Year 1 Practice Book 1B Unit 6 – Numbers to 20

Unit 6 – Numbers to 20 d) The block on the left shows 10 cubes.

1 Count to 20
➜ pages 6–8

1. a) 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 e) The rekenrek on the left shows 10 beads.

b) 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
c) 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
2. Mia missed out number 17.
3. There are 12 footballs. 4. Children should shade all 10 circles.
4. There are 17 mice. 5. Children could circle or colour in 2 rows of 10 beads,
5. a) 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 or 10 white and 10 black beads.
b) 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
6. Children should join the dots 1 to 20 to reveal the
Reflect
outline of a car.
Children should show 10 in a variety of ways, such as a
7. a) 20, 19 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11 ten frame, ten cubes or ten fingers.
b) Top row: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Bottom row: 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
3 11, 12 and 13
Reflect
➜ pages 12–14
Children should count up from 1 to 20 and back from
20 to 1 as a class. 1. a) Children should draw 1 counter in the empty
ten frame to make 11.
b) Children should draw 2 counters in the empty
2 Understand 10 ten frame to make 12.
c) Children should draw 3 counters in the empty
➜ pages 9–11 ten frame to make 13.
2. 1 ten frame and 2 counters shows 12.
1. Children should draw one counter in each of the
8 empty cells.
2. a) Children should fill the ten frame with counters.
b) 10 counters will fill the ten frame.
c) Children should explain that there is not enough
space for more than 10 counters. 3. a) There are 12 bees.
3. a) The ten frame on the left shows 10. b) There are 13 stars.
c) There are 12 counters.
d) There are 11 apples.
4. There are 13 fingers.
5. The rekenrek on the right shows 12 = 6 + 6.
b) The hands on the right show 10 fingers.

6. 10 + 1 = 11
10 + 2 = 12
10 + 3 = 13

c) The eggs on the right show 10 eggs. Reflect

Children’s answers will depend on how they arrange the
counters. If they arrange the counters in a set of 10 plus
2 extra, they may explain that they can just count on
from 10.

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 Year 1 Practice Book 1B Unit 6 – Numbers to 20

4 14, 15 and 16 Reflect

➜ pages 15–17 Children should work in pairs. See if children show their
number as 10 and some more or as an unorganised set
1. a) Children should draw 4 counters in the empty of counters.
ten frame to make 14.
b) Children should draw 5 counters in the empty
ten frame to make 15. 6 Understand 20
c) Children should draw 6 counters in the empty
ten frame to make 16.
➜ pages 21–23
2. There are 16 footballs.
3. a) There are 15 stars. 1. Children should draw 5 more counters to complete
b) There are 15 counters. the second ten frame.
c) There are 14 apples. 2. a) All fingers on all hands should be shaded to
d) There are 15 dots on the dice. show 20.
4. a) The number 14 is shown: 7 + 7 = 14. b) 4 sets of 5 dots is the best way to shade 20.
b) The number 15 is shown: 10 + 5 = 15. Some children may shade 20 more randomly.
5. a) 10 + 4 = 14 3. a) The top diagram shows 20.
b) 10 + 5 = 15
c) 10 + 6 = 16
d) 10 + 3 = 13
b) The bottom set of ten frames shows 20.
Reflect
Children’s answers will depend on how they arrange the
counters. If they arrange the counters in a set of 10 plus c) The left diagram shows 20 eggs.
5 extra, they may explain that they can just count on
from 10.

5 17, 18 and 19 4. a) 20
10 10
➜ pages 18–20
b) 10 + 10 = 20
1. 5. There are 20 apples.
17
Reflect

18 Children should show 20 in a variety of different ways.

Look out for examples that show 10 + 10.

19 7 One more and one less

2. Children should draw 8 counters in the empty ➜ pages 24–26
ten frame to make 18.
3. a) There are 17 apples. 1. a) One more than 15 is 16.
b) There are 19 cars. b) One less than 13 is 12.
4. a) The number 18 is shown. 2. There are 13 cars now.
b) The number 18 is shown. 3. a) One more than 14 is 15.
c) The number 19 is shown. b) One more than 11 is 12.
5. True. They have both made the number 17. c) One more than 19 is 20.
d) One more than fifteen is sixteen.
6. a) 10 + 6 = 16 b) 10 + 3 = 13
10 + 7 = 17 10 + 7 = 17 4. a) One less than 12 is 11.
10 + 8 = 18 10 + 8 = 18 b) One less than 16 is 15.
10 + 9 = 19 4 + 10 = 14 c) One less than 20 is 19.
d) One less than seventeen is sixteen.

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 Year 1 Practice Book 1B Unit 6 – Numbers to 20

5. Hiro has 11 balloons now. c)

6. a) 1 more than 7 is 8. 8 11 14
b) 1 more than 16 is 17.
c) 1 less than 10 is 9.
d) 1 less than 20 is 19.
6 15
7. a) 14 is 1 less than 15.
b) 18 is 1 more than 17. 3. The arrow is pointing to number 15.
4. a) The arrow is pointing to number 15.
Reflect b)

Children’s answers will vary depending on the number 0 20

they have written in the middle box.
Reflect
8 The number line to 20 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 can be written on the
interval lines on this number line.
➜ pages 27–29

1. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 10 Estimate on a number line
2. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
3. a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 ➜ pages 33–35
b) 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
1. a) The arrows are pointing to 12, 15 and 19.
4. a) 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 b) The arrows are pointing to 1, 7 and 9.
b) 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
c) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 2.
12 15 19
5. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
6. a) 1 more than 17 is 18.
b) 1 more than 12 is 13.
c) 1 less than 16 is 15. 10 20
d) 1 less than 20 is 19. 3. a) The arrows are pointing to approximately 1, 5 and 8.
b) The arrows are pointing to approximately 11, 15
Reflect and 18.
One line is numbered 0 to 10, the other is 10 to 20.
Children should draw their own number line to show The missing numbers are in the same place on
11 to 20 and count along it with a partner. both lines
The 1s digit of the missing numbers is the same on
both lines.
9 Label number lines 4. The arrows are pointing to approximately 5, 10 and 19.
➜ pages 30–32 5. a)

1. a) 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

b) 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 5 15
c) 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 b)
d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
2. a) 0 20
12 15 18
Reflect

11 20 Children should draw their own number line from 10 to

b)  20. They should mark the intervals but not label them.
16 17 19

11 20

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 Year 1 Practice Book 1B Unit 6 – Numbers to 20

11 Compare numbers to 20 My journal

➜ pages 36–38 ➜ page 42

1. a) The second child has fewer. Thirteen is the odd one out because the others all
total 15.
b) The second child has more.
2. The first child has fewer. Children should
explain that the first child has fewer spread Power puzzle
out over the same amount of space. 6 < 11.
3. Children should tick the larger number in each pair: ➜ page 43
a) 18
b) 19 There are various possible answers for the middle
c) 20 numbers in each row and column, but the first and last
are set. For example:
4. Children should tick the smaller number in each pair:
a) 6 9 < 12 < 19 9 < 13 < 19 9 < 13 < 19
b) 18 10 < 13 < 18 10 < 14 < 18 10 < 15 < 18
c) 15 11 < 14 < 17 11 < 15 < 17 11 < 16 < 17
5. a) 15 is greater than 13.
b) 17 is less than 19.
c) 10 + 5 is greater than 10 + 4.
d) 6 is less than 16.
6. a) 15 > 13 c) 3 < 13
b) 17 < 19 d) 19 > 5
7. 13 < 20
12 > 9
15 = 15

Reflect
Many answers are possible, such as 11 < 14, 15 > 12.

12 Order numbers to 20
➜ pages 39–41

1. a) There are 20 cubes.

There are 14 cubes.
There are 6 cubes.
b) 20 is the largest number.
c) 6 is the smallest number.
2. From smallest to largest: 8, 10, 15.
3. From largest to smallest: 15, 12, 9.
4. a) From smallest to largest: 4, 9, 14.
b) From smallest to largest: 5, 7, 19, 20.
5. a) Jo has the most stickers.
b) Kat has the fewest stickers.
6. 12 < 17 < 20
7. Answers will vary. Bilal has 15 or more. Sam has at
least one more than Bilal.

Reflect
From smallest to largest: 9, 16, 18.
From largest to smallest: 18, 16, 9.

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 Year 1 Practice Book 1B Unit 7 – Addition and subtraction within 20

Unit 7 – Addition and Reflect

subtraction within 20 Ari: 14 + 5 = 19 4 + 15 = 19
Oliver: 13 + 2 = 15 3 + 12 = 15
1 Add by counting on within 20
➜ pages 44–46 3 Find and make number
1. a) 6 + 2 = 8
bonds to 20
b) 9 + 3 = 12
➜ pages 50–52
2. a) 11 + 3 = 14
b) 14 + 2 = 16 1. a) There are 11 .
3. a) 9 + 2 = 11
b) 11 + 2 = 13 There are 9 .
c) 12 + 3 = 15 b) 11 + 9 = 20
4. a) 10 + 3 = 13 f) 8 + 4 = 12 2. 5 + 15 = 20
b) 11 + 3= 14 g) 4 + 8 = 12
c) 14 + 5 = 19 h) 2+5=7 3. a) 12 + 8 = 20
d) 7 + 5 = 12 i) 4 + 7 = 11 b) 11 + 9 = 20
e) 8 + 7 = 15 j) 8 + 8 = 16 c) 18 + 2 = 20
5. 5 + 8 = 13 8 + 5 = 13 4. a) 4 + 6 = 10 4 + 16 = 20
Children should notice that 5 + 8 = 8 + 5 = 13. b) 2 + 8 = 10 12 + 8 = 20
c) 10 = 6 + 4 20 = 6 + 14
6. a) 14 + 4 = 18 c) 19 = 3 + 16 d) 3 + 7 = 10 3 + 17 = 20
b) 4 + 9 = 13 d) 9 = 5 + 4
5.
3 10 4 14 2 0
Reflect
5 + 9 = 14
Children could suggest counting on 9 from 5 or, more 18 20 6 16 17 10
efficiently, counting on 5 from 9.
6. Triangle = 11
Star = 9
2 Add ones using number
bonds Reflect

➜ pages 47–49 Children should find: 0 + 20 = 20, 1 + 19 = 20, 2 + 18 = 20,

3 + 17 = 20, 4 + 16 = 20, 5 + 15 = 20, 6 + 14 = 20, 7 + 13 =
1. a) 13 + 2 = 15 20, 8 + 12 = 20, 9 + 11 = 20 and 10 + 10 = 20. Also accept
b) 15 + 3 = 18 reversals, for example, 20 + 0 = 20.
c) 12 + 5 = 17
2. a) 13 + 2 = 15 4 Doubles
3. a) 4 + 2 = 6 14 + 2 = 16
b) 4 + 3 = 7 14 + 3 = 17 ➜ pages 53–55
c) 6 + 3 = 9 16 + 3 = 19
Children should notice that the 1s digit stays 1. a) 2 + 2 = 4 c) 4 + 4 = 8
the same each time. b) 1 + 1 = 2 d) 3 + 3 = 6
4. 12 + 6 = 18 2. 5 + 5 = 10 6 + 6 = 12
5. a) 12 + 4 = 16 2 + 14 = 16 3.
b) 13 + 5 = 18 3 + 15 = 18
c) 18 = 16 + 2 18 = 12 + 6
6. a) 13 + 3 = 16 c) 19 = 2 + 17
3 + 12 = 15 16 + 2 = 18 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
b) 15 = 13 + 2 d) 10 + 6 = 16
15 = 3 + 12 16 + 0 = 16

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4. Pictures will vary but should show two clear sets of 7. 4. a) 9 – 5 = 4 c) 7 – 3 = 4

5. 5 + 5 = 10 19 – 5 = 14 17 – 3 = 14
6 + 6 = 12 b) 6 – 4 = 2 d) 5 – 0 = 5
7 + 7 = 14 16 – 4 = 12 15 – 0 = 15
8 + 8 = 16 5. 19 – 2 = 17
9 + 9 = 18 19 – 7 = 12
10 + 10 = 20 17 – 7 = 10
= 17
Reflect
=7
Answers will depend on how confident children are
with doubles. = 10

5 Near doubles Reflect

Possible answers are 9 and 3, 8 and 2, 7 and 1, 6 and 0.
➜ pages 56–58
For example, 9 – 3 = 6 and 19 – 3 = 16.
1. a) 2 + 2 = 4 3+2=5
b) 3 + 3 = 6 4+3=7
c) 4 + 4 = 8 5+4=9
7 Subtraction – counting back
d) 5 + 5 = 10 6 + 5 = 11
➜ pages 62–64
2. a) 4 + 5 = 9 b) 3 + 4 = 7 c) 5 + 6 = 11
3. a) 3 + 2 = 5 b) 1 + 2 = 3 c) 5 + 4 = 9 1. a) 15 – 7 = 8
b)12 – 3 = 9
4. Children should draw one counter in the bottom row
c) 17 – 8 = 9
of each ten frame.
d) 13 – 6 = 7
a) 6 + 6 = 12
6 + 7 = 13 2. 11 – 5 = 6
b) 7 + 7 = 14 There are 6 butterflies left.
7 + 8 = 15 3. a) 12 – 4 = 8
c) 8 + 8 = 16 b) 13 – 5 = 8
8 + 9 = 17 c) 14 – 7 = 7
5. a) 6 + 6 = 12 7 + 6 = 13 4. a) 15 – 10 = 5 d) 18 – 10 = 8
b) 7 + 7 = 14 8 + 7 = 15 b) 15 – 12 = 3 e) 17 – 12 = 5
c) 8 + 8 = 16 9 + 8 = 17 c) 18 – 15 = 3 f) 19 – 15 = 4
d) 9 + 9 = 18 10 + 9 = 19
Reflect
Reflect
Various explanations are possible, such as:
Doubles are the even numbers: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, • Using the fact 7 – 3 = 4
18, 20. • Counting back from 17 to 14
Near doubles have a difference of 1 so are odd numbers: • Counting on from 13 to 17
3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19. • Using a number line.
17 – 13 = 4

6 Subtract ones using number

bonds 8 Subtraction – finding the
difference
➜ pages 59–61
➜ pages 65–67
1. 15 – 4 = 11
2. 18 – 5 = 13 1. 7 – 3 = 4
There are 4 more ducks than frogs.
3. a) 17 – 3 = 14
b) 18 – 8 = 10 2. 7 – 4 = 3
c) 20 – 7 = 13 There are 3 fewer cakes than plates.
d) 15 – 3 = 12 3. a) Children should record the jump from 3 to 7.
b) The difference between 7 and 3 is 4.

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4. Meg’s tower has either 4 or 6 cubes. 3. a) 13 – 6 = 7 b) 17 – 7 = 10

5. a) 7 is 2 less than 9. 13 – 6 = 7 17 – 10 = 7
b) 8 is 5 more than 3. 13 – 7 = 6 17 – 10 = 7
c) The difference between 9 and 6 is 3. 4. a) 10 – 8 = 2
d) 8 is 0 more than 8. b) 8 – 6 = 2
6. a) 15 – 14 = 1 c) 19 – 16 = 3 c) 12 – 3 = 9
b) 13 – 11 = 2 d) 20 – 19 = 1 5. There are many possible answers. Pairs of numbers
must have a difference of 2. For example, 5 – 3, 10 – 8,
Reflect 19 – 17.

Answers depend on the number of counters taken by Reflect

each child.
These number sentences have a missing number of 5:
6– =1 20 – = 15
9 Related facts – fact families
1+ = 4. The missing number is 3.
➜ pages 68–70
10 – = 4. The missing number is 6.
1. a) 16 + 4 = 20
4 + 16 = 20
b) 12 + 4 = 16
11 Solve word and picture
4 + 12 = 16 problems – addition and
c) 10 + 10 = 20
subtraction
2. 8 + 5 = 13
5 + 8 = 13 ➜ pages 74–76
13 – 8 = 5
13 – 5 = 8 1. 12 + 6 = 18
3. 15 = 9 + 6 Ellie has 18 pieces of fruit in total.
15 = 6 + 9 2. 8 + 5 = 13
6 = 15 – 9 There are 13 bees.
9 = 15 – 6
3. 14 – 6 = 8
4. a) Rabbit has to jump 9 to get from 11 to 20. There are 8 cakes.
b) Frog was on number 9.
4. 11 – 7 = 4
5. 8 + 4 = 12 4 + 8 = 12 4 seeds do not grow.
12 – 8 = 4 12 – 4 = 8
12 = 8 + 4 12 = 4 + 8 5. 6 + 9 = 15
8 = 12 – 4 4 = 12 – 8 Jane has 15 balloons.
Gino has more balloons than Jane because 16 is more
than 15.
Reflect
Answers will vary depending on the squares the Reflect
children shade.
Children should write stories based on one of the facts.
They should write at least 2 addition and 2 For example:
subtraction facts. • Max has 7 cars and Ollie has 8 cars. How many cars do
Max and Ollie have in total?
• There are 15 birds in the tree. 3 fly away. How many
10 Missing number problems birds are left?

➜ pages 71–73

1. a) 9 + 4 = 13 b) 12 + 8 = 20
4 + 9 = 13 8 + 12 = 20
4 + 9 = 13 12 + 8 = 20
2. a) 3 + 2 = 5
b) 1 + 4 = 5
c) 1 + 8 = 9

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My journal
➜ page 77

Various explanations are possible, such as using their

number bonds to 10 or counting on or back using a
number line for the star. Children should then subtract
3 from 20 to find the value of the triangle (17) and then
add 1 to 17 to find the value of the square (18).
=3

= 17

= 18

Power puzzle
➜ page 78

15 + 5 = 20 5 + 10 = 15
– – –
6 3 + 2 =5
= = =
9 2 8

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 Year 1 Practice Book 1B Unit 8 – Numbers to 50

Unit 8 – Numbers 3 20, 30, 40 and 50

to 50 ➜ pages 85–87

1 Count to 50 1. a) There are 20 eggs.

b) There are 30 eggs.
➜ pages 79–81 c) There are 40 eggs.
d) There are 50 eggs.
1. There are 22 apples. 2. There are 40 biscuits.
2. There are 27 bricks. 3. a) 30
3. 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 b) 50
c) 40
4. a) 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 d) 20
b) 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
c) 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 4. Children should circle 4 sets of 10 beads.
d) 50, 49, 48, 47, 46, 45, 44 5. 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50
5. Anna has continued counting 8, 9, 10 instead of 6. Max is correct. Each ten frame is full, so he can count
changing the tens digit from 3 to 4. in tens: 10, 20, 30.
6. Children should draw 5 more circles. They could
complete 2 more rows of 10 and one row of 9. Reflect

Reflect Children should draw or make 20 in a variety of ways, for

example, 2 complete ten frames, 2 sticks of 10 cubes, 20
Children should count up to 50 and back to zero from objects, a part-whole model.
their chosen number.
4 Count by making groups
2 Numbers to 50 of 10s
➜ pages 82–84 ➜ pages 88–90

1. a) 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 1. a) 10, 20, 21, 22, 23
b) 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 b) 10, 20, 30, 40, 41, 42
c) 35, 34, 33, 32, 31, 30, 29, 28
2. 10, 20, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35
2. The missing numbers are 33, 34, 35, 36.
3. a) There are 34 apples.
3. The missing numbers are 12, 13, 14 and 34, 35, 36, 37, b) There are 26 apples.
38, 39.
4. Children should circle 2 complete ten frames and 5
4. START single footballs.
48

45
46 47
5. a) 36
44 45 44
44
43
43
b) 49
41
42
43 42 41
39 6. Children should draw 4 more circles in the last ten
41 30
42 41
38
frame.
42
41 40 39 38 37

FINISH
Reflect
5. is on 28 and is on 37.
If children follow the lesson examples, they will show 37
6. Children should complete one track counting up and
as 3 complete ten frames and 7 circles in a fourth ten
one track counting back:
frame. They should explain counting tens and ones to
35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 a partner.
35, 34, 33, 32, 31, 30, 29, 28

Reflect
Children should count out loud from 19 to 28 and from
43 to 32.

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 Year 1 Practice Book 1B Unit 8 – Numbers to 50

5 Groups of 10s and 1s 7 One more, one less

➜ pages 91–93 ➜ pages 97–99

1. a) There are 25 pens. 1. a) One more than 24 is 25.

b) There are 32 eggs. b) One less than 32 is 31.
c) There are 45 apples. 2. 26 apples are left.
2. There are 38 marbles. 3. a) 27 c) 50
3. Children circle 3 boxes and 2 single eggs. b) 36 d) 20
4. Children circle 2 bags and 8 single pears. 4. a) 28 c) 39
5. a) 45 b) 31 d) 45
b) 38 5. a) 24 c) 44
6. Ned has made the number 47. There are 4 sets of 10 b) 39 d) 28
beads and 7 single beads. 6. 46, 47, 48
7. Ali could have 4 complete bags and take 3 apples out 7. a) One more than 36 is 37.
of the last bag. b) One more than 35 is 36.
c) One less than 20 is 19.
Reflect d) One less than 21 is 20.

If children use sets of 10, then both children should have Reflect
3 ones but the partner should have one extra set of 10.
Children’s answers will vary depending on the number
they have written in the middle box.
6 Partition into 10s and 1s
➜ pages 94–96 My journal
1. a) 2 tens and 4 ones is 24. ➜ page 100
b) 3 tens and 4 ones is 34.
c) 4 tens and 4 ones is 44. Make it using addition: 30 + 2 = 32
2. a) 2 tens and 7 ones is 27. Draw it using objects: Children should use base ten
b) 3 tens and 5 ones is 35. equipment or ten frames to illustrate 3 tens and 2 ones.
3. a) The missing part is 6. Part-whole model: The parts are 30 and 2.
b) The missing parts are 40 and 9. 3 tens and 2 ones.
c) The missing parts are 20 and 4.
d) The missing whole is 38.
4. a) 2 tens and 3 ones is 23.
Power play
b) 4 tens and 1 one is 41.
c) 27 is 2 tens and 7 ones. ➜ page 101
d) 32 is 3 tens and 2 ones.
e) 5 tens is 50. Children may need an adult to check that they have
made and read the numbers correctly.
Reflect
Children should show 34 in different ways: make it using
base 10 equipment, draw it using ten frames, write it in
words (3 tens and 4 ones) and partition it using a part-
whole model.

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 Year 1 Practice Book 1B Unit 9 – Introducing length and height

Unit 9 – Introducing Reflect

length and height Children should explain how to line up the cubes with
the object being measured and whether they are
1 Compare lengths and heights measuring how long or how tall their object is.

➜ pages 102–104
3 Measure length (using a ruler)
1. Children should draw two taller trees, with the tallest
in the third box. ➜ pages 108–110
2. Children should draw one shorter house (in the first
box) and one taller house (in the third box).
1. a) The is 11 cm long.
3. a) Children should draw a worm that is shorter than
the one shown.
b) The is 8 cm long.
 hildren should draw a worm that is longer than
b) C
the one shown.
c) The is 15 cm long.
4. Children’s answers will vary depending on the objects
they have found.
2. a) Children should draw the end of the pencil at the
5. a) The is taller than the . 8 cm mark on the ruler.
b) The is shorter than the . b) Children should draw the end of the pencil at the
14 cm mark on the ruler.
c) The is taller than the and . 3.

Reflect
Children should draw a leaf that is longer than the one in
their book.

2 Measure length (non-

standard units of measure) 3 cm 5 cm 7 cm
➜ pages 105–107 Children might recognise that they can match the
animals with their heights without using a ruler by
1. a) The plane is 6 cubes long. ordering them from shortest to tallest.
b) The giraffe is 7 cubes tall. 4. The pencil is 6 cm tall.
c) The train is 4 cubes tall. The rubber is 4 cm tall.
The train is 6 cubes long. 5. Children should draw a house that is exactly
2. a) The house is about 4 cubes tall. 8 cm wide and 4 cm tall.
b) The snake is about 6 cubes long.
Reflect
3. a) Children should draw more springs until it
measures 8 cubes. Children’s answers will depend on the length of their
b) C
 hildren should draw a hat on the bear to make it 5 piece of paper and where they cut the paper. Children
cubes tall. should explain lining up the edge of the paper with the
4. The bear is 10 cubes tall. zero on the ruler, not the end of the ruler.
The drum is 4 cubes tall.
5. a) Children should draw a figure with a head level to
the top of the tower of cubes and feet level with
the bottom of the tower of cubes.
b) C
 hildren should draw a figure with a head level to
the top of the tower of cubes and feet level with
the bottom of the tower of cubes.

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 Year 1 Practice Book 1B Unit 9 – Introducing length and height

4 Solve word problems –

length
➜ pages 111–113

1. a) The lolly is 5 cm long.

b) The leaf is 11 cm long.
2. Two bricks are 12 cm long.
3. The string has not been laid out straight. When it is
straightened it will be longer than 7 cm.
4. Answers will vary but should be number bonds to 10.
In either order:
1 cm and 9 cm
2 cm and 8 cm
3 cm and 7 cm
4 cm and 6 cm
5 cm and 5 cm.
5. The difference is 0 cm.

Reflect
The first pencil is 5 cm.
The second pencil is 6 cm.
The first pencil is 1 cm shorter than the other pencil.
The second pencil is 1 cm longer than the other pencil.
The difference in their lengths is 1 cm.
Children should explain measuring the first pencil from
0 to 5 cm and the second pencil from 3 to 9 cm.

My journal
➜ page 114

I think the plain string is longer because it is curved, so

when it is straight, it will be longer than the spotted
string.

Power play
➜ page 115

Children should play the game until one of them has run
out of paper.

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 Year 1 Practice Book 1B Unit 10 – Introducing mass and capacity

Unit 10 – Introducing Reflect

mass and capacity The mass of the loaf equals 12 cubes of the same size.

1 Heavier and lighter The mass of the loaf equals 4 large blocks and
3 smaller blocks.
➜ pages 116–118 12 cubes = 4 large blocks + 3 small blocks

1. a) Children should circle the shoe.

b) Children should circle the middle scale. 3 Compare mass
c) Children should circle the bag.
➜ pages 122–124
2. Children should circle the balloon and the leaf.
Children may also circle the toy car and the trainer.
1. a) heavier
3. a) is lighter than . is than .

b) is heavier than .
4. is heavier than .

is lighter than .

b)

2. a) The horse is heavier than the teddy bear.

b) The football is lighter than the car.
c) The teddy bear is heavier than the football.
d) The horse is heavier than the teddy bear and
heavier than the car.
3. Children should draw from left to right: pineapple,
5. Lightest to heaviest: diamond, star, triangle. apple, banana.
4. C = 7 (cylinder)
Reflect B = 10 (pyramid)
A = 15 (cone)
The book is heavier than the pen. D = 19 (cuboid)
The pen is lighter than the book.
Children should explain that on a balance scale the
Reflect
heavier item is lower.
The cupcake is heavier than the doughnut and the
iced bun.
2 Measure mass The doughnut is lighter than the cupcake and heavier
than the iced bun.
➜ pages 119–121 The iced bun is lighter than the doughnut and
the cupcake.
1. The mass of the present is 8 cubes.
The cupcake is the heaviest.
The mass of the present is 20 marbles.
The iced bun is the lightest.
2. Teddy 6 cubes
Boot 20 cubes
15 cubes
Book
Football 10 cubes
4 Full and empty
3. Children should draw: ➜ pages 125–127
a) 3 cubes on the right
b) 3 cubes on the right 1. a) full
c) 5 cubes on the right b) empty
d) 3 cubes on the left c) empty
4. 5 + 8 = 13 d) empty
13 balls are needed to balance the scales.
5. Children should tick the third set of scales.

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2. Full Empty 6 Compare capacity

E A C D B
3. ➜ pages 131–133

1.

4. Children shade the glasses so that the first glass is full 2.

and the second glass is approximately half full.
5. Children should tick statement A.

Reflect

has more than .

full 3. a) 1 jug holds more than 4 glasses.

is . b) 5 glasses hold less than 1 vase.
c) 5 glasses hold more than one teapot.
is empty .
4. C, A, B

5 Measure capacity 5. a) 2 grey containers hold more than 1 striped

container.
➜ pages 128–130 b) 1 white container and 1 grey container hold more
than 1 striped container and 1 white container.
1. a) The jug holds 8 glasses. c) 1 white container and 5 spoons hold more than
b) 11 spades fill the wheelbarrow. 1 grey container and 1 spoon.
2. Jug 4 glasses
Pot 2 glasses Reflect
Vase 5 glasses
3. a) 4 + 6 = 10 glasses Answers will vary, but children could suggest counting
b) 6 + 1 = 7 glasses how many glasses of water each container holds or
seeing if all of the liquid from one container will fit
4. a) 15 spades fill 3 buckets.
in another.
b) 25 spades fill 5 buckets.

Reflect 7 Solve word problems – mass

The pan holds 3 jugs. and capacity
15 glasses fill one pan.
➜ pages 134–136
3 jugs = 5 + 5 + 5 = 15 glasses
1. a) The striped jug holds 4 more glasses than the
plain jug.
b) The two jugs hold 20 glasses in total.

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2. a) 6 + 4 = 10
It weighs 10 cubes.
b) 18 – 4 = 14
It weighs 14 cubes.
c) 10 – 5 = 5
It weighs 5 cubes.
3. a) 4 round weights balance 1 square weight.
b) 2 spherical weights balance the cylindrical weight.

Reflect
Children’s responses will vary.

My journal
➜ page 137

10 glasses is double 5 glasses, so will weigh double the

number of blocks.
5 glasses weigh 8 blocks, so 10 glasses weigh
8 + 8 = 16 blocks.

Power play
➜ page 138

Lightest to heaviest: J, A, N.
Children’s answers will depend on the letters in their
name.

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