Demo Primary School · Year 1

Week of 19 October

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Maths sheet

One more and one less

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They're learning to find the number that's one more or one less than any number up to 10.

How they're taught to do it

  1. Show the number with objects, then add one or take one away.
  2. Use a number track: one more is the next number along.
  3. One less is the number just before.

Worked example

1  2  3  4 [5] 6  7  8  9  10

One less than 5 is 4.
One more than 5 is 6.

Avoid"Plus one" and "minus one". Year 1 use "one more" and "one less" first.

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English sheet · Science

Our five senses

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We find out about the world using five senses, and each sense uses a different part of the body.

  • Sight: eyes
  • Hearing: ears
  • Smell: nose
  • Taste: tongue
  • Touch: skin
Helping with the writing

Year 1 sentences need a capital letter, finger spaces and a full stop. For example: "I use my nose to smell flowers."

AvoidThe "tongue map" (sweet at the tip, bitter at the back). It's a myth: all of the tongue can taste every flavour.

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More tips and things to try at home
Maths

On the stairs: which number step are you on? Step up one. Now step down one.

Words they'll use: one more, one less, before, after, number track

Topic

A blindfold test: can they guess a few safe foods by smell or taste alone?

Words they'll use: senses, sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch

Earlier weeks

Week 1Counting objects to 10 · Our five senses