sand Water
SandChildren to create their
own game involving
shells. E.g. How many
shells can each person
collect in two minutes?
Discuss the finishing
positions of each
person using ordinal
numbers.
WaterChildren to race
different boats in the
water tray. Discuss the
finishing positions using
ordinal numbers; also
with language such as
‘before’, ‘behind’,
‘after’, ‘first’ and ‘last’.
Make a game
with friends
using shells. Who
came 1st, 2nd
and 3rd?
Have a boat
race. Who is the
winner?
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – Ordinal Numbers
Advice and ideas Construction/STEM Creative
Construction/STEMChildren to use
different coloured
blocks to build a tower.
Children to identify the
colour of the 3rd brick.
CreativeProvide string and
different coloured
beads for children to
make their own bead
string. Children to
identify the colour of
the 2nd bead.
Build a tower.
What colour is
the 3rd brick?
Make a bead
string. What
colour is the 2nd
bead?
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – The Number Line
Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFChildren to build a
number line in order
using a variety of maths
manipulatives. E.g.
compare bears,
counters, Base Ten,
Numicon etc.
Maths RPSChildren to search for
numbers in the
classroom and place in
order on a number line.
Children may also wish
to photograph numbers
in the environment to
make a number line.
Use objects to
build a number
line.
Make a number
line using
numbers you
can find.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – The Number Line
Advice and ideas Maths VF Maths RPS
Maths VFChildren to select 3
digit cards and put on
a number line in the
correct order. Use the
number line to find one
more than each
number.
Maths RPSChildren to draw a
blank number line.
Children to describe a
number to a friend. The
friend needs to place
the number in the
correct place on the
number line.
Put 3 digit cards
on a number
line. Find one
more than each
number.
Draw a number
line. Describe a
number for your
friend to put on
the line.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – The Number Line
Advice and ideas Sand Water
SandChildren to draw a
number line with the
numbers 0-10 in order.
Children may use sand
tools to create the
numbers.
WaterProvide numbered
balls to be placed in
the water. Children to
place the balls in order
from one to ten to
create a number line;
stating the number as
they place them.
Draw a number
line in the sand.
Fish the number
balls out of the
water and put
on a number
line.
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Provision Activity Cards – Place Value – The Number Line
Advice and ideas Construction/STEM Creative
Construction/STEMChildren to draw a
number line and label
each number using
amounts of blocks.
Discuss ordering the
numbers from smallest
to greatest.
CreativeProvide children with
different materials to
create and label a
number line. Discuss
ordering the numbers
from smallest to
greatest.
Use blocks to
build a number
line.
Build a number
line using
materials.
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