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Cambridge Primary Mathematics Teacher Guide


A completed example of a Short Term Plan
Stage 1: Unit 1C, Measures and Problem Solving
Week beginning: UNIT: Stage 1 C: Measures and CLASS:
problem solving
Learning Objectives Success Activities Resources

Achievement
Criteria (see notes below re: differentiation

Evidence of
Framework

details, etc.)
Timing

W: whole class; G: group; I: individual


Ref:

Description W/G/I

10 mins
1Pt2 Explore number puzzles and Were the learners able A game for two teams. W Set of number cards
problems to use knowledge of Shuffle the cards and show the 0–9 O
number and probability first card to one of the teams,
to solve the problem? who decide whether the next
card will be higher or lower. If
they are correct, they score a
point. If incorrect, play passes to
the other team. Play continues
until all 10 cards are showing. The
team with the most points is the
winner.
Play again, starting with the other
team.
40 mins
Show the class a set of W Collection of suitable Q&A
1Ml2 Main part Were the learners able containers. Which two containers resources: boxes,
Estimate and compare capacities to compare the capacity do you think hold the same G paper cups, small D
by direct comparison, then by of 2 containers? amount? How could we find out? jugs, countable
using uniform non-standard units What methods did they Model to the class a method. items to compare O
use? Do you think there are any other capacities (beads,
How many did they ways of finding out? Try another small cubes, dried
compare all together? way suggested by a learner. peas)
Move into group work. Find 2
containers on your table that you
think hold the same amount.
Test it.

Find other pairs of containers


that you think hold about the
same amount D

O
(Continued)
Week beginning: UNIT: Stage 1 C: Measures and CLASS:
problem solving
Learning Objectives Success Activities Resources

Achievement
Criteria (see notes below re: differentiation

Evidence of
Framework details, etc.)
Timing

Ref: W: whole class; G: group; I: individual


Description W/G/I

10 mins Plenary Were you able to Discuss methods and findings.


sharing findings and strategies find 2 containers that Invite learners to share what they
held about the same did and what they found out. Was
amount? What did you anything difficult? What did they
do? What did you find do to solve any problems?
out? Did you record
anything to help you to
remember? How did you
record it?
Organisation: details of differentiation / groups / adult role (linked to activities) Notes / extension opportunities / homework
If the items used for filling containers are small, and the learners are comparing Extension: Q&A: question/
quantities by counting how many of them fill the container, some learners may Find some other containers which hold twice as much as this bottle answer
need to work with smaller containers than others. (Need a supply of plastic bottles!) D: discussion
Learners should first of all study only 2 containers. Then move on to experimenting O: observation
with materials provided. Allow them to decide on their own degree of accuracy, M: marked work
and encourage them to guess first before they try.

You may want them to make informal recordings which can be used as memory
aids for the last part of the lesson

Section 2: Planning
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