Example 1
What is one more than 4?
- Start at 4.
- Hop one forward: 5.
Answer: 5
🧸 British maths, age 5 · session 3 of 26 · 45 minutes · ⭐ Plus
One more and one less
One more is the next number when you count. One less is the number just before. Hop along the number line and see.
A complete lesson · 45 minutes
Teach it, see it, practise it, all on this page.
Open this page with your learner and work down it, or press Teach this lesson to go through it one step at a time on a big screen. Every section has something to do.
- Warm-up4 min
- One more8 min
- One less8 min
- Two more, two less7 min
- Activity 15 min
- Activity 25 min
- Activity 34 min
- Picture quiz3 min
- Home activity1 min
By the end you can
- Find one more than a number to 20
- Find one less than a number to 20
- Find two more and two less
Before you start
- Counting to 10 in order
Have ready
- A number line from 0 to 20 (drawn on paper is fine)
- A small toy to hop along it
Age 5 · Reception and Year 1 (UKG)
Warm-up · think first
There are 4 birds on a fence. One more bird lands. How many birds now?
Show the answer
5. One more is the next number after 4.
Teacher tip: Act it out with toys.
Part 1 of 3 · learn, see, practise
One more
One more is the next number when you count.
On a number line, hop one step forward.
Example 2
🧸🧸🧸 and one more teddy. How many?
- 3 teddies.
- One more makes 4.
Answer: 4
Frog's number line
Press the buttons to make the frog hop forward or back.
- Go to one more than 4.
- Go to one less than 4.
- Hop all the way to 10.
Practise it
Start with the warm-up and go as far as you can. The stretch questions are meant to be hard.
Warm-up
Warm-up
Core
Core
Stretch 🔥
Answers (for the teacher)
- 3
- 8
- 10
- 15
- 20
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- Part 2: One less, with practice at three levels
- Part 3: Two more and two less, with practice at three levels
- Class activity 1: Bus stop
- Class activity 2: Number neighbours
- Class activity 3: Lift game
- A 8-question quiz
- After-class project: My number line
- Homework and a printable practice sheet with answers
- Teach mode and the minute-by-minute teacher's plan
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FAQ
One more and one less: questions
How do you teach one more and one less?
With a number line: hop forward for one more and back for one less, then do it without the line.
Is one more and one less in Year 1?
Yes, finding one more and one less than a number is part of Year 1 maths in England, and children start it in Reception.
Does my child need to go past 10?
Yes, Year 1 works to 20 and beyond, so the lesson goes up to 20.
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