Level 1 - Topic 2

TOPIC 2 - USING COMMON MEASURES, SHAPE AND SPACE

1L2.5 Recognise coins and notes and write them in numbers with the correct symbols (£ & p), where these involve numbers up to 20

Money TEMPLATE - This 11 page template contains all current coins and notes (including 50p coin). Each page has an image and number, symbol (p or £) and word (pence or pound).

Money, Piggybank & Sack TEMPLATE - This template contains an empty piggybank, money sack, all real coins (back & front) in a line and in random as well as a coin mat with lots of coins for identifying, matching and counting. [Euro € Version] [US Dollar $ Version]

Select Money WORKBOOK - This 55 page money workbook contains a ‘Which is the…’ choice between three and four options, covering all coins and notes. [Eco Ink Version] [Euro € Version] [Euro € Eco Ink Version] [US Dollar $ Version] [US Dollar $ Eco Ink Version]

Using Money WORKBOOK - This 20-page workbook starts to introduce the idea of why we use money. There is a variety of questions asking to select the right coin or note or whether they have enough to pay for what they want. Use the idea that money is just like number and use the number line to assist. [Eco Ink Version] [Euro € Version] [Euro € Eco Ink Version] [US Dollar $ Version] [US Dollar $ Eco Ink Version]

In recognition of the fact that the Maths For Life programme has a global reach, please find below templates for other currencies.  These will be added when new regional members join.  To request or help create a template email learn@mathsforlife.com 

US DOLLAR $ Money TEMPLATE - This template contains all the current coins and notes for the US Dollar currency. Thank you Elizabeth F. for your help.

EURO € Money TEMPLATE - This template contains all the current coins and notes for the EURO currency.

New Zealand $ Money TEMPLATE - This template contains all current coins and notes for the New Zealand Dollar. Thank you to Melanie Styche for your help.

Australian $ Money TEMPLATE - This template contains all current coins and notes for the Australian Dollar. Thank you to Kylie Owen for your help.

VIDEO - Money Flashcards - understanding the value of money - Lance is introduced to money flashcards, showing the coin or note, value in £ or p and a product (which he loves and can associate with).

VIDEO - Identifying coins and introducing notes and their value - Matching the value in pence or pounds to the note or coin in value order.

VIDEO - Identifying the value of coins and notes - Using real money to identify coins and notes and matching with money flashcards. Thinking about the language cheap / expensive.

VIDEO - What do we use money for? Identifying coins in value order - Identifying real coins and matching them to the coins on the worksheet in value order.

VIDEO - Identifying coins and writing the amount in £ or p - Lance looks at a real coin, finds the matching coin on the worksheet and write the value e.g. 1p next to it. Practising number formation and building an understanding of £ or p. Alternatively, students could also mark or place the coin on the corresponding image.

VIDEO - Identifying coins - 'Find all the...' game - Lance picks a coin and finds all the matching coins on the worksheet, counting how many he found in total.

1L2.6 Read 12 hour digital and analogue clocks in hours

INTERACTIVE VIDEO - Telling the Time - This short video cycles through the o’clock times showing both the analogue and digital representation. It is an MP4 format and takes a moment to download.

Telling the Time O’Clock TEMPLATE - This 12 page template shows the o’clock times in analogue and digital side by side. You can print and use the dashed line to fold or cut for telling and matching times.

Analogue 12 hour Clock WORKBOOK - This 25 page workbook looks at reading an analogue 12-hour clock. The first 12 pages are about reading the clock at o’clock time and the second 13 pages are about deciding whether it is AM or PM time. [Eco Ink Version]

MORE O’Clock WORKBOOK - This 20 page workbook looks at reading an analogue 12-hour clock and deciding if it is AM or PM. [Eco Ink Version]

Digital 12 hour Clock WORKBOOK - This 20 page workbook focuses on reading the digital form of the o’clock time. It also covers interpretation of AM and PM in relation to the digital time. [Eco Ink Version]

VIDEO - Read and write the time - O’clock - Lance reads the time on the worksheet and records his answer as a number.

VIDEO - What time is it? O’clock - Ella and Lance read and say the time on the flashcards which include both analogue and digital representations.

1L2.7 Know the number of days in a week, months, and seasons in a year;  Be able to name and sequence

Days of the Week TEMPLATE - This 14 page template contains activities around the days of the week - looking at the names; the sequence; today, yesterday and tomorrow; and the concept of weekdays and weekends. They are designed to be printed, laminated and reused daily. [Eco Ink Version]

2024-25 Academic Calendar TEMPLATE Small - This is a monthly calendar for the 2024 - 2025 academic year starting with September 2023 and ending with August 2024. The week starts on a Monday and has seasonally appropriate backdrops. The ordinal numbers are small and there is room to write on this version.

2024-25 Academic Calendar TEMPLATE Large - As above but this version has very large ordinal numbers for easy reading.

2024-25 Academic Dual Calendar TEMPLATE - This version combines the large small text and large text version. It has a back page which lists all the months together, to help with across month calculations and counting on / back in weeks or months.

2025 Annual calendar TEMPLATE Small - This is a monthly calendar for 2025. The week starts on a Monday and has seasonally appropriate backdrops. The ordinal numbers are small and there is room to write on this version.

2025 Annual calendar TEMPLATE Large - As above but this version has very large ordinal numbers for easy reading.

2025 Annual Dual Calendar TEMPLATE - This version combines the large small text and large text version. It has a back page which lists all the months together, to help with across month calculations and counting on / back in weeks or months.

2023-24 Academic Calendar TEMPLATE Small - This is a monthly calendar for the 2023 - 2024 academic year starting with September 2023 and ending with August 2024. The week starts on a Monday and has seasonally appropriate backdrops. The ordinal numbers are small and there is room to write on this version.

2023-24 Academic Calendar TEMPLATE Large - As above but this version has very large ordinal numbers for easy reading.

2024 Monthly Calendar TEMPLATE Small - This is a monthly calendar for 2024 calendar year starting with January 2024 and ending with December 2024. The week starts on a Monday and has seasonally appropriate backdrops. The ordinal numbers are small and there is room to write on this version.

2024 Monthly Calendar TEMPLATE Large - As above but this version has very large ordinal numbers for easy reading.

2023 Monthly Calendar TEMPLATE - This is a monthly calendar for 2023. The week starts on a Monday and has seasonally appropriate backdrops.

Days of the Week WORKBOOK - This 14-page workbook focuses on the days of the week and selecting / identifying the correct day to answer the question. [Eco Ink Version]

Months of the Year WORKBOOK - This is a simple 12-page workbook that asks ‘What month comes next'…’ given a sequence of two months. There is a choice of two answers. [Eco Ink Version]

1L2.8 Describe and make comparisons in words between measures of items including size, length, width, height, weight and capacity

Describe and Compare WORKBOOK - This 28-page workbooks uses images to help understand the comparison language and select the correct answer. [Eco Ink Version]

VIDEO - Describing and comparing items relating to measure - Describing household items using knowledge of 2D and 3D shapes, colour and measure. Using mathematical vocabulary e.g. full/empty, big/small, taller/shorter, curved/straight, heavy/light and making comparison same/different.

VIDEO - Comparing length and height - Looking at household items and choosing which is taller/shorter or longer/shorter.

1L2.9 Identify and recognise common 2-D and 3-D shapes including circle, cube, rectangle (incl. square) and triangle

Basic 2D Shapes TEMPLATE - This is a 14-page template looking at 2D Shapes - circle, square, rectangle and triangle - and their properties - sides, corners, straight, curved, long, short, equal.

Basic 2D Shapes WORKBOOK ‘Select Shape’ - This is a 44-page workbook asking the question ‘Which is a…’ and selecting from a choice of two, three and four 2D shapes - circle, square, triangle, rectangle. [Eco Ink Version]

Basic 2D Shapes WORKBOOK ‘Identify Shape’ - This is a 68-page workbook asking the question ‘What shape do you see?’ and selecting from a choice of four 2D shapes - circle, square, triangle or rectangle. All shapes are taken from real life examples; some of the later examples have multiple shapes found within them. [Eco Ink Version]

Pictures of 2D Shapes WORKBOOK - This 36 page workbook contains 12 different pictures using 2D shapes. Each picture is made up of a combination of squares, rectangles, triangles and circle. Each picture has three different pages - ‘What can you see?’ - an object made out of 2D shapes, ‘Can you make it?’ - the outline of the shapes as a template, and ‘Use these shapes’ - to be cut out and used to fill the template. For children with more advanced fine motor skills this can also be used as an OT / cutting and sticking activity. [Eco Ink Version]

Sort & Count 2D Shapes WORKBOOK - This 28-page workbook contains circles, squares, triangles and rectangles. It is about categorising the four 2D shapes, sorting, counting and recording the results on a table. The first 14 pages use a combination of three shapes and the second 14 pages use a combination of four shapes. [Eco Ink Version]

VIDEO - Properties of 2D and 3D shapes - Using household items to identify shapes and describing them using mathematical language flat/ball/sphere, straight/curved, 2D/3D.

1L2.10 Use everyday positional vocabulary to describe position and direction including left, right, in front, behind, under and above

Positional Language TEMPLATE - This 7-page template contains simple pictorial representations of all the basic positional vocabulary including in, on, out, up, down, over, under, left, right, in front, behind, below, above, beside and in between.

Position & Direction Vocabulary WORKBOOK - This 35-page workbook contains a series of illustrations with Jen, Bob & Mac asking to choose the correct word to complete the sentence. Looking at in, on, under, left, right, beside, in between, in front, behind, above and below. [Eco Ink Version]

MORE Position & Direction Vocabulary WORKBOOK - This 25-page workbook contains a series of illustrated scenarios asking to choose the correct word to complete the sentence. Looking at in, on, under, left, right, beside, in between, in front, behind, above and below. [Eco Ink Version]

VIDEO - Describing position in a scene - Looking at a scene and correctly selecting the correct positional language to complete the sentence. Left/right, in front/behind, inside/outside.

VIDEO - Describing position of people - Karen asks Lance and Ella questions relating to their position at the table thinking about beside, next to and in between. Beginning to think about left and right.

VIDEO - Following instructions - Beside, left and right - Lance and Ella place their figures based on Karen’s instruction. Left and right is a tricky concept and needs repeating.

VIDEO - Following instructions - In between, behind, beside and left or right - Lance and Ella place their figures based on Karen’s instruction.

Note: In first edition of Book 1 the nomenclature for Level 1 topics is slightly different and represented as ‘1E’ instead of ‘1L’ .