- Year 1
Interpret and represent addition stories
I can interpret and represent addition stories that involve increasing an amount in a range of ways using the ‘First, then now’ structure.
- Year 1
Interpret and represent addition stories
I can interpret and represent addition stories that involve increasing an amount in a range of ways using the ‘First, then now’ structure.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In a ‘First, then, now’ story, the first number is increased to make the whole.
- When using addition to increase an amount, the number that is increased must always be represented first.
- This can be represented with practical equipment and as a bar model or a number line.
- An equation can be written to match these representations.
Keywords
First - Before anything else.
Then - After something in time.
Now - At the present time.
Increase - To make something larger/greater in size or quantity.
Common misconception
In the ‘then’ part of the story, the change in amount may be hard to identify.
Draw attention to the change, talking about it as a increase in amount.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Alex writes an equation to match this story.
4 + 2 = 6
What does the 2 represent?
Q2.Which story could match the picture?
Q3.True or false? The image shown represents this story.
First, there were 4 beads on my bracelet.
Then, I added another 3 beads.
Now, there are 7 beads on my bracelet.
Q4.Which equation matches the picture?
Q5.Which equation matches the story?
First, there were 5 ducks in a pond.
Then, 3 more ducks jumped in.
Now, there are 8 ducks in the pond.
Q6.Write an equation to match the picture.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Look at the picture of the ‘First, then, now’ story. Which is the amount that was increased?
Q2.True or false. This picture matches the story below.
First, there were 6 children sitting at the table.
Then, 4 more children sat at the table.
Now, there are 10 children at the table.
Q3.Which bar model represents this story?
First, I saved 3 pennies.
Then, I saved 5 more.
Now, I have 8 pennies.
Q4.How many must have been added in the story below?
First, there were 6 counters on the tens frame.
Then, counters were added.
Now, there are 6 counters on the tens frame.
Q5.True or false. This number line represents the story below.
First, my sunflower was 5 cm tall.
Then, it grew 2 cm more.
Now, it is 7 cm tall.
Q6.Which equation matches the number line.
