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Year 1

Show one more and one less than a number using representations

I can use representations to show that the number before a given number is one less and the number after a given number is one more.

New
New
Year 1

Show one more and one less than a number using representations

I can use representations to show that the number before a given number is one less and the number after a given number is one more.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The number before a given number is one less than it.
  2. The number after a given number is one more than it.
  3. A staircase of blocks can be used to highlight one more and one less.

Keywords

  • One more - The number after a given number is one more than it.

  • One less - The number before a given number is one less than it.

  • Before - A number that is before another comes earlier in our count.

  • After - A number that is after another comes later in our count.

Common misconception

Children may confuse one more and one less, particularly when finding missing numbers.

Use the stem sentence ___ is one more / one less than ___ because it comes after / before it in our count.

Ask children to describe each column from the staircase to make links to previous work partitioning 1 to 5 eg. 2 is one more than 1. In this lesson, you start to make links to the bar model which will be introduced later in the unit.
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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
What is the next number in the count when counting forwards from 2? 2, 3, _
2
3
Correct answer: 4
Q2.
What is the next number when counting back from 5? 5, 4, _
Correct answer: 3
4
5
Q3.
What is one more than 4?
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3
4
Correct answer: 5
Q4.
What is one less than 4?
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Correct answer: 3
4
5
Q5.
What is the whole?
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1
3
Correct answer: 4
Q6.
What is the whole?
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1
4
Correct answer: 5

6 Questions

Q1.
Which part-part-whole model is showing Laura’s cubes correctly partitioned?
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Q2.
Which part-part-whole model is showing Andeep’s cubes correctly partitioned?
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Q3.
One more than 3 is 4, so one less than 4 is _
2
Correct answer: 3
4
Q4.
One less than 5 is 4, so one more than 4 is _
3
4
Correct answer: 5
Q5.
Laura thinks the missing number will be the same for both of these. Is she correct?
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Correct answer: Yes
No
Q6.
Andeep thinks the missing number will be the same for both of these. Is he correct?
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Yes
Correct answer: No