adding equal groups

Adding Equal Groups

Build on previous knowledge by adding equal groups to find a total. Students will focus on counting groups of 2, 5, and 10 up to 50, identifying and recording number sentences as repeated additions.

Target Grade:

Lesson Overview

By the end of this unit, children will be able to:

  • Use their knowledge from previous learning of recognising equal groups to now add equal groups together to find a total.
  • Focus on counting equal groups of 2, 5, and 10 and explore this within 50.
  • identify and record the number sentence to match the groups
  • Record number sentences as repeated additions.

 

Curriculum Alignment: Year 1 Mathematics: Multiplication and Division

  1. Solve one-step problems involving multiplication and division, by calculating the answer using concrete objects, pictorial representations, and arrays.
Last updated on: February 18, 2026

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